Keyword: resistance

Pasay City, Manila: Jihad at our Doorstep?

Resistance against evictions at Pasay City Hombres musulmanes y una patrulla de demolición estuvieron lanzándose piedras unos contra otros. La policía de Pasay estuvo disparando con pistolas. Esta escena tuvo lugar ayer en la ciudad de Pasay, durante la demolición de chabolas que rodeaban la mezquita.

Expulsions massives dans la banlieue de Moscou : les habitants menacent de s’immoler

Le 21 janvier, en pleine nuit, les forces de l’ordre ont commencé l’assaut du village de datchas (habitations de campagne) « Rechnik », dans la banlieue ouest de Moscou. Les habitants (autour de 2000 personnes), qui luttent depuis des mois pour la reconnaissance de leur droit à la propriété de leurs terrains et habitations, faisaient la garde à l’entrée du lotissement et ont rapidement organisé la résistance. Ils ont érigé des barricades et appelé à l’aide les organisations d’autodéfense des habitants d’autres quartiers de Moscou.

Solidarity against evictions in Navotas City, Metro Manila, Philippines

Resisting evictions in Navotas, Philippines (John Lagman, 2010) Evicted families, especially women, residing along Road 10 in Navotas City, Metro Manila, Philippines are appealing for solidarity and support. On January 18 to 20, and then on March 4 to the present, (March 12) the Philippine Department of Public Works and Highways and the City Government of Navotas have conducted demolition operations for the purpose of widening the road. To date, the homes of some 393 families of the targeted 1,000 families have been demolished.

USA: Faces of Resistance

A family goes into foreclosure every 13 seconds in the United States of America. This video, “Faces of Resistance,” takes the statement of one family in foreclosure and connects their crisis with the national housing crisis that affects every resident in this country.  Members of the Poor Peoples Economic Human Rights Campaign (PPEHRC), a USA organization led by the poor, are mounting a foreclosure defense campaign using the experience of our members.  Daily we will document the steps we take to hold onto Esther Smith’s home in hopes that others facing foreclosure can know that they are not alone and will reach out to us at info@ppehrc.org .

La guerilla dans un quartier algérien: contre les démolitions, pour le droit au logement

Les affrontements du mardi 23 novembre sont des cris des habitants en quête d'un droit légal qu'est celui du logement. Tout a commencé quand des représentants de la mairie de Kouba, daïra d’ Hussein Dey, accompagnés d’un huissier de justice et encadrés par la force publique, débarquent à Diars El Afia, quartier populaire d’Alger et ce pour procéder à la démolition de quelques baraques sauvages construites par des habitants du quartier.

Saint Petersburg, International Leaking Roofs Day

(Photo by Sergey Chernov) Residents, artists and anarchists united Sunday to protest the St. Petersburg authorities’ failure to deal with housing issues by celebrating the fictitious International Leaking Roofs Day in the courtyard of a 19th-century building on Kolomenskaya Ulitsa.

Emek é nostro/ Istambul é nostra: rivendicando il cinema Emek

Estambul, conservación del Emek El 17 de abril cientos de personas se reunieron para mostrar su oposición al proyecto de renovación del cine Emek, uno de los edificios con mayor herencia cultural de Estambul.Según el proyecto dirigido por miembros de la municipalidad local (Beyoglu) y la gran Municipalidad de Estambul, este edificio que no solo alberga al Emek sino también un pequeño cine y una repostería histórica, se convertirá en un museo al estilo de Madame Tussaud y un centro comercial. 

UK, Councillors vote to evict travellers from Dale Farm

We won't go, No pasaran, Zero Eviction at Dale Farm, UK (April 2011) Travellers and Romany people from across Europe have protested against the planned evictions. Travellers and Romany people will be forcibly removed from an illegal site in Essex if they do not leave voluntarily, councillors have decided. Basildon council's development control and traffic management committee voted to take direct action at Dale Farm, between Billericay and Basildon. The committee also voted to take out an injunction and take similar action at The Paddocks near Wickford.

Dale Farm Solidarity – ‘Big Weekend’ preparations…

1. Camp Constant:  a mass gathering of national and international supporters of the Dale Farm community will commence on the ‘Big weekend’,  Saturday, 27th to Monday 29th August , which is the final weekend before Travellers have been told they must abandon their homes or face the bulldozers. Residents of Dale Farm have invited supporters down for a long weekend of skill sharing and cultural celebration. Join us for:

Catherine Lennon wins in Rochester: eviction is stopped!

Catherine Lennon- the woman Van Jones called 'the Rosa Parks of the foreclosure crisis'- won a reprieve from eviction due to a recent New York Supreme Court ruling. The ruling stays her eviction, which was set for Wednesday, August 17, 2011, and sets up a court date where Fannie Mae and Bank of America must prove they have the paperwork to evict her in the first place.“Ripples become streams, streams become rivers. . .  Thanks to TBTL and all who are uniting to create a sea change in this country,  ZERO EVICTIONS, YES!!!!” said Mary Bricker-Jenkins, the USACAI convenor.

C’est comme ça qu’on expulse rue de la République à Marseille

Des centaines de robocops casqués, bottés, rembourrés, armés de flash-ball, de gazeuses, de tonfas, de boucliers ont chargé violemment une bonne centaine de personnes de tous âges s’opposant pacifiquement à une expulsion locative.

LOPPSI 2: ils soldent nos libertés!

La mobilisation est repartie pour le passage de la loi au Sénat le 18 janvier.Mobilisons nous partout !Si tu ne t’occupes pas de la LOPPSI 2, elle s’occupera de toi : Manifestations le 15 Janvier.

Nairobi, Kibera-Langata Roads Project

The beginning of the road For over 60 years there have been plans to build the Kibera-Langata link road. In 2016, the final go-ahead was given by government. In the meantime the plans for the road have changed over three times. No matter which plan is instated, the road will cut through Kibera, dividing it in two. In response, members of the community have led the resistance agaisnt the project. Yet, the resistance movements are highly divided, making it hard to createa a single voice for the community.

Expulsion d’un bidonville: affrontements à Casablanca

Le Bureau central du Réseau Marocain pour le logement Décent a tenu une réunion exceptionnelle le 5 juin 2014 pour évaluer les événements qui ont eu lieu dans le quartier Carien Central Hay Mohammadi à Casablanca à la suite de l'intervention des pouvoirs publics pour exécuter le verdict judicaire dont l’objectif est la démolition des bidonvilles  habités par des personnes qui se déclarent non bénéficiaires du relogement dans la zone de Lahraouiyine.