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News of the first official visit of the UN Special Rapporteur on Adequate Housing continues to ripple through communities in the United States and even abroad. Even though Special Rapporteur Rolnik has departed, it feels as though her mission continues. Here’s what people have been writing since the last posting:
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Poor Peoples Economic Human [...]

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New York Times, The Local: FG/CH Gets U.N. Visit
OpEd News: United Nations Investigates Affordable Housing Crisis in LA
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Sweden (på svenska):
Flamman: FN granskar den ökande hemlösheten i USA
Brazil (em português):
Estadao: O direito humano de morar bem em NY

Reported by Davin Corona, ¡Comunidad Presente!, Los Angeles, CA
Wow… What can I say? I’ve always known that Los Angeles had a housing crisis but what I realized during the United Nations (U.N.) Special Rapporteur’s visit to our City was that we are now in the midst of a housing and economic catastrophe…
Never has there been [...]

L.A. Watts Times: U.N. Housing Official Visits L.A. For Mission
L.A.’s Our Weekly: Community organizations fight for housing
A quote from this article:
Becky Dennison, co-director of LACAN says the town hall meeting was a platform for Angelinos to demonstrate the severity of the housing crisis.
“Los Angeles is one of the worst in the country in the extent [...]

Here are the most recent media hits about the UN Special Rapporteur on Adequate Housing’s visit to the United States.
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PRI’s The World: UN official looks at US housing crisis
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Rochester, MN Post-Bulletin: It’s time for us to stop ignoring Native Americans
The Loyola Maroon: Law students participate in United Nations town hall meeting
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En español:
Inter Press Service America [...]

First slideshow by Nicholas Dahmann.

Coalition for Economic Survival members participate with allies in a town hall meeting on November second with Raquel Rolnik, UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Adequate Housing.

UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Adequate Housing visits and is welcomed by Coalition for Economic Survival tenants at their at-risk HUD subsidized [...]

Los Angeles Itinerary
Schedule Subject to Change
Monday, November 2nd
9:00 am – 12:00pm Opening briefing and discussion; Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles‘ South LA office
12:00 – 12:45pm Lunch; Some afternoon site visit hosts/presenters join us at LAFLA at 12:30
12:45 – 4:45pm Site Visits and Tours (on rented bus); Confirmed participants: Impacted tenants and residents from Beyond [...]

UN Special Rapporteur on Adequate Housing Official Visit to Los Angeles

Los Angeles is facing a significant crisis in homelessness, Section 8 and public housing, and foreclosures resulting from predatory lending. Additionally, Los Angeles has the distinction of being the nation’s homelessness capital. The UN Special Rapporteur on Adequate Housing will investigate the following issues:
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UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Adequate Housing to Lead Town Hall Meeting with Residents and Housing Organizations in Los Angeles
WHAT: The UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Adequate Housing will lead a Town Hall meeting in Los Angeles with housing advocates and Los Angeles residents as [...]