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Outrage mounts following acquittal of ex-marine who strangled Black youth to death in NYC

Grassroots organizations respond to acquittal of killer of Jordan Neely, a Black homeless man experiencing a mental health crisis

Migrants and homeless expelled from Paris ahead of Olympic Games

Thousands of migrants, homeless people, and other marginalized communities have been forcibly displaced by French authorities ahead of the 2024 Olympics

Why are there no slums in China?

Walking through China’s cities, you will quickly notice the absence of large slums or pervasive homelessness common to the rest of the world

14-06 Rent Crisis - Austria Communists in Austria demand freeze on rents amid soaring housing crisis

The Communist Party of Austria claims that the average housing cost in the country has increased by 12% over the past two years. The party has called for measures such as expansion of municipal housing and introduction of building rent caps

Nationwide outrage after Black homeless man murdered by white vigilante in NYC subway

A Black homeless man was murdered by a white vigilante in the New York City subway system. “I don’t have food, I don’t have a drink, I’m fed up,” were some of his last words

The poor are bearing the brunt of California’s storms

As the West Coast of the US faces torrential rains and harsh wind, California’s 172,000 homeless people face two storms: natural disaster and state indifference

NYC Mayor Eric Adams evicts hundreds from homeless encampments

Despite crackdown, Adams presented no clear alternative to the streets and transit system for unhoused people afraid to use unsafe shelter system

People’s movements take to the streets against evictions throughout Brazil

The Zero Evictions Campaign is calling for demonstrations in cities throughout the country in observance of the Housing for Life day of action

Italian students protest education policy, Australia moves to ban Hamas and other stories

Today we look at student protests for safe and dignified education in Italy, Australia’s decision to outlaw Hamas, and more

Netherlands: Struggle for affordable housing intensifies with protests in multiple cities

Activists from various youth & student groups, feminist groups, trade unions and political parties marched for housing rights on the call of #Woonrevolte Amersfoort, a housing rights coalition.

Protests demanding affordable housing continue in the Netherlands

Major cities in the Netherlands have been facing an acute housing crisis marked by higher rents, skyrocketing property prices, evictions, and homelessness.

Housing Rights - Netherlands Protests demanding affordable housing surge in the Netherlands

Various housing rights groups and progressive youth/students groups in major Dutch cities have formed coalitions and started mobilizations demanding affordable and dignified housing