Zero Evictions Day
We are launching an appeal to organise a World Zero Evictions Days 2008 throughout the month of October 2008 as a concrete follow-up of the Global Campaign: Act together - housing for all! This is also a collective preparatory exercise for the World Assembly of Inhabitants.
Zero Evictions Alert
United States
Stop the Demolitions in New Orleans, Louisiana
Argentina
Reclamo contra la venta de Taco Pampa
Zero Evictions Campaign
International solidarity to achieve dignity and security in housing
At this very moment, a billion people all over the world are either threatened with homelessness or living in bad housing conditions, due to large-scale investments of financial and real estate capital, social, economic and racial discrimination, wars and natural disasters. Instead of diminishing by 100 million by 2020 as laid down by Objective No. 7 of the Millennium Development Goals, this figure is destined to rise by another 700 million by 2020. The main cause is the subjection of the urban question to the neo-liberal dictates of the IMF and the World Bank which impose privatizations in the public service sector and cuts in social policies.
Launched on the 2008 World Zero Eviction Days, the first edition of the International Alliance of Inhabitants Video Contest, which supports the fight for the right to housing, ends on December 31st.
This is why we invite you to vote on line up to 31/12/08!
We would like to give hereby some updating about the upgrading of Korogocho, this is a journey which show, according to us, that dynamics of marginalization, which are very common in our world, can be overcome and the dream can become reality as Fr. Daniel had written in one of his articles on the same upgrading programme of Korogocho.
This is an AIH proposal made to the Brazil Antenna in response to the warning issued by the regional Alert System regarding removals and the potential negative consequences of the 100 million dollar investment to remodel the city in the build-up to the forthcoming WSF in 2008 and the FIFA World Cup in 2014. The work will lead to the demolition of stilt homes and probably of other buildings as well. Local social movements are sceptical as to whether the inhabitants of these houses will be relocated adequately and in a consensual manner.
Objectives of the Monitoring Project:
- to monitor urban change
- to support participatory proposals for improvements to housing and cities
- to establish international exchange and solidarity links