From Housing to Homespace in Bolivarian Caracas

From Housing to Homespace in Bolivarian Caracas

For Venezuelan grassroots housing activists, brick and mortar structures are only one step in the daily struggle to build community and belonging.
Tales of Dreams, Uncertainty, and Survival in Havana

Tales of Dreams, Uncertainty, and Survival in Havana

Despite isolation and disrepair, Cuba's largest housing project remains a place of vibrant cultural expression where residents forge their own belonging.
"Housing is Only the Beginning"

“Housing is Only the Beginning”

For an Argentine activist, regional coalition-building offers a powerful tool to advance housing justice beyond borders.
Black Girls in Ipanema

Black Girls in Ipanema

In highly segregated and unequal Rio de Janeiro, family photographs capture Black joy and the power of claiming the right to the city.
Urban Dwellings, Haitian Citizenships (Review)

Urban Dwellings, Haitian Citizenships (Review)

As daily life in Haiti goes on, evictions, displacement, and other experiences of urban space powerfully shape exclusion and belonging.
Housing Justice in the Americas: Struggle and Solidarity

Housing Justice in the Americas: Struggle and Solidarity

Read the editor's introduction to our latest issue of the NACLA Report, "Fighting for Housing Justice in the Americas."
Environmental Justice in the Age of Unnatural Disaster

Environmental Justice in the Age of Unnatural Disaster

The recent mudslides in Petrópolis are just the latest examples of the issues of unequal access to land and precarious housing in Brazil.
En la Ciudad de México, el colapso del Metro es la muestra más reciente de desigualdad estructural

En la Ciudad de México, el colapso del Metro es la muestra más reciente de desigualdad estructural

Miembros de la Organización Popular Francisco Villa de Izquierda Independiente, quienes habitan en las inmediaciones de la estación del Metro Olivos, narran que el despojo y la corrupción siempre han plagado las periferias de la ciudad.
For Mexico City Housing Movement, Metro Collapse is the Latest Symptom of Structural Inequity

For Mexico City Housing Movement, Metro Collapse is the Latest Symptom of Structural Inequity

Members of the Francisco Villa Left Independent Popular Organization who live near Linea 12 say that dispossession and corruption have long plagued residents of Mexico City's outer boroughs.
Demands for Land and Housing Continue After Guernica Eviction

Demands for Land and Housing Continue After Guernica Eviction

A land occupation on the outskirts of Buenos Aires showed the cracks in an increasingly unequal system and the resilience of community organization.
Informal Recyclers Fight for Survival in Gentrifying Brooklyn

Informal Recyclers Fight for Survival in Gentrifying Brooklyn

A NYC not-for-profit canning center faces eviction, hoping to preserve a key source of income and community for its members. 
"A Project for Life" in Mexico City

“A Project for Life” in Mexico City

A housing movement on the fringes of Mexico City offers an example of the fruits of breaking with the clientelism that has long dominated Mexican politics to build autonomous alternatives in its communities.
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