Zero Evictions Marathon 2024, University of Padova, 11 October 2024

On October 11th, the Human Rights Centre of the University of Padova, Italy, in cooperation with the International Alliance of Inhabitants (IAI), will hold the “International Zero Evictions Marathon” as part of the World Zero Eviction Days (October 2024). 

The marathon will bring the voices of resistance from across the globe to demonstrate how they are fighting back. 

The ZEM will feature live sessions and recorded contributions across time zones, from the Asia-Pacific to the Americas.

Our objectives are:

• Increasing commitment against forced evictions and homelessness as violations of human rights 
• Focusing on the link between forced evictions, homelessness and climate change
• Discussing the impact of AI in the housing market and policies
• Supporting global solidarity networks to defend housing rights activists 
• Advocating for the implementation at all levels  of housing policies grounded in human rights 

When: 

11 October 2024, from dawn to dusk, from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 pm UTC (Click for local time) 

Where: 

Onsite: Via Beato Pellegrino, 28, Padua, Italy (Human Rights Centre of the University of Padua)

Online:  on the Zoom platform of the University: https://unipd.zoom.us/j/82654932099, or on YouTube: https://youtube.com/live/Ihwe-xAn-9Y?feature=share

***

Provisional Programme

7 am UTC: Opening of the ZEM

7:30 - 12 am UTC:  The Asia-Pacific.
Panellists: Nav Nirmaan Manch, India; Montfort Social Institute, India; Basti Suraksha Manch (BSM), India; Basic Income Earth Network, Asia Pacific Regional Hub, India; Kadamay, The Philippines.

1-4 pm UTC: Africa and Europe. 
Panellists: European Roma Grassroots Organisations (ERGO) Network; Housing and Land Rights Network - Habitat International Coalition; Rosa Luxemburg Athens Office, Greece; Unione Inquilini Bologna, Italy; International Alliance of Inhabitants; Habitação Hoje, Portugal; Habitat International Coalition, South Africa; Plataforma de Afectados por la Hipoteca – PAH, Spain; Sindicat de LLogateres de Catalunya; The Swedish Union of Tenants; Istanbul Urban Defense.

4:30-7 pm UTC: The Americas. 
Panellists: Plataforma El Muro Latinoamericano, Uruguay; Fundación venezolana por el derecho a la vivienda; Frente progresista caletero, Rep. Dominicana; AIH Medellín, Venezuela; CONAM, Brazil; Cooperativa de trabajo chilavert artes gráficas, Argentina; Sindicato de Inquilinas/os, Argentina ; Trabajadoras/es de Chubut , Argentina ; Consejerias de vivienda, Argentina; Grupo Promotor por el Alquiler Social, Argentina; Vecinos Unidos de la Exau3 - Sector 4, Argentina; Junta normalizadora por la ley 148, Argentina; Mujeres por La Boca, Argentina; Inquilinos Agrupados, Argentina; Urbana te ve, Argentina.

***

Attendance can be in-campus or online. Participants must register in advance on an online platform (available soon).

In the Beato Pellegrino campus, the premises of the Human Rights Centre will be open to students and the general public.

The Zoom platform will provide interpretation services in English, French, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish, thanks to the Solidarity Interpreting - Volunteer interpreters/translators for Social Movements.

Contacts:

centro.dirittiumani@unipd.it

glob.coord.iai@habitants.org

This is a third-mission (social engagement) project in collaboration with the International Alliance of Inhabitants (IAI).