GPR2C 2021 Thematic Papers: A collective learning experience on the Right to the City
Since last year the Global Platform for the Right to the City (GPR2C) has embarked on the preparation of a series of thematic papers to deepen the key conceptual and programmatic contents related to the right to the city. These documents are intended to strengthen the...
Planact advocating for the Right to the City in informal settlements in South Africa
Masakhane is an informal settlement in eMalahleni, Mpumalanga (north-east South Africa). People started living here 50 years ago. It has nowadays an aproximate population of more than 3.700 people. Residents of Masakhane in eMalahleni have never had running water....
How can cities benefit from a Binding Treaty on transnational corporations and human rights?
Over the last decades, with an increasing trend towards privatization of essential services, overall economic deregulation and the enhancement of the globalization of production and distribution chains, we have witnessed the constant growth of economic influence of...
Social and Solidarity Economy is the way to overcome inequalities through the COVID-19 recovery
This post is also available in: French, Spanish. On the Occasion of the 2021 High-Level Political Forum, RIPESS, Urgenci and the Global Platform for the Right to the City have co-organised the side-event “Overcoming inequalities through the COVID-19 recovery:...
Find out more about HIC Co-learning Spaces
HIC Co-learning Spaces - the Habitat International Coalition is an active member of the Global Platform for the Right to the City - are cross-regional, multi-session encounters open to all HIC Members, Friends, and allies to generate and multiply emancipatory learning...
GPR2C 2021 Thematic Papers: A collective learning experience on the Right to the City
This year's webinar series to present and collectively develop the GPR2C Thematic Papers will also include the presentation of the notebook that we have produced in alliance with CLACSO Since last year the Global Platform for the Right to the City (GPR2C) has...
For the Right to the City and Housing in post-pandemic reconstruction in Latin America and the Caribbean: The GPR2C at the IV LAC Forum on Housing and Habitat
The fourth edition of the Latin American and the Caribbean Forum on Housing and Habitat, co-organized by Habitat for Humanity and Urban Housing Practitioners Hub (UHPH), took place from 17-21 May 2021. As in previous editions, the Global Platform for the Right to the...
Urban October 2021 initiatives: Share with us what are you planning!
Every year, the Global Platform for the Right to the City (GPR2C) celebrates Urban October, an opportunity to raise our voices about our struggles and initiatives and to join forces for a better world. In 2021, Urban October will commence on Monday, 4 October with...
Meet the global Right to the City network
The graph has been produced by our consultant Sergio Salgado (Pantheon Work). This visualization offers a very illustrative perspective of all the groups of organizations, movements, and people advocating for the Right to the City on Twitter. What does this image show...
How cities can mitigate human-nature conflict
Climate justice must be put at the centre of the agenda, radically changing how we relate, produce and consume in our societies.A group of people participates in the sit-in in front of the Congress of Deputies called on the occasion of the Global Day of Action for...
