Resistance Audio 2015
People's Housing Forum
A series of grassroots conferences addressing the housing crisis in Ireland
On October 3rd Housing Action Now hosted the Housing Emergency Conference with the Geography Department of Maynooth University. Since then the budget for 2016 was released, with even less than what was expected to address the lethal housing crisis.
Here you can listen to the first session of the conference, which includes presentations about what it's like being fobbed off by the city council, why its urgent that a national housing emergency is declared immediately, and how a not for profit housing sector would work. Recorded by Tommy Gavin.
Here you can listen to the first session of the conference, which includes presentations about what it's like being fobbed off by the city council, why its urgent that a national housing emergency is declared immediately, and how a not for profit housing sector would work. Recorded by Tommy Gavin.
In this section we heard from Lorcan Sirr about the need for a better renting conditions, from Mick Byrne who lifted the hood under NAMA and explained how it works and what they're up to, and from Sinead Kelly who talked about the ideology behind a market-driven for-profit housing sector. Recorded by Tommy Gavin.
In this section we heard from Aisling Hedderman from the North Dublin Bay Housing Crisis Community who spoke about the need for direct action on a grassroots level, and gave a brief history of the Irish Housing Network. Lynn Ruane, president of Trinity College Students' Union explained why we need student purpose accomodation. We also heard from Dave Gibney about the centrality of housing in the Right2Change campaign, and Rory Hearne, who argued that we need a mortgage debt writedown. Recorded by Tommy Gavin.
This session saw the facilitator of each discussion group read back the main points discussed to the room, and is followed by an open discussion with the floor. Recorded by Tommy Gavin.
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