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pushbacktalks.bsky.social @pushbacktalks.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

Last week on the #PUSHBACKTalks summer series: Dancing as an expression of joy and a tool to fight back. New episode out later this week! #podcast #protest #dancing #supplychain @fredrikgertten.bsky.social @leilanifarha.bsky.social @wgfilm.bsky.social

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pushbacktalks.bsky.social @pushbacktalks.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

Do we need new language to help us understand what we're watching unfold in Gaza? @leilanifarha.bsky.social & @fredrikgertten.bsky.social talk about this and the use of water as a tool and a weapon throughout history in the latest episode of our summer series. Out now on all platforms.

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pushbacktalks.bsky.social @pushbacktalks.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

What the f**k is growth?? 📈 And do warmer climates have stronger social movements? @fredrikgertten.bsky.social & @leilanifarha.bsky.social discuss this and more on the latest episode of our Word Food summer series, out now on all platforms! #podcast #economics #GDP #Canada #Sweden #HumanRights

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The Shift @maketheshift.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

How do Frankenstein 🧟 and wine 🍷 connect to our current sociopolitical moment? Listen to the latest episode of @pushbacktalks.bsky.social to find out! New episodes of the #PUSHBACKTalks Word Food Summer Series out every Wednesday.

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The Shift @maketheshift.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

"Powerful financial actors have done a great job at framing themselves as the solution to, rather than the cause of, the prevailing crisis[...]But the evidence suggests that greater involvement of financial markets has[...]inflated house prices and rents."

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Across Europe, the financial sector has pushed up house prices. It's a political timebomb | Tim White

We’ve been living in a great experiment: can finance provide basic human rights such as housing? The answer is increasingly no, says researcher and writer Tim White

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pushbacktalks.bsky.social @pushbacktalks.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

New #PUSHBACKTalks! Episode 4 of our Summer Series drops with a wild word pairing: Frankenstein + Wine 🍷 @leilanifarha.bsky.social & @fredrikgertten.bsky.social unpack how horror & indulgence intersect w politics & justice 🎥 Watch below (10–15 min) #SocialJustice #Summer #Podcast

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Summer Word Food: Frankenstein & Wine

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The Shift @maketheshift.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

Have you been listening to our special summer series? We're calling it Word Food - and each week the menu changes! Join @fredrikgertten.bsky.social & @leilanifarha.bsky.social for a new 10-minute episode each week this summer. Episode 3 is out now on all platforms!

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pushbacktalks.bsky.social @pushbacktalks.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

"Episode 3 of the #PUSHBACKTalks Summer Series is here! This week’s Word Food: 🧠 R.O.I. & Saviour @fredrikgertten.bsky.social & @leilanifarha.bsky.social unpack what these words reveal about power, profit & the politics of "rescue." 🎧 Watch now: bit.ly/3TpSIHb #WordFood #Podcast #SocialJustice"

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The Shift @maketheshift.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

#PUSHBACKTalks is back with bite-sized, 10-minute conversations, all summer long. We call it Word Food, and each week the menu changes! Episode 2 out now on all platforms.

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pushbacktalks.bsky.social @pushbacktalks.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

Our Summer Series is back! @fredrikgertten.bsky.social & @leilanifarha.bsky.social are serving up what we call Word Food. Each week, they'll dive into a 10-15 minute exploration of how two random, seemingly simple words intersect with our complex socio-political moment. First episode out now!

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Summer Word Food: Hope & Bananas (video version)

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The Shift @maketheshift.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

The #homelessness crisis is getting worse. More than ever we need communities, NGOs, cities, governments, and the international community working together - sharing experiences, data & solutions that work.

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The Shift @maketheshift.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

Our European Project Director Marta Ribera Carbó is in #Dublin this week for #ISHF2025, tackling a question that's reshaping cities worldwide: what happens when homes become investment portfolios? 1/4

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The Shift @maketheshift.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

Are you in an org that defends the right to housing & opposes temporary rentals? The Global Observatory of Temporary Rentals invites you to explore our tools of action & collective knowledge Let's connect struggles, promote public policies & defend access to housing More info: og-at.org/contacto/

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The Shift @maketheshift.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

Our European Project Director Marta Ribera Carbó just returned from #UrbanFuture in Łódź, Poland; a vibrant, green city showing how urban transformation can prioritize both sustainability & livability. The energy was inspiring: climate leaders & housing advocates shaping practical solutions together

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The Shift @maketheshift.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

Wrapped up thoughtful discussions in #Barcelona this week where @leilanifarha.bsky.social worked alongside MayorJaume Collboni as part of the Local Europe Working Group on strengthening cities' voices in EU housing policy. Real progress on connecting local realities to European frameworks.

