Athens | Glasgow | Barcelona
📅 13 December 2024 | 🌐 Online Event
In January 2025, the HousInC research team held a closed, online interim workshop with activists and members of housing movements from Athens, Glasgow, and Barcelona. The aim of this workshop was to share our initial findings, gather valuable feedback, and foster connections among housing struggles across these diverse urban contexts.
This gathering brought together research participants and collaborators to reflect on the shifting meanings and practices of the right to housing amidst ongoing, overlapping crises: the cost-of-living crisis, housing unaffordability, displacement linked to the so-called “refugee crisis,” and the broader climate emergency.
Structured in two parts, the workshop opened with a short presentation of preliminary findings from the HousInC project. This was followed by a roundtable-style discussion, which gave space to activists and representatives of housing initiatives to respond, reflect, and engage in a comparative dialogue across the three cities.
While the workshop was held behind closed doors to allow for open discussion among participants, we plan to publish a short report summarising key insights and takeaways. This will be made available on the HousInC website soon.
We would like to warmly thank everyone who took part and shared their experiences, analysis, and questions. These conversations are vital to shaping the project’s conclusions and its contribution to housing justice research and activism.
For more information about the HousInC project, our reports, or the research team, visit our main project page, or contact us at housingincrises@gmail.com.