Tag: housing
Two Friends and 36 Cooperative Houses: The Story of Axuntase
Lifelong friends, Nieves and Mariasun, had speculated on the idea of living together with their families already in the 1980s when they were young, married, raising their children, and trying to break with the traditionalism of the earlier generation.
“Ni tuya ni mía: nuestra casa” 1315 razones para auto-organizarse y luchar ante la crisis de vivienda
CC Asamblea de Vivienda de Villalba Link copied! Este artículo ha sido redactado por unos de sus protagonistas, la Asamblea de Vivienda de Villalba, colectivo […]
The Struggle for Housing From 1315, One of the Largest Organized Squatted Blocks in Spain
In the heart of Collado Villalba, a municipality located in the northwestern mountains of Madrid, forty kilometers from the capital, more than a hundred people survive squatting without water in two blocks of public property.
Housing Politics and Human Response After a Disaster Through the Lens of Anthony Micallef
Marseille has a population of 900,000. I’m trying to tell the story of a part of the Marseillais who will never feature in publications on Instagram or elsewhere, because they don’t fit the image “Marseille bébé” we want to give of the city.
Behind the Venetian Mask: The Battle Between Overtourism and the Right to Live
Italy, Venice, June 8, 2019: Protest boats on the Grand Canal demand an end to large cruise ships in Venice. The “No Grandi Navi” movement […]
Housing Crisis, One Year On
France, Paris, July 2025: Street art by Samione on an abandoned building in a suburb of Paris. ©Maryam Ashrafi Link copied! In June 2021, EU […]
Urban Landscapes in the 21st Century: Can Eco-Cities Tackle Climate Change and Pollution?
Turning Point talked with municipal officials, grass roots organizers, researchers, and residents in the Middle East, Europe, and the Americas to map out urban strategies for adaptation to climate change and to find out more about the prospects of finding an alternative to the current, ecologically devastating forms of urbanization.
Breaking a Rule to Create a Chance: The Story of Quarticciolo Ribelle
Quarticciolo as a neglected suburb shares the stories of many other peripheries in Italy, but what Quarticciolo Ribelle is writing is a possible alternative plot, a different story.
Alternatives Are a Matter of Survival
Paris, France, May 1, 2023. © Maryam Ashrafi Link copied! In 2024, trust in institutions is plummeting. With a lack of options, people are turning […]
A European Coalition Urges to Take Action Against the Housing Crisis
There is only one path against incessant dispossession: regrouping and working together to maintain or to gain housing justice. Further, we need to expand our efforts to restructure housing property regimes.