Fat-rent-parties in Zurich

With sparkling wine, balloons and party-music “apartment-seekers” are taking part at public flat viewings of luxury aparments. Therewith the activist of the fat rent parties are calling attention to rising rents in Zurich; they are demanding measures against the shortage of affordable housing from the red-green city government and mayor Elmar Ledergerber, and more social reponsibility from the landlords.

The action of the “urban.lab” – by the way: a legal and peaceful act – is copying the example of the Parisian group “Jeudi-Noir”, who are having parties at public flat viewings since winter 2006/2007.

Protest-Party against high rents in Zurich




Civil Society Messages to the 9th Africities Summit

Civil Society Messages to the 9th Africities Summit

A self-organized civil-society initiative hosted 45 civil organization representatives this week at Kisumu, Kenya on 15–16 May to deliberate and consolidate messages to the Africities9 Summit. The Civil Society Forum [...]