Urban Planning and Design

Seminar on inclusive cities and waste pickers in Brescia, Italy

• November 23, 2017

Brescia, ItalyPhoto by: Juan Arredondo/Getty Images ReportageThe University of Brescia hosted the seminar “Inclusive Cities, urban livelihoods...

Sustainable Lifestyle, Livelihoods and the Circular Economy conference

• June 27, 2017 - June 29, 2017

Brighton, United Kingdom Photo by Juan Arredondo/Getty Images Reportage Organized by the Global Research Forum, Institute of Development...

Street Vendors and Right to the City Workshop

• December 7, 2017

Bangkok, Thailand Photo by: Paula Bronstein/Getty Images Reportage HomeNet Thailand and WIEGO hosted the Street Vendors and Right to the...

International Day of Cooperatives: Cooperation among workers in the informal economy

• July 3, 2017

Geneva, Switzerland In order to mark the celebrations of the International Day of Cooperatives (July 1st), the ILO hosted the seminar “Cooperation...

In times of crisis, grassroots organizations re-imagine democratic practice

Democratic norms are under threat worldwide. Informal workers and other marginalized groups are witnessing the reversal of hard-fought wins...

En temps de crise, les organisations de base réinventent la pratique démocratique

Aux quatre coins du monde, les normes démocratiques sont menacées et les conséquences à long terme s’annoncent graves. Les travailleuses...

For street vendors, finding water and toilets isn’t just a nuisance, it’s cutting into earnings

Inadequate infrastructure – particularly related to clean water and toilets – and the cost of accessing these takes a heavy toll...

Urban Policies: Past Activities

In a New York neighborhood, it’s the rich pushing out street vendors, not the majority

“Lin’s” BBQ cart was once a busy operation in the center of downtown Flushing, a prosperous and predominately East Asian neighborhood in...

En un barrio de Nueva York, contra la voluntad de la mayoría, los ricos expulsan a las vendedoras y vendedores ambulantes

El carrito de barbacoa de Lin solía ser un negocio popular en el centro de Flushing, un barrio próspero en Queens, Nueva York, con una población...