Witten, Germany, Fri, May 18 2007
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Agenda: Urban Movements at G8 protest in Heiligendamm
Below find the state of art of plans for habitat related action at the G8 protests in and around Rostock, Germany, June 2 - June 7. Updates and final information on meeting places soon.
MON June 4, 11 pm
in Camp Rostock, Camping-07
Meeting of SQUATTERS, TENANTS, HOMELESS... organizing international solidarity AGAINST EVICTIONS AND REAL ESTATE VIOLENCE.
housing rights violations, forced evictions, "slum" cleansing, gentrification/ghettoization of popular neighbourhoods, SLUMLORDS, squats, informal settlements...
TUE June 5, ca. 11 -16
in in Camp Reddelich
GLOBAL STRATEGIES OF INHABITANTS MOVEMENTS
with HIC working group on globalization of habitat.
Exchange on future plans regarding globalization and privatisation and campaigning. Also, preparation of next days’ workshops.
Wednesday, June 6 at
Alternative Summit
2:30 pm - 4:30 pm
FREEDOM OF INVESTMENT AND HABITAT: The pressure of financial
globalisation, privatisation, large scale investments and speculation on peoples' livelihoods in cities and villages.
by and with Sebastian Müller, Andrej Holm and Knut Unger (WG Habitat at German NGO Forum Development and Environment - International Network of
Urban Research and Action, German Tenants Associations), R. M.,
(Local Organizers of Community Organizations in Asia - LOCOA/India), Vesna Tomse (urban.lab, Zurich), Wade Rathke (Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now - ACORN/USA), Alfredo Rodriguez, (SUR/Chile), Ana Sugranyes, (Habitat International Coalition - HIC
General Secretary) and others..
5 pm - 7:45 pm
Assembly of HOUSING RIGHTS MOVEMENTS (homeless, excluded, tenants..):
How to globalize our struggles for the right to housing, land and city?
by and with speakers from
WG Habitat at German NGO Forum Development and Environment, Mob
e.V./Strassenfeger (Berlin), Habitat International Coalition (HIC),
International Network of Urban Research and Action (INURA), Association
of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN), Local Organizers of
Community Organizations in Asia (LOCOA), Witten Tenants Association and
European homeless movements (DAL/No Vox)..
featuring Miloon Kothari, UN special rapporteur for the right to housing Knut Unger, Habitat Netz
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