BPW Member Day March 15 in Utrecht
The Bond Precaire Woonvormen (BPW) is steadily building a grassroots movement locally and nationally that demands housing rights for everyone. Do you live temporarily, insecurely or too expensively? Or are you looking for a home? We cordially invite old, new members and interested parties to the BPW members day on 15 March at Basis Actuele Kunst (BAK) on Pauwstraat 13a in Utrecht. On this day you will get to know other members of the BPW, the various working groups that are active and what you can do in the housing struggle.
Want to know more? Check out the program of the day below. To get an indication of how many people will be coming, we ask you to register via the form on the website: link
Program:
1:00 PM – Walk-in
13:15 – Welcome
General introduction: Why was the BPW founded and what does the association do? Progress action plan 2024-2026 “Solidarity in the housing struggle towards a broadening of the BPW”
13:30 – 15:00 Workshop: becoming active in the Housing Struggle
This interactive workshop is aimed at integrating members into the BPW association. Based on affinity, we look at where there is a place for everyone. What kind of work and activities are there within the BPW? Which working groups or campaigns can you join? Is there a specific topic within the housing struggle in which you want to become active? Are there any new action ideas? By answering these and more questions and meeting other active members, you will get to know all the different parts of the BPW.
15:00 – 15:15 Break
15:15 – 16:00 Documentary about rent strikes
What lessons can we learn from history? How can we achieve lower rents with We Refuse the Rent Increase and Rent Strikes?
16:00 Closing
Review the BPW action agenda and activities for 2025.
16:15 Drinks
17:00 End
Webinar 'Self-organization and action planning', Thursday March 6, 7:30 PM
The BPW continues to build a grassroots solidarity movement for housing security, which is why we organize webinars for members to share knowledge!
This course covers the various work and action methods of BPW. After problem analysis and (legal) interpretation, there is work to be done!
What you learn:
- How you can create an action plan together with (groups of) residents and your local BPW group to claim housing rights.
- How to write a clear step-by-step plan and ensure that your campaigns and actions with residents can be even more effective.
- How to better prepare yourself for follow-up actions and the different areas of the housing struggle
Register via the website! Also register for the other upcoming webinars.
Workshop 2.Dh5 | Poldered: what does the housing struggle movement do?
Sunday 2 March, 13:30 – 14:45, Ru Paré, Chris Lebeaustraat 4, Amsterdam | The already serious housing crisis is only getting worse. Rents and house prices continue to rise, and the lack of affordable housing is increasing. We now have a government that only wants to serve the interests of the real estate sector and home buyers, and mainly offers scapegoat politics and repression for those who disagree. The opposition in parliament seems toothless and powerless.
Many social organizations and movements pretend that we still live in the times of the welfare state and the polder model. But those times are over and the polder model is now being actively blown up by the right-wing rulers. Time for a different strategy, you might say.
Fortunately, there are many groups actively trying to address housing issues, and that at many levels. From direct action against homelessness and eviction, to fighting rent increases, to enforcing different policies. People from some of these organizations are brought together in this workshop to share their vision with us about their strategy.
The workshop is organized by Bond Precaire Woonvormen, in collaboration with globalinfo.nlIn addition to BPW, representatives of the platform Residential uprising, the Amsterdam Tenants Association, We Refuse the Rent Increase, Street Alliance and Freeview participate in the panel. The discussion will be moderated by Melissa Koutouzis (HNA/Housing protest). In a second part of the workshop we will all discuss how we can work on initiatives that we can support together. There are already some proposals in the making…
View the entire program of the 2.Dh5 festival on the website.
New: the BPW Member Portal
New for BPW members, new on the website: the BPW Member Portal!
In the BPW Member Portal you can find BPW related information, manuals, work files, printed matter and more in one place. You can also share documents with other BPW members, local groups and working groups.
How do I access the portal?
- Go to www.bondprecairewoonvorm.nl and click on the 'members' icon in the menu bar at the top right
- Log in with your BPW account
- Don't have an account yet? Scroll down a bit and fill out the 'Request account' form
To ask?
Send an email to webmaster@bondprecairewoonvorm.nl
Renewed Webshop
The BPW webshop has been supplemented with new items such as the 'Stop evictions' bottle opener with magnet and a knitted BPW 'Claim your right to housing' scarf. Order them now with our newly added stickers, flyers, t-shirts & hoodies in the webshop!
Not yet a member, but do you also want to support the fight for housing security? Become a member of the Bond Precarious Housing Forms now!
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