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pushbacktalks.bsky.social @pushbacktalks.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

New episode out again! Fredrik and Leilani dive into Georgia's unprecedented protest movement with Gota Chanturia, education policy specialist and member of the Movement for Social Democracy. This episode offers rare insight into a crucial resistance movement happening between Europe and Russia. 😱

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The Shift @maketheshift.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

From Valencia: @leilanifarha.bsky.social engaged with local experts on housing challenges facing a city seeing 30% ROI promises to investors and thousands of short-term rentals. A productive weekend examining both challenges and collaborative solutions. 1/4

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The Shift @maketheshift.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

@leilanifarha.bsky.social is in #Valencia, #Spain this weekend meeting with local and international experts to tackle the city's housing crisis. #Housing #HumanRights #financialisation

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pushbacktalks.bsky.social @pushbacktalks.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

Have you listened to the latest episode?? Mexico's leaders are hard at work implementing real housing solutions—regulating Airbnb, building one million new homes, and creating 100 community "utopias" that prioritize care and social harmony. Episode out now!

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The Shift @maketheshift.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

📣 | The Advisory Board of the Global Observatory of Temporary Rentals is made up of international leaders in housing, urban planning and human rights, who contribute their knowledge and experience to strengthen our fight for the right to the city.

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The Shift @maketheshift.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

📢 |The rise of temporary rental platforms exacerbates the lack of access to housing in the world. That is why we invite you to explore the Global Observatory of #TemporaryRentals, a space articulating the struggles for fair public policies and to strengthen the right to the city

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The Shift @maketheshift.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

When women lead housing policy: Mexico City's bold vision includes regulating Airbnb, building one million homes, and creating 100 community "utopias." @SilviMex breaks it down in our latest episode. Listen now: www.buzzsprout.com/1189295/epis...

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The Shift @maketheshift.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

What if housing policy prioritized residents over tourists? What if public spaces centered care instead of commerce? Mexico's women-led government is answering these questions. Listen to the latest episode of #PUSHBACKTalks with @SilviMex: bit.ly/3EUrzIE

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The Shift @maketheshift.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

🌍 How do temporary rentals affect our cities? 👉 They increase the cost of living 👉 They displace communities 👉 They weaken the right to housing and the right to the city

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The Shift @maketheshift.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

Ontario has reintroduced Bill 6, which will punish encampments even though people have nowhere else to go. That's why the newly formed Encampment Justice Coalition is asking Ontario to rescind Bill 6 and commit to housing — not punishment. Read more: tinyurl.com/EJC-Bill6

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The Shift @maketheshift.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

🌎 | Do you know us yet? The Global Observatory of Temporary Rentals is a network built on collective action. The Promoting Group is formed by:

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The Shift @maketheshift.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

📢 | The Global Observatory of Temporary Rentals invites you to build a collaborative map 🗺️ that allows documenting conflicts and alternatives to the expansion of temporary/tourist/platform rentals aiming to align local and global strategies

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pushbacktalks.bsky.social @pushbacktalks.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

Human rights are never the problem. @fredrikgertten.bsky.social & @leilanifarha.bsky.social are solo this week, as the two sit down to speak candidly about building community and finding ways to make meaningful change when the world seems upside down. Out now on all platforms!

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The Shift @maketheshift.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

📣 | The rise of temporary/tourist/platform rentals is aggravating the housing access crisis around the world. Faced with this, there are already struggles and alternatives underway - do you know them? 💪🏽

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The Shift @maketheshift.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

"We should all be concerned about [this] because...most of us listening to this are civilians." Allegra Pacheco explains why protecting the rights of Palestinians is crucial to human rights worldwide. When one civilian population loses rights, what does it mean for civilians everywhere?

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The Shift @maketheshift.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

Watch: Our European Director Marta Ribera Carbó on Catalan news revealing how financial speculation in housing directly impacts climate goals. When investors prioritize profits over people, both #housing affordability and environmental #sustainability suffer. #RightToHousing

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The Shift @maketheshift.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

We'll be #SharingWhatWorks at the #HomelessnessAndAffordability Conference in London on 12 June. Excited to hear from key people in #Housing @leilanifarha.bsky.social, @mattdownie.bsky.social, @freekspinnewijn.bsky.social and other leaders in our sector. Register at the link below:

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pushbacktalks.bsky.social @pushbacktalks.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

"Like keeping a 20-year-old in kindergarten, perpetually." Allegra Pacheco is on the latest episode of Pushback Talks speaking on the West Bank interim agreement that was meant to end over 26 years ago, and what's necessary to preserve a future for the occupied Palestinian territory. Listen now!

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The Shift @maketheshift.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

Climate vulnerability follows economic inequality. Spain's floods devastated working-class neighborhoods first. This is why affordable, sustainable housing must be central to climate adaptation strategies. jacobin.com/2025/03/spai... #Climate #Housing #Spain #RightToHousing

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How Housing Speculation Created Environmental Crisis in Spain

The floods that hit Spain last year were more than just a natural disaster. They were exacerbated by housing developers who built homes in the most flood-prone areas.

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The Shift @maketheshift.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

"Area C is Palestine." Oscar-winning #NoOtherLand documents the struggle in #MasaferYatta but the crisis extends through Area C. @leilanifarha.bsky.social explains how Israel denies Palestinians access to 99% of their own land & created an apartheid planning system www.newarab.com/opinion/it-w...

