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Just over 100 years ago, Maasai in Kenya were moved into reserves, where they could be more easily taxed and controlled, to make way for white settlement.
Sydney’s Domain, Melbourne’s Dudley Flats and the banks of the River Torrens in Adelaide were just a few places where communities of people experiencing homelessness sprung up in the early 1930s.
Studies show that tenants facing eviction who have a lawyer are a lot less likely to lose their home.
As we push for a real solution — an increase in housing supply and related supports — the encampment evictions must stop. We need to make encampments unnecessary.
‘Informal evictions’ in which landlords harass or pressure tenants out of their homes continued during the the pandemic and may have even seen an increase.
Millions of Americans with tens of billions in unpaid rent face eviction and loss of their home.
A federal eviction ban had much less effect than state-specific restrictions, an analysis of eviction data finds.
When the moratorium on evictions ends, even more Australians will face housing insecurity and homelessness. Beyond the moral and health cases, there’s a powerful financial reason to end homelessness.
The CDC’s sweeping eviction moratorium leaves more questions than answers – as well as concerns that it merely pushes the problem into winter.
High rents and insecurity are constant sources of financial and emotional stress for low-income women. They describe what it’s like struggling to survive and being one step away from being homeless.
Millions of Americans may be at risk of losing their homes in coming months as eviction moratoriums expire and courts resume a process that heavily favors landlords.
Marches, demonstrations, civic unrest, attacks by law enforcement and the military on protesting civilians: The parallels between the summer of 1932 and what is happening currently are striking.
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Assistant Professor of Law and Director of the Medical-Legal Partnership Clinic, University of Memphis
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Research Associate, Idaho Policy Institute, Boise State University
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Research Associate, Idaho Policy Institute, Boise State University
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Emeritus Professor of Housing Studies, Centre for Urban Transitions, Swinburne University of Technology
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Professor of Housing & Social Policy, Centre for Urban Transitions, Swinburne University of Technology
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Associate Professor, Geography and Urban Studies, Western Sydney University
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Professor of History, University of Washington
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Assistant Professor in Public Health, University of Michigan
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Associate Professor, University of Technology Sydney
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Research Associate, Centre for Urban Transitions, Swinburne University of Technology
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Associate Professor of Public Policy & Governance, University of Washington
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Honorary Associate, The Open University
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Research Fellow, University of South Australia
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Clinical Research Project Manager, University of Michigan
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Industry/Professional Fellow, School of the Built Environment, University of Technology Sydney
