Tag: Squatting
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Homelessness & NYC’s Public Libraries
Beth Jarret is researching the effects of rampant homelessness on public libraries in New York City, with specific focus on the changing role of the librarian. She looks at the burden homelessness can place on librarians and examines potential solutions based on programs developed in San Jose, San Francisco and Washington, D.C.
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Students and the Right to the Neo-Liberal University
Donya Ahmadi analyses the underlying neoliberal changes in academia leading to Amsterdam’s recent squatting actions by students in the faculty buildings.
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The Rise and Death of the Just City of Amsterdam
Donya Ahmadi shows us how Amsterdam is thwarting civil society by blocking bottom-up initiative, Op de Valreep.
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Ferentari: Bucharest’s Post-Socialist Ghetto
In this article Dominic Teodorescu reflects on post-socialist urban planning in Bucharest’s most feared neighbourhood and one of Romania’s notorious Romani ghettos: Ferentari. .
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Amsterdam Squatting: Crime or Creative Space Use?
Donya Ahmadi explores the changing nature of squatting in Amsterdam: how have government regulations changed how squats stay vibrant and functional.