By Samuel Stein On May 2, City Limits published an opinion piece by long-term New York City planner Sandy Hornick about Mayor de Blasio’s housing plan titled “Misconceptions Drive Opposition to de Blasio’s Housing Plan.” The essay argued that protesters at recent zoning hearings fundamentally misunderstand not only the mayor’s plan, but the very idea of planning itself. … [Read more...] about PLANNERS EXPLAIN THINGS TO ME
GROUNDHOG DAY: PLANNING AS A FORM OF INJUSTICE AND STRUGGLE FOR THE BEDOUIN IN ISRAEL-PALESTINE
By Libby Porter The approach to the Bedouin village of Um al-Hiran, in the Negev region of Israel-Palestine, is a very steep track carved out of the desert hillside. Our bus driver expertly navigated the steep turns and difficult terrain – at once rocky and slippery with dust. A young village boy excitedly directed the driver into a parking spot outside the small community … [Read more...] about GROUNDHOG DAY: PLANNING AS A FORM OF INJUSTICE AND STRUGGLE FOR THE BEDOUIN IN ISRAEL-PALESTINE
MAY DAY IN CHICAGO
By Lauren Dean Chicago’s workers have always been central to May Day. This year, an estimated 20,000 marchers turned out onto Chicago’s streets not only in solidarity with workers, but with their immigrant neighbors. The march began at Union Park, the site of Chicago’s Haymarket monument, which memorializes the Haymarket Affair of 1886, and ended in Daley Plaza downtown, … [Read more...] about MAY DAY IN CHICAGO
THE PEOPLE’S CLIMATE MARCH AND URBAN RESISTANCE
Some 200,000 people marched in Washington, DC on April 29 to resist the Trump attacks on the EPA, stop the pipelines and dump fossil fuels. While the biggest environmental groups were there, and many people traveled long distances to join in, this march was especially important because it was organized and led by frontline communities – communities of color and Native … [Read more...] about THE PEOPLE’S CLIMATE MARCH AND URBAN RESISTANCE
THE FAVELA AS A COMMUNITY LAND TRUST: A SOLUTION TO EVICTION AND GENTRIFICATION?
By David Robertson & Theresa Williamson This article originally appeared on RioOnWatch.org on January 3, 2017. Rio Olympics Neighborhood Watch (RioOnWatch) was started by Catalytic Communities, a US nonprofit and Rio de Janeiro-based NGO, to bring visibility to favela community voices in the lead-up to the 2016 Olympics. RioOnWatch brings attention to the perspectives … [Read more...] about THE FAVELA AS A COMMUNITY LAND TRUST: A SOLUTION TO EVICTION AND GENTRIFICATION?