Africities VII, First the Inhabitants!
The International Alliance of Inhabitants (IAI) hasorganized the session “The Inhabitants Associations & Local Authorities towards Quito ” (Johannesburg, 30/11/15, 9.00-12.30, Africities VII, Sandton Convention Center, Ballroom 1A) to establish a stepping stone towards the UN’s Habitat III and the parallel World Urban Social Forum which will both be held in Ecuador in October 2016.
» Africities VII, First the Inhabitants!Do not keep silent: Communicate your case of eviction!
INTERNATIONAL CALL ON CASE OF EVICTION
International Tribunal on Evictions 2016
Today, forced evictions threaten between 50 and 70 million people worldwide. The International Tribunal on Evictions launches an international Call to identify not numbers but concrete cases of evictions from housing and land for its fifth Session that will take place within the World Zero Evictions Days at the World Urban Social Forum, alternative to the Conference of the United Nations Habitat III (Quito, Ecuador. October 2016).
» Do not keep silent: Communicate your case of eviction!Strengthening the inhabitants voices at Africities & towards Quito
Organised by the United Cities and Local Governments of Africa (UCLG-A) every three years, Africities is probably the most important continental gathering for people involved in local government in Africa. This year the forum will be held in Johannesburg, South Africa from 29 November to 3 December, and more than 5000 elected representatives, officials, and activists are expected to participate.
» Strengthening the inhabitants voices at Africities & towards QuitoThe International Alliance of Inhabitants is a global network of associations and social movements of inhabitants, cooperatives, communities, tenants, house owners, homeless, slum dwellers, indigenous populations and people from working class neighbourhoods. The objective is the construction of another possible world starting from the achievement of the housing and city rights.