Cities for People, not for Profit – MIPIM counter-conference
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Date(s) - 15/10/2014 - 17/10/2014
All Day
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A two day international conference on housing and the right to the city, bringing together activists, practitioners and academics from across the UK and Europe.
MIPIM – the world’s largest property fair – is coming to London for the first time. With homelessness rising, the disappearance of public space and public services, and the displacement and destruction of communities, this event will explore the causes, solutions and pathways of resistance to the current crisis.
****This event is free and all are welcome****
Thursday 16th October: 3pm – 8pm
Friday 17th October: 10.30am – 4pm
The conference forms part of a wider mobilisation against MIPIM, including protests on Wednesday 15th and Friday 17th October – https://www.facebook.com/
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Speakers including:
James Meadway (New Economics Foundation), PAH (Movement of Mortgage Victims, Spain), Stuart Hodkinson (University of Leeds), Aditya Charkrabortty (Guardian), Natalie Bennett (Green Party), Costas Lapavistas (SOAS), DAL (Right to Housing, France), Mary Robertson (SOAS), London Renters, and so many more!
Panels and themes including:
Mapping the Crisis
The Financialisation of Housing
Public Housing, Privatisation, Gentrification
Space, Architecture and Development
Private Sector, Housing Policy and Tenants Movements
What is the object of our resistance?
Transnational strategies
and more…..
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Check out the website for full programme details: http://