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This presentation examines urban reform in Latin American and Canada. Lorena Zárate www.wellesleyinstitute.com Follow us on twitter @wellesleyWI
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Wellesley institute, TorontoFebruary 14th, 2013
Lorena Zárate HIC Habitat International Coalition
Housing and cities as human rights:dialogues between Latin America & Canada
International independent and non profit network, created in 1976.
350 NGO’s, community based organizations, research and teaching institutes, professionals and activists in 125 countries.
Working on human habitat related issues (technical, social, economical & political contents).
www.hic-net.org
Habitat International Coalition
Promotion, defense and fullfilment of the right of every person to a place to live in peace and dignity (land and housing rights, human rights related to habitat, right to the city)
Strenghthen social actors and processes (social production of habitat, human rights defense).
Advocacy for housing and habitat public policies at local, national and international level.
General objective and strategies
Thematic areas
Gender
Environment
Human rights
Production of habitat
The equitable use and enjoyment of the city under the principles of:
SustainabilityDemocracyEquitySocial Justice
New collective right
The Right to the City is…
The Right to the City
Human rightsEquity
Social Justice
DemocracyRepresentative,
distributive, direct
TerritorySustainabilityPlanning and
Public managment
The excercise of a collective power
to transform the urbanization
process.
The right tochange ourselves,
by changing the city.
The Right to the City as…
David Harvey, 2008
Mexico City Charterfor theRight to the City
Elaboration process: 2007-12
Promoter Committee =- Urban Popular Movement- Mexico City Government- Human Rights Commission- Human Rights NGOs- Habitat International Coalition-Latin
America
Activities = o + 60 meetingso Public activities = + 5,000 peopleo Workshops / Radio programs / Children´s
painting contesto Human Rights Fair / Videos /
Publications / Blog / Website
New legal status for the city (Constitution?) Changes in legal framework
Changes in public administration Allocation of specific resources
Mexico City Charter for the Right to the City
Signed on 13 July, 2010
Civil society organizations- Indigenous and campesino groups- Cooperatives- Tenants- Street sellers and workers - Unions- NGOs- Women organizations- Youth organizations- etc.
Academic institutions
Professional organizations
Signed by 253 representatives of
Right to the City strategic principles
Social function of land, property
& city
Democratic enjoyment of the city
Democratic management
Human rights in the city
Sustainable &
responsible managemen
t of the commons
Democratic
production &
productive habitat
Full citizenship /full exercise of human rights in the city
Realization of political, economic, social, cultural and environmental human rights without discrimination.
Ensure collective dignity and well-being in conditions of equality, equity, justice and solidarity.
Generate conditions for the development of a dignified quality of life for all in the city, at both individual and collective levels.
The social function of the city,land and property
Distribution and regulation of urban land, space and the equitable use of common goods, services and opportunities offered by the city, prioritizing the -collectively defined- public interest.
Guarantee the right of all persons to a secure place to live in peace and dignity through the creation of legal instruments and participatory mechanisms that oppose speculation, urban segregation, exclusion, forced evictions and displacements.
Democratic urban management
Citizen participation at the highest levels of decision-making, including the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of public policies, urban planning, budgeting and control of urban processes.
Strengthen democracy through the creation of decision-making spaces and mechanisms of direct democracy.
The democratic productionof urban space and productive habitat
Facilitate the right to participate in the social production of habitat and to guarantee the productive insertion of all in the urban economy, including youth.
Development of economic activities that contribute to a productive city of solidarity.
The sustainable and responsible management of environmental, cultural and
energy resources as common goods in the city
Socially responsible use of resources and the enjoyment of a healthy environment that allows all people and communities to develop under equal conditions.
Guarantee improved environmental conditions and that urban development does not take place at the cost of rural communities, ecological reserves, other cities or future generations.
The democratic and equitableenjoyment of the city
Strengthening of social solidarity
Expansion and improvement of public spaces.
Rescue and strengthen the cultural and recreational enjoyment of public spaces and the respect for cultural diversity in the city.
a) incorporation of the Charter into new and existing city laws, policies and planning initiatives;
b) promotion and dissemination of the Charter among government workers, social organizations and citizens;
c) organization of local action committees to advance the Charter’s objectives in different areas of the city;
d) political commitments from elected representatives within the Federal District who are being asked to sign and implement the Charter in their respective districts.
The strategy for implementation
Housing policy
Housing policy
Right to housing
Immediate needs
Metropolitan areas
Formality
Urban agenda
Massive construction of houses
Urban/territorial planning
Right to the city
Long-term transformations
Small cities
Informality
Rural agenda
Tensions to think about…
HIC-AL publications (available on-line)
More information:
www.hic-net.org
Contact:
@hicpresident
HICHabitat International Coalition