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Japon: The Shibuya mayor and Nike Corporation will convert a public park into a Nike Park that will mean forcibly evicting homeless people.
Sign the Statement of The Coalition to Protect Miyashita Park from Becoming Nike Park and send immediately to Nike and the Shibuya mayor. They want to submit the statement on July 9, the last day of the G8 Summit in Japan.
Source: Urban Poor Associates
(Fri, July 4 2008)
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Brazil: Repudiation to the initiative of the Rio Grande do Sul State Higher Council of Public Prosecutions against MST
Call to Action Against Military Brigade which considers the Movement of Landless (MST) as a criminal enterprise.
Source: IAI - International Alliance of Inhabitants- translation by HIC-GS (Mon, June 30 2008)
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Possible postponement of the World Urban Forum IV in Nanjing, China
As a result of the recent earthquake in China’s Sichuan Province, the Ministry of Housing and Construction of China (MHCC) which is host to the Fourth session of the World Urban Forum, and which is keen for a successful event, has suggested a possible postponement of the meeting. This is so that it (MHCC) can concentrate on humanitarian relief operations as a matter of priority to ensure that the populations affected are properly sheltered before the onset of next winter.
Source: UN Habitat (Wed, June 25 2008)
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Tenants’ group puts the world on notice
Source: by Amy zimmer / Metro new york (Tue, June 24 2008)
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Ecomaterials in Social Housing Projects, Cuba
The Building and Social Housing Foundation is organising a six-day study visit to the above project, winner of the 2007 World Habitat Award.
Source: BSHF (Tue, June 24 2008)
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Nigeria: Fresh Demolitions in Abuja and Killing of People
Displaced and evicted persons in Abuja caused by demolitions.
Source: Women Environmental Programme (WEP) (Tue, June 17 2008)
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Tremendous Prop 98/99 Victory Lays the Groundwork for Statewide Tenant Movement
Tenants together looks at tenants' rights beyond election
Source: Coalition for Economic Survival (CES) (Tue, June 10 2008)
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Housing Rights: Breakthrough ruling by the Council of Europe
ECSR reached the unanimous decision that France is in violation of the Charter with regards to housing rights.
Source: European Federation of National Organisations working with the Homeless (Fri, June 6 2008)
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FIAN's press release on World Food Security in Rome
No more empty promises - hunger can not wait!
Source: FIAN (Tue, June 3 2008)
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Expanding World Social Forum Process including new social movements, social organization and new regions
Suscribe New WSF mailing lists!
Source: WSF (Thu, May 15 2008)
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