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A window into Mauritian Housing Policies
This housing story follows my Mum’s journey. It provides valuable insight into the history of housing policies in Mauritius and how they have evolved. Given Mauritius’ location, it is prone to cyclones that cause devastation to homes, which made it critical for the government to prioritise better structures to address inadequate dwellings. However, as my Mum’s story will illustrate, government schemes were not always accessible, resulting in more informal community financing schemes.
Old Anarkali Housing Story
This housing story follows the urban transformation of a once-thriving node based in the Old Anarkali neighbourhood of Lahore, Pakistan. It is a story of cultural shift, resistance to change, inevitable transition, and the lingering battle between despair and hope. The story follows a narrative thread, informed by inherited memories and from lived experiences in what used to be a tightly-knit neighbourhood community. The story depicts the loss of shared space and collective consciousness due to repeated experiments of urban (de)generation.
Making Home Away from Home: Life in the Private Rental Sector as an Eastern European Migrant
UK immigration from Eastern Europe (EE) increased considerably post the European Union (EU) accession in May 2004 (Parutis, 2015). It permitted free movement across the United Kingdom (UK) and home country, opening the opportunity for employment in Britain, and thus the possibility of ‘a better life’. The EE dream of Britain as the ‘mini-America’ (Judah, 2016) tells the tales of “the glamour of London” (Morrison, 2016) whereby those moving overseas to settle, making Britain their home, can work towards owning something of their own.
The Israeli Shikun Story
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“How could (this policy) have been improved? With what I have always said, information” (Leslie Dayanna Rojas Romero, 2023)
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The Housing Dilemma of Two Generations in Jakarta : Rasini’s Family Case
Ever since Rasini approached me with hope, inquiring about possibly obtaining affordable housing for her family, her story has left a lasting impression. Rasini’s story represents one among countless others striving to achieve the dream of homeownership. This essay delves into the experiences of Rasini and her parents to examine the dynamic of Jakarta’s housing market over a 40-years span. In this essay, the housing narrative of Rasini’s family is followed by relevant housing policies or housing market transitions that contribute to this dynamic.
“There is no future in this country”: Notes from a Research in Progress on Slow Violence, Mental Health and Resilience in Gaza
By Haim Yacobi, Michelle Pace, Ziad Abu Mustafa, Yasser Abu Jami
Reflections from the frontline: Does environmental sustainability have a problem with social justice? (Part 3)
Read Part 1 here.
Read Part 2 here.
3.1: Environmental ‘activisting while Black’: Questions and conundrums
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