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 Museumkwartier. 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.

Call to action! From March 25 to April 2, 2023, we will take to the streets throughout Europe for the right to housing and the city, and against the absurdly increased costs of our necessary living. 

Join us too! Mobilize and join #HAD2023 in your city! Various campaigns are already planned in Amsterdam and Haarlem, among others. All actions can be found below on the website of Woonopstand.

After the resignation of Abel Heijkamp as chairman, in connection with his start as content coordinator for the project “Woonsecurity de basis”, the board of the Bond Precaire Woonvorms (BPW) is looking for a new chairman. The BPW is an association that fights for the right to housing and the city. We stand up for housing rights…

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BPW The Hague will take to the streets in South West during the International Housing Action Week to hand out flyers against anti-squatting, temporary rental contracts and housing insecurity. Join and fight for housing security! We will start on 29 March at 19:30 atruimzicht and then spread over the Dreven en Gaarden & Bouwlust and Vredelust districts, where a number of clusters of demolition buildings are inhabited by anti-squat and temporary residents. 

Kansfonds en BPW, woonzekerheid de basis De Bond Precaire Woonvormen en Kansfonds gaan de samenwerking aan! Met het project ‘Woonzekerheid, de basis’ strijden we voor bestaanszekerheid.  Samenwerking Kansfonds & Bond Precaire Woonvormen: Woonzekerheid de basis!​ In Nederland leeft een groeiende groep mensen in woononzekerheid. Door flexibilisering van wooncontracten, krapte op de ‘woonmarkt” en stijgende woonlasten …

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Today a group of BPW'ers, sympathizers, council members and solidarity organizations were present at Hof Wonen to convey the demands against the intended eviction on Monday 13 February, together with Ben and his daughter.

Ben (54) from The Hague threatens to be evicted from his house on February 13 by Hof Wonen (Vestia). He lived with his terminally ill twin sister, Hellen, whom he cared for 24 hours a day until she recently passed away from cancer. After the death, he hoped to be allowed to stay in the house where his parents moved to in 1986. 

Call taken from the European Action Coalition of which BPW is a part – Call to action! From March 25 to April 2, 2023, we will take to the streets throughout Europe for the right to housing and the city, and against the absurdly increased costs of our necessary living. 

Join us too! Organize, mobilize and join #HAD2023 in your city! 

On January 9, Kayleigh would become homeless after an anti-squat agreement with Interveste and Havensteder. Together with BPW Rotterdam, she took action and refused to leave the house that she had made habitable at her own expense. See the original article for more information.

On January 9, Kayleigh must deliver her house clean and empty, remove the weeds, remove any adjustments made, return everything to its original state and hand in the keys. The reason given is renovation of the homes by the owner corporation Havensteder.