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Flavio Del Pomo

Stop the eviction of Van Baerle Voor Buuren

Amsterdam is increasingly losing its soul and integrity. Once a city for and by the people, now a city for project developers and big capital. Communities that have shaped the city and are being driven out for the sake of profit margins. The resident group Van Baerle Voor Buren, however, is one of the last bastions standing in the gentrified Museum Quarter. The tenants come from diverse backgrounds and ethnicities and represent the aforementioned communities. However they might be forced out as well by H&R Holding, a major property investor in Amsterdam.

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Time is ticking in Het Klokhof

Het Klokkenhof (Amsterdam) Time is ticking in Het Klokkenhof. 144 residents have been living happily in Het Klokkenhof at Surinameplein 55 in Amsterdam for years. Beneath the surface, however, commercial landlords create precarious situations. Residents have been moving internally for eight years so that commercial landlord Vesteda can avoid a permanent contract. Now that there are plans for renovation, 100 residents are at risk of being on the streets

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Double Dutch – No roof, no worries. Double sewn by our government

More and more people live in precariousness and are left out. Especially people with serious psychological problems do not get the right help from agencies that they need. It is so bad that even the most needy can no longer get help.

Chelsea is one of them. They are trans, suffer from PTSD and borderline, and need urgent psychiatric care.

BPW Amsterdam spoke to them.

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Nijmegen Housing Protest – Speech BPW

Nijmegen Housing Protest – BPW Speech On Sunday, October 31, there was another demonstration against the absurd Dutch housing policy. This time in Nijmegen: the Nijmegen Housing Protest. Of course, the Precarious Housing Association was present. Esteemed activist and board member of the Precaire Woonvormn Association (BPW), Lilian Seip, gave a fiery speech. Read along: Speech “How

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The disaster of five years of flex rental: time for housing security

Five years and a number of studies later, it is abundantly clear: the introduction of regular temporary rental contracts has led to the normalization of flex rental with very negative consequences for tenants. Instead of looking for 'better' flexible rental solutions, the introduction of temporary rental contracts should be reversed.

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