Tag Archives: South Africa

Lessons from Around the Globe, Part IV

Posted on September 22, 2010 by homelessnesslaw

Before I left South Africa, there was one more visit I had to make: to the Apartheid Museum.  Today’s lesson: while it’s good that apartheid is where it belongs – in a museum – the job isn’t done yet. At … Continue reading →

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Lessons from Around the Globe – Part II

Posted on September 16, 2010 by homelessnesslaw

Today was an incredible, inspiring, heartbreaking day of site visits to three key sites for the movement for housing rights in South Africa: an active squatters building, two buildings where squatters have been relocated, and an informal shack dweller settlement … Continue reading →

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Lessons from Around the Globe – Part I

Posted on September 14, 2010 by homelessnesslaw

Today marks the first in a mini-series of blog posts from my trip to South Africa, where I am attending a convening of housing rights experts put on by the Ford Foundation. Today’s lesson is: we are not alone! Participating … Continue reading →

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