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It will take more than an Oscar to stop Israel’s West Bank plans

Winning an Oscar won’t stop Israel from annexing Area C in the West Bank, as No Other Land co-director Hamdan Ballal brutally learnt, writes Leilani Farha.

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pushbacktalks.bsky.social @pushbacktalks.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

Last week on #PushbackTalks: Staying Sane in a World of Chaos - w NYT Correspondent @petersgoodman.bsky.social What happens when the rules of global cooperation suddenly seem disposable? When nationalist ambitions threaten to unravel decades of multilateral understanding? Listen on all platforms

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Staying Sane in a World of Chaos - with NYT Correspondent Peter S. Goodman - PUSHBACK Talks

This week, we dive deep into the fracturing landscape of global politics with Peter S. Goodman, New York Times Global Economic Correspondent and author.What happens when the rules of global cooperatio...

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The Shift @maketheshift.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

Today as part of Rome's "All We Need Is Home" event @leilanifarha.bsky.social spoke about how she & @mazzucatom.bsky.social brought together a human rights approach with new economic thinking, and outcome-driven economic policies to tackle the global housing crisis.

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The Shift @maketheshift.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

Ottawa! Don't miss "Legend of the Vagabond Queen" at #IFFO this Saturday, March 22. This powerful doc follows the Otodo Gbame community whose legal battle led to a landmark 2017 ruling against forced evictions in Lagos.

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The Legend of the Vagabond Queen of Lagos — International Film Festival of Ottawa

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The Shift @maketheshift.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

A thriving community needs more than profit. What can we learn from this multi-purpose communal space in Chengdu about the things we need as human beings? youtu.be/HJrih5x0KVk?...

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中國建築師榮獲2025年普立茲克獎 Chinese Architect Clinches 2025 Pritzker Prize

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pushbacktalks.bsky.social @pushbacktalks.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

It's been a few years since our chat with Sarah Chayes about kleptocracies, but with recent Serbian protests against kleptocracies the conversation is more relevant than ever. The people want transparency, and we want it now. www.buzzsprout.com/1189295/epis...

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Money, Money, Money – Living in an Era of Corruption + Kleptocratic Networks, A Conversation with Sarah Chayes - PUSHBACK Talks

The Filmmaker and the Advocate take listeners of this episode of PUSHBACK Talks into the real world – one where $$ money $$ is the principle value and corruption and kleptocracy the means of acquisiti...

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pushbacktalks.bsky.social @pushbacktalks.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

Could global solidarity finally force Elon's hand? Swedish workers have been striking against Tesla for 18 MONTHS – could the anti-DOGE demos now happening worldwide help tip the balance in their favor? @germanbender.bsky.social sits down w us to talk abt the longest strike in Swedish history

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Sweden vs Tesla: The Longest Labor Strike in History - PUSHBACK Talks

What happens when Elon Musk's anti-union Tesla meets Sweden's powerful labor movement? Since October 2023, Swedish workers have maintained the country's longest strike in a century, with solidarity sp...

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The Shift @maketheshift.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

How do people end up homeless and what policy solutions can solve the homelessness crisis in Canada? We’ll be on CBC's Just Asking this Saturday February 22 at 4:00 - 5:00 pm (ET) talking about homelessness & encampments in Canada. Call in & ask us a q! www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

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Just Asking with Saroja Coelho | Live Radio | CBC Listen

You’ve got smart questions, we’ve got solid answers. If googling got you nowhere, you can always call your friend Saroja Coelho. With guest experts, Just Asking turns the week’s news and latest trends...

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The Shift @maketheshift.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

No Other Land is a powerful Oscar-nominated doc that's hard to find in theaters, but worth seeking out. It follows Palestinian activist Basel Adra and Israeli journalist Yuval Abraham as they document Palestinian displacement in Masafer Yatta, West Bank, while forming an unexpected friendship.

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pushbacktalks.bsky.social @pushbacktalks.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

NEW EPISODE TOMORROW! Canadian MP Leah Gazan sits down with @fredrikgertten.bsky.social & @leilanifarha.bsky.social to talk fighting fascism, honoring history, and forging new leadership in #Canada. Check back tomorrow for the full episode!

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The Shift @maketheshift.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

On February 9, 2025, Israeli authorities took another step in their systematic suppression of Palestinian voices. The Educational Bookstore raid and detention of Ahmad and Mahmoud Muna represents a direct assault on cultural freedom in East Jerusalem. 1/

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The Shift @maketheshift.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

The BBC's recent report on child mortality in temporary housing exposes a profound societal fracture where housing instability becomes a quiet but ever-present threat to human potential. www.bbc.com/news/article...

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Temporary housing linked to deaths of at least 74 children

Official data show that 58 of those children were babies under the age of one.

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pushbacktalks.bsky.social @pushbacktalks.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

Homelessness is not inevitable, it's a policy choice. Listen to the latest episode of #PUSHBACKTalks with @juhakahila.bsky.social to hear how Finland drastically reduced homelessness while governments around the world say it's not possible.

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