We have just released the September issue of our quarterly newsletter. There you can find a summary of the most important activities and campaigns we have carried out over the last three months, as well as upcoming events and other information of interest. At this...
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Community organisation: First line of urban habitat for response and recovery from the current crisis
This article has been collaboratively written by GPR2C members and allies, see more at the end. In today's challenging context, with the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, longstanding structural inequalities have become strikingly apparent. This scenario is not...
International Live Zero Eviction
On September 4, institutions and social movements held an international online event against evictions and removals. The event was broadcast live through Zoom, with Balakrishnan Rajagopal, the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Adequate Housing, and social movement...
GPR2C Members and allies initiatives for Urban October 2020
As in each year, GPR2C members and partners are carrying out a myriad of initiatives (statements, campaigns, events, documents, etc) during the month of October. Discover them here below : During the month Campaign Urbamonde and CoHabitat Network partners Campaign...
GPR2C called for implementing the Right to the City approach to face global crises at the HLPF 2020
The Global Platform for the Right to the City (GPR2C) participated in the High Level Political Forum (HLPF) 2020 in order to launch an urgent appeal to the United Nations and all international, regional, national and local institutions and civil society organizations...
Right to the City Initiatives Facing COVID-19
The pandemic finds us at a time of crisis of the neoliberal system and climate emergency, further aggravating the health, social and economic situation worldwide. All over the world, civil society and local governments are demonstrating leadership in the response of the crises, developing both emergency responses to the most urgent needs and initiatives that move towards the needed structural transformation. Strengthening horizontal and democratic collaboration between actors and institutions (government, communities, civil society) and at different scales (neighbourhood, city, national, international) must be at the core of the response to these global challenges.
[Video] The Right to the City to face COVID-19
The global crisis generated by COVID-19 shows the urgency of putting life and people before profit. This short video explains the vision from the GPR2C to build the post-pandemic world, focusing on: Recovering and strengthing community public services Moving towards...
Right to the City. The construction of a collective utopia
Article by HENRIQUE BOTELHO FROTA and LORENA ZÁRATE Originally published in spanish in Crítica Urbana. Revista de Estudios Urbanos y Territoriales Vol.3 núm. 13 Derecho a la ciudad.. A Coruña: Crítica Urbana, July 2020. "The right to the city has gained...
Fulfilling SDG11 and the NUA beyond the pandemic through the Right to the City
The Global Platform for the Right to the City (GPR2C) held an online side event at the High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) 2020 on July 16th, facilitated by Sophia Torres from the GPR2C support team. GPR2C members and allies from local governments, international...
Mapping repertoires of collective action facing the COVID-19 pandemic in informal settlements in Latin American cities
How are civil society organizations responding to COVID-19’s impacts on informal settlements? The Synergies for Solidarity campaign aims at making visible, analysing, and connecting initiatives that have emerged from different sectors and scales of civil society that...