Madrid Declaration

The Madrid Declaration proposes to all inhabitants' organisations, networks and urban social movements the creation in 2011 of the World Assembly of Inhabitants in order to clear the way for the creation of the 'Via Urbana'.

Urban Social Forum - World Urban Forum 2010

Río de Janeiro, cruce hacia la Asamblea Mundial de los Habitantes


Después del éxito de las Jornadas Mundiales Cero Desalojos, las actividades preparatorias de la Asamblea Mundial de los Habitantes (FSM Dakar, 2011) continúa. De hecho, se han constituido Comités Promotores en varios países, en tanto que otros están en curso de formación en todos los continentes, especialmente con ocasión de los Foros Sociales programados para este año.
Es por ello que la etapa de Río de Janeiro (22-26 de marzo de 2010) es importante. Estarán en el cartel el Foro Social Urbano (FUS), organizado por los movimientos sociales urbanos locales y las redes internacionales para el derecho a la vivienda, así como el Foro Urbano Mundial 5 (FUM5), organizado por UN-Hábitat.

Zero Evictions Video Contest: Deadline Extended to 21 February to Participate and Vote!


Do you want to expose housing rights violations to the entire world?
Do you have a particularly striking video of inhabitants resisting evictions?
Are you able to document visually, by any method, alternative initiatives for the right to housing?
To provide more opportunities to make known what is going on the world, as well as to showcase the skill and commitment of the people involved, IAI has decided to extend the deadline for participating and voting in the Video Contest to 21 February 2010!
The winning videos will be screened at the Urban Social Forum (Rio de Janeiro, 22-26 March 2010).

So don’t wait any longer: Enter your videos and vote before 21 February 2010!

N.B. The deadlines of 31 December 2009 given for the presentation of videos and 31 January 2010 for voting online that are indicated in the article ”World Zero Evictions Day 2009 Video Contest” are both extended to 21 February 2010.

Watch the videos of the contest and vote!

International competition of ideas: Repensar Bon Pastor


For a participative and zero eviction renewal of a popular district of Barcelona

Within the framework of the World Zero Eviction Days 2009, the International Alliance of Inhabitants summons a competition of ideas for a participative and “zero eviction” renovation of the popular district of Bon Pastor in Barcelona.

Inscription from november 3rd, 2009, to february 23rd, 2010

Zero Evictions for Palestinians, NOW

Appeal to International Solidarity Action

We, inhabitants’ associations, international networks, voluntary groups, NGOs, public agencies, citizens of the world, express our indignation at and denounce Israel’s continual policies of eviction and demolition carried out against the Palestinian people, both Palestinians ’48 (citizens of Israel) and Palestinians ’67 (in the Occupied Palestinian Territories). These demolitions and evictions clearly violate international law.

Zero evictions in Nigeria

Appeal to International Solidarity Action

To break the silence on the fate of millions of people and put pressure on international institutions to play the role they should, the Zero Evictions Nigeria Campaign addresses an appeal not only to the Nigerian authorities, but also to UN-Habitat, the European Union, the Africa Union, the G8, the IMF and the WB.

Local Autorithies

Makeshift Camp
REPORT: BONJOUR BOBIGNY - 2 TO 8 JULY 2009 Under the Bondy bridge, between the canal and the tramway, is the spot where several Roma families have settled in their caravans. The atmosphere here is coloured by the inhabitants’ kindness, a certain degree of resignation, and great destitution. »»

Trop d'Africains ont comme idéal la ville coloniale
L'Afrique et ses villes (Documentation française, sep. 2008) Interview de Jean-Pierre Elong-Mbassi, secrétaire général CGLU d'Afrique. Les citoyens ne sont pas préparés à ce discours de vérité. C'est plus facile pour les hommes politiques de promettre à tous un morceau de Paris. Trop d'Africains ont encore comme idéal la cité coloniale, la ville héritée. »»

local info

USA, The 10 Most Notable Homeless Stories of 2009
Gala Crum is homeless, pregnant and living in a tent alongside the interstate in Prince William county. (Bill O'Leary - The Washington Post, 2009 ) The economic recessi... »»

China, Owners to get say in relocation

Property owners' rights will soon receive better protection under revisions to the controversial regulations for demolishing urban housing, a senior legislative official said yesterday. »»

Tunnels beneath Vegas a refuge for homeless people
Tunnels beneath Vegas a refuge for homeless people Underneath its glitzy casinos, far from the bright marquees, there is another Las Vegas, a pitch-black, dank underwor... »»

global info

The loss of Han van Putten
Han van Putten Pioneer of the right to the habitat with no frontiers Han van Putten born May 28, 1922, died October 25, 2009 at his home in The Hague (Netherlands). H... »»

Afrique: Coup de projecteur sur les déplacés
Les personnes déplacées trouvent souvent refuge dans des camps de fortune tels que celui-ci NAIROBI, 19 octobre 2009 (IRIN) - Quarante ans après la signature d’une conv... »»

Africa: Talking about forced displacement
The displaced in Bulo Hawo, near the Kenyan border KAMPALA, 22 October 2009 (IRIN) - Civil society and government officials are gathered in the Ugandan capital of Kampa... »»

Poll

Does the World Assembly of Inhabitants 2011 seem to be useful to you?

