<Fair City Amsterdam> FW: Brief Tweede Kamer - Wet Kraken en Leegstand

[Patrice Riemens]

Yeah! +1 !
p+2D!

On 2019-08-23 10:51, Bart Klaar wrote:
