Empty homes in the UK: Systemic drivers, impacts, and opportunities to reconcile social and ecological targets. at King’s College London on FindAPhD.com | Anna Pagani | 20 comments [NEW OPEN POSITION] ❓ “How many homes do you think lie empty in England? Hundreds? Thousands? Hundreds of thousands?” Most students answer somewhere in that range. 🏡 Current estimates indicate...

King’s College London is hiring a fully funded PhD position to investigate England’s 1-1.5 million empty homes, focusing on housing justice, system dynamics modeling, and degrowth.

#urbanism #urbanplanning #degrowth #housingjustice #postgrowth

Countdown clocks for FIFA World Cup and Los Angeles Olympics. The clocks are ticking; the time to act is now. House Them or Hide Them? LA’s Choice Before Olympics 2028 A four-part investigation into Olympic displacement, community expertise, and what Los Angeles can still do before the world arrives. Letters to the Housed by Paul Asplund of SecondGrace.LA The Four-Part Series Publishing every Tuesday in April 2026

Week 1 of 4. The evidence exists. The money exists. The community expertise exists.
What's missing is political will — and that responds to public pressure.
Read. Share. Act. buff.ly/HhmGR2O #2028Olympics #EndHomelessness #HousingJustice

Policy failed them. Organizing didn’t.

Chicago tenants are building power beyond one building.

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#HousingJustice

Alongside our community partner ACTA, Beyond continues to fight with tenants who demand their rights. Together, we are building people power across Chicago and Illinois. To learn more about FAD, visit the link in our bio. #HousingRights #TenantRights #HousingJustice #Legal Aid

Every Olympics. Same displacement. Same promises. Same silence.

Why do we keep pretending LA will be different?

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#2028Olympics #EndHomelessness #HousingJustice

The policies shaping housing and criminal justice outcomes are already affecting your practice. The question is whether you have the tools to understand them.

Registration is open now: buff.ly/Q84oZyn
#SocialWork #CEUs #HousingJustice #OKPolicy

This is Article 1 of 4. Published in response to a conversation with Mayor Bass's team. The policy brief is public. The clock is running. buff.ly/HhmGR2O #HousingJustice #OlympicDisplacement

SF is cutting $2M+ from stable eviction defense while awarding $4.5M in no-bid contracts. 📉

Legal aid providers are calling it a "budget shell game" that trades long-term housing stability for short-term response. A massive blow to the Right to Counsel. 🏛️⚖️ #SFPolitics #HousingJustice #SFAW #AD17

What if your legal career kept families in their homes? 🔑 LASNNY is hiring Foreclosure Prevention Attorneys in Albany & Plattsburgh. 

Submit your application today: https://bit.ly/LASNNYJobs

#NowHiring #ForclosurePrevention #HousingJustice #LegalAid #NewYorkJobs

You can't heal in a place that doesn't feel safe.

Housing insecurity is a mental health crisis, and treating it separately means failing the people who need both.

#MentalHealth #HousingJustice #HousingFirst

“Next day, the landlord evicted us.”

In this powerful poem, LindoYes captures what eviction feels like—not just in the moment, but for years after.

This isn’t just about housing. It’s about what we carry with us long after we lose it.
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#HousingJustice #Eviction #Poetry #TenantRights

The Federal Housing Bill: ‘A Bunch of Tweaks, But Good Ones’ Email from Shelterforce Also, NYC’s new housing approval process is put to the test. Plus why preserving housing is harder than it should be—and more.   View in Browser Week of April 6, 2026 The Feder

Bipartisan housing bill. NYC's new approval process. A utility shutoff that raises bigger questions. And why preserving older homes is harder than it should be.

Four good reads in this week's newsletter: conta.cc/4tpPBPh

#AffordableHousing #HousingPolicy #HousingJustice

Happy Easter to All We Serve
From all of us at Habitat Defenders Africa — may this season renew your hope, strengthen your resolve, and remind you that a better habitat for all is possible.

#HappyEaster · #HabitatDefendersAfrica · #HDAfrica
#LandRights · #HousingJustice

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac back more than half of U.S. home loans—but are they serving everyone?

This webinar explores how these institutions can better support low- and moderate-income communities.

Register: bit.ly/4dxHuM1

#HousingJustice #Homeownership

Community land trusts remove land from the speculative market by owning it collectively. This model stabilizes housing prices, prevents displacement, and ensures that homes are affordable for everyone, not just the wealthy. A win for class solidarity!

Land trusts taking housing off the speculative market means more homes for people, not just profit for landlords. #HousingJustice #CommunityOwnership

HousingJustice CommunityOwnership ClassSolidarity

Paul Asplund - House Them or Hide Them? LA’s Choice Before 2028 from Letters to the Housed | SecondGrace.LA I will shed light on why our institutions can\u2019t end homelessness without us and introduce you to some of the most effective programs I\u2019ve found on the streets. Programs addressing the…

We didn't just write about this.

I submitted a policy brief to Mayor Bass's team — three things LA can do right now, before the World Cup, before the cameras arrive.

That brief is public today.

Four-part series launches April 7.
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#EndHomelessness #2028Olympics #HousingJustice

Caveat venditor, slumlords! I have lived in cities across the US, from Las Vegas to D.C and a few in between, and I have never had a bad experience with a property ma...

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#HousingJustice #Renters #privateequity

What My Renting Experience Taught Me About Who Really Owns My City I have been working on my Colorado Springs housing study for the past few months, in between mini-dramas next door and property management...

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#privateequity #Renters #HousingJustice

🌍 [EN] ⚖️🏠 Recent court rulings show that 𝘃𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝘀 are not above the law. European regulations and community organization are stopping evictions and abuses.
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#Vivienda #DerechoALaVivienda #HousingJustice #FondosBuitre

🌍 [ES] ⚖️🏠 La jurisprudencia reciente demuestra que los 𝗳𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗼𝘀 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝘁𝗿𝗲 no están por encima de la ley. La normativa europea y la organización vecinal frenan desahucios y abusos.
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#Vivienda #DerechoALaVivienda #HousingJustice

🌍 [GL] ⚖️🏠 A xurisprudencia recente amosa que os 𝗳𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗼𝘀 𝘃𝗼𝗶𝘁𝗿𝗲 non están por riba da lei. Normativa europea e organización veciñal frean desafiuzamentos e abusos
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#Vivienda #DerechoALaVivienda #HousingJustice #FondosBuitre

Paul Asplund - House Them or Hide Them? LA’s Choice Before 2028 from Letters to the Housed | SecondGrace.LA I will shed light on why our institutions can\u2019t end homelessness without us and introduce you to some of the most effective programs I\u2019ve found on the streets. Programs addressing the…

Campaign hub, countdown clocks, and the Mayor's brief:
buff.ly/HhmGR2O

Part 1 drops April 7.

#EndHomelessness #2028Olympics #HousingJustice

Cohousing isn’t inherently affordable—but it can be.

🎧 Listen here: apple.co/3PxVqLU

#CommunityDevelopment #HousingJustice

California sends billions away while our communities face rising rents and underfunded schools. That's a choice. I'm running for Lt. Governor to fight for housing, education, healthcare, and immigrant families.

Volunteer at oliverma2026.com

#OliverMa2026 #HousingJustice #California

One policy shift can affect how clients access housing, stability, safety, and support. Are you prepared to navigate the systems shaping their lives?

🔗 Learn More and Register: buff.ly/X4xOHgy

#SocialWork #CEUs #HousingJustice #OKPolicy

While Minnesota’s labor and housing movements have a history of working together, unions’ willingness to back a rent strike represents a new height of coordination.

Read the story: bit.ly/4lKkL13

#HousingJustice

Four Cities, One Question: What Would LA Look Like If We Actually Tried These Ideas Here? Letters to the Housed by Paul Asplund of SecondGrace.LA

The pieces fit together: prevention → no-exclusion intake → Housing First with dedicated stock → employment bridge. LA is missing at least two of these stages entirely. The full blueprint → buff.ly/EaCk7oa

#EndHomelessness #HousingJustice #2028Olympics

Residents, neighbors, and community stakeholders—everyone’s voice matters. Get involved in our advocacy efforts by emailing info@jubileehousing.org!

Join Jubilee Housing in shaping #DCPolicy to support DC residents and communities.

#HousingJustice #Advocacy #CommunityPower #JusticeHousing

Increased ICE activity in Minnesota has led to lost wages and rising rent debt. Tenant groups and unions representing more than 25,000 workers are organizing in response.

Read more: bit.ly/4lKkL13

#HousingJustice #RentStrike

This week at Shelterforce:

A tenant movement in Chicago, a powerful poem on eviction, and leaders supporting youth through housing.

Plus more on affordability + policy.

Read: conta.cc/3PNEUY9

#HousingJustice #TenantPower