Solidarity, Haiti

Misión de movimientos sociales y redes a Haiti, enero 2010

Misión de movimientos sociales y redes a Haiti, enero 2010


Misión de 15 representantes de organizaciones sociales dominicanas, de redes e instituciones internacionales estuvo en Puerto Príncipe del 21 al 23 de enero contactando y apoyando a las organizaciones sociales, de sociedad civil y líderes de Haití y las iniciativas que vienen desarrollando en la situación Post terremoto, de “pueblo a pueblo”.
Por Pedro Franco, AIH

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Inhabitants of Asia

Pasay City, Manila: Jihad at our Doorstep?
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Resistance against evictions at Pasay City Muslim men and demolition crew were throwing stones at each other. Pasay police were firing guns.These were the scenes yesterday in the Pasay City, during the execution of demolition of shanties surrounding the mosque. »»

Cambodia: Forced Eviction of the Reak Reay Community in Phnom Penh
Demolished house, luxury housing in the background 16 March 2009 At least 60 families living in the Reak Reay community, Tonle Bassac commune, Chamkarmon district, Phnom Penh, are facing imminent forced eviction. The families have been residing in the prime-city location since the 1990s, and have valid rights to the land under the Cambodian Land Law. The families have been resisting forced eviction attempts by Bassac Garden City and Canadia Bank since 2005. Appe... »»

Inhabitants of the Middle East

IRAQ: Squatters moved out of nearly two thirds of returnees’ homes
A displaced Iraqi woman living in the Adhamiyah neighbourhood of Baghdad. Many of the displaced cannot return because other families are squatting in their homes (jamesdale10/Flickr) Nearly two thirds of homes belonging to Iraqi internally displaced persons (IDPs) or refugees that were occupied by squatters have been evacuated since mid-2008, a government official said on 9 January »»

Iraqi Civil Society Solidarity Initiative: Final Report
ICSSI Conference - Velletri, Italy 25 – 30 march 2009 The conference saw the participation of 38 Iraqi representatives (from associations, women groups, youth groups, ngo's, labour unions, media, networks) and some 20 representatives from international ngo's and social movements. »»

Inhabitants of Europe

Italia, Unione Inquilini per l'edilizia popolare e la solidarietà

Il Coordinamento nazionale ha lanciato il programma di lotta 2010, contro gli sfratti e per lo sviluppo dell'edilizia residenziale pubblica, come risposta alla crisi. Prime date: manifestazioni a Roma il 29 gennaio e a Milano a febbraio, appoggio allo sciopero dei migranti del 1 marzo. Rilanciata una forte politica di alleanze e l'impegno internazionalista con IAI: partecipazione alla costituzione della Rete degli Avvocati per il Diritto alla Casa Senza Frontiere e solidarietà c... »»

INCONTRO NAZIONALE U.I. Firenze - Sabato 23 Gennaio 2010
INCONTRO NAZIONALE U.I. Un mercato immobiliare irrazionale, con affitti da strozzo ed elevatissimi prezzi di vendita, sta portando milioni di famiglie italiane e di lavoratori immigrati allo sbando; cresce il degrado e nel degrado la rabbia, l'intolleranza, la xenofobia.In questa drammatica fase economica, il nocciolo della questione, per un governo concepito come servizio alla collettività, sta nell'utilizzazione delle risorse finanziarie e patrimoniali a dispos... »»

Inhabitants of Africa

Dandora Dumping Site: The Biggest Human Rights Violation in Kenya
Nairobi, Stop Dumping Death on Us Nairobi has over 4,000,000 inhabitants and just one dumping site: Dandora. People are obliged to burn the waste and toxic fumes contaminate the air 24 hours a day affecting over 900,000 people.On the 10th of December 2009, World Human Rights Day, the campaign invites you to take part in a public forum at Korogocho Chief Camp, a space for community members and key institutional stakeholders to look for a way forward. »»

Update Report on Port Harcourt demolitions
One of the De-roofed buildings in Njemanze Street, Port Harcourt This Report is given based on follow-up activity by the National Union of Tenants of Nigeria, which includes visits to the area and interviews with the affected persons. The Report will be update to include the living conditions of the affected and suggestions on how they could be assisted to alleviate their plights and prevent a reoccurrence. »»

Inhabitants of Americas

“March to Fulfill the Dream” Will Unite North and South to Claim the Rights to Health and Housing
Set to begin on April 4th, the anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King’s assassination, the march and caravans will travel from the Mississippi Delta to Detroit, mobilizing people all along the route to unite in the fight to claim their rights to the basic necessities of life. The march will end in Detroit on June 20th, the opening day of the 2010 US Social Forum, where tens of thousands will converge under the banner, “Another World Is Possible; Another US is Necessary!” »»

Philadelphia, Penn Haven protests poverty
Students from Penn Haven join other activist groups in a Center City demonstration against federal foreclosures Students from the elite USA University of Pennsylvania, vowing civil disobedience, join in demands for zero evictions and foreclosures. Their actions reflect a growing awareness in the USA that the future of the vast majority of people in the US is at risk. They are ready to fight back if their government won't. »»