As in previous years, the GPR2C and its members have attended the 12th session of the World Urban Forum, held between November 4th and 8th in Cairo, Egypt. Amid a wide diversity of participants and thematics represented, including also a strong presence of corporate...
Commons
Understood at the same time as resources (material or immaterial) and social practices, the commons are at the core of the innovative right to the city and the municipalist movements and agendas. As a strategy, commoning provides a concrete tool for putting the social and environmental function over accumulation, privatization and speculation (through, for example, community land trusts and cooperatives), ensuring equal access and benefit to all. At the same time, it represents a productive opportunity to experiment with new forms of public-community collaboration (service provision, cultural facilities, etc.).Commons
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GPR2C’s Year in Review: Celebrating Progress and Shaping Tomorrow
Dear friends, As we bid farewell to another year, the Global Platform for the Right to the City (GPR2C) reflects on a journey of unwavering commitment to fostering democratic, diverse, solidary, and sustainable cities, villages, and human settlements, acknowledged as...
Housing policies from below at the ISHF2023
Barcelona. Photo by Aleksandar Pasaric on Pexels The International Social Housing Festival (ISHF) 2023 (Barcelona, 7-9 June 2023) was a space for exchanges and debates around different experiences and models to secure the provision of social and affordable housing,...
Why do we continue to advocate for the realisation of the NUA commitments?
Quito, Ecuador. Photo by Ariel Tutillo on Unsplash Because for the members and allies of the Global Platform for the Right to the City (GPR2C) it is a great responsibility, even if the obligation lies with States. It is a great responsibility because thanks to the...
The Commons as key component of the UCLG Pact for the Future
The Global Platform for the Right to the City (GPR2C) participated in the UCLG Annual Retreat (February, 2023), a week-long gathering that provides an opportunity for the key notes of the organization and partners to define synergies and develop actions in line with...