Local Autorithies
Iztapalapa, Mexico: IAI participation in the 19th Conference held by the International Observatory on Participatory Democracy
The International Alliance of Inhabitants (IAI) was present at the 19th Conference of the International Observatory on Participatory Democracy (OIDP) held in Iztapalapa (Mexico) on 7, 8, 9 and 10 December 2019.
Pittsburgh, USA, The City Council proclame the Zero Evictions Day
PITTSBURGH (KDKA)– Councilperson Erika Strassburger held a press conference to discuss the Human Rights Report and Zero Evictions Day in Pittsburgh.
Los bancos, obligados por la ley catalana a ceder a la administración sus viviendas vacías
Los impulsores de la ILP, en rueda de prensa. MARC FONT
La ley más ambiciosa que ha existido nunca en Catalunya para luchar contra la pobreza energética y la emergencia habitacional vuelve a estar plenamente vigente. La razón es que el Tribunal Constitucional (TC) ha archivado definitivamente el recurso
contra la normativa que presentó el Gobierno español durante la presidencia de Mariano Rajoy.
Andalucía 'blinda' las viviendas públicas y prohibe su venta a empresas y 'fondos buitre'
Mediante el Decreto de Defensa de la Vivienda del Parque Público Residencial, la comunidad autónoma veta expresamente la venta de una vivienda propiedad de cualquier administración pública a personas jurídicas.
Right to Housing and Right to the City: cities from across the world come together to launch a common message
Last Sunday, 15 July, UCLG and its Committee on Social Inclusion, Participatory Democracy and Human Rights co-organized a special session on the Right to Housing as a preview of the Local and Regional Governments’ Forum held in parallel to the High Level Political Forum (New York, 15-18 July), in partnership with the UN Special Rapporteur on Adequate Housing and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR).
Barcelona, Cities for the right to housing
Photo credits @UCLG/Mark Schardan
Local and regional leaders and housing policy experts met in Barcelona from 2-3 November to reaffirm their commitment to housing as a human right and share experiences on making it a reality.
Barcelona, Fearless cities: International Municipalist Summit
Around the world, towns and cities are standing up to defend human rights, democracy and the common good. The Fearless Cities summit will allow municipalist movements to build global networks of solidarity and hope in the face of hate, walls and borders.Join us in Barcelona for political debate, policy exchange, and practical workshops featuring mayors and councilors and municipalist movements that are transforming society from below.From Barcelona strengthening the foundations of solidarity municipalism! Full support of the International Alliance of Inhabitants!
A European network of rebel cities?
In Europe, it is the cities that once again lead the way as places of radical innovation and democratic renewal - and provide answers to the challenges we face in our continent.
Mozambique, 16th Conference of the International Observatory on Participatory Democracy
The 16th Conference of the International Observatory on Participatory Democracy (IOPD) will take place in the city of Matola, in Mozambique from the 4th to
the 6th
of May 2016. Matola is a model for participatory democracy in Africa (it is the current President of the IOPD) and is the World Capital of Participatory Democracy. The theme of the IOPD's 16th Conference will be “Good Governance and Citizen Participation”
and will bring together the experiences and practices of local authorities, public-sector managers, organisations, entities, civil society, researchers and academics from all over the world.
L'ayuntamiento de Barcelona multa con 5.000 euros a bancos que tienen 12 pisos vacíos
El Ayuntamiento de Barcelona que capitanea la alcaldesa Ada Colau ha impuesto 12 multas a entidades financieras que tienen pisos vacíos en la ciudad. Las sanciones son de 5.000 euros y llegan después de un plan del anterior gobierno municipal peinara con inspecciones cuatro de los barrios donde más desahucios se han producido en los últimos años, como Ciutat Meridiana o Besòs, y que más pisos vacíos acumulan.