Reclaiming the city: resisting evictions, demolition, gentrification, privatisation, speculation..
Neo-liberal policies, financial globalisation and global city competition heavily affect urban life and struggles. Millions of people from lower classes get pushed out of their neighbourhoods and houses. Based on an exchange of recent experiences with struggles against neo-liberal urban transformations in Istanbul, Germany, and Russia we want to discuss options for internationalised resistance.
| När |
2008-09-18 från 09:30 till 12:30 |
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| Var | Värner Rydénskolan |
| What | Seminar |
| Theme | Working for social inclusion and social rights - welfare, public services and common goods for all |
| Aim | Alliance building for joint mobilizations, actions and campaigns, Developing strategies, visions and alternatives, Analysing present social issues, Testimonies of struggles |
| Languages | English, Français, Türkçe, |
Organisations collaborating on this activity
- RECLAIMING SPACES London, United Kingdom
- RECLAIMING SPACES Ruhr, Germany
- RECLAIMING SPACES Zurich, Switzerland
- Sulukule platform, Turkey
- Gülensu neighborhood foundation, Turkey
- journalists and researchers from Istanbul, Turkey
- Habitat Netz e.V., Germany
- Witten Tenants Association, Germany
- Initiative Zukunft Bethanien Berlin, Germany
- INURA Rhine-Ruhr, Germany
- Union of Coordinating Soviet" SKS with IAH, Russian Federation
- Movement of citizens' initiatives, Saint-Peterburg, Russian Federation
- Coordinating soviet of citizens' actions, Izhevsk, Russian Federation
- International Alliance of Inhabitants, Italy
- urban.lab Zurich, Switzerland
Participants
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Knut Unger,
Germany [Habitat Netz, Witten Tenants Assoc. ] -
Ulus Atayur,
Turkey [Istanbul ] -
Sebastian Müller,
Germany [INURA Rhine-Ruhr ] -
Massimo Allamandola,
United Kingdom [Reclaiming Spaces London ] -
Tan Morgul,
Turkey [Istanbul ] -
Pelin Tan,
Turkey [Sulukule platform ] -
Bethanien speakers,
Germany [Bethanien inititive Berlin ] -
Erdogan Yildiz,
Turkey [Gülensu neighborhood foundation ] -
Karin Baumert,
Germany [Inititive Zukunft Bethanien ] -
Vesna Tomse,
Switzerland [Reclaiming Spaces Zurich ] -
Knut Unger,
Germany [Habitat Netz, Witten Tenants Assoc., Reclaiming Spaces ] -
Sukru Pündük,
Turkey [Sulukule Platform ] -
Martin Krämer,
Germany [Habitat Netz ] -
Carine Clement,
Russian Federation [Union of Coordinating Soviet ] -
Evgeny Kozlov,
Russian Federation [Movement of citizens' initiatives, Saint-Peterburg ] -
Andrey Konoval,
Russian Federation [Coordinating soviet of citizens' actions, Izhevsk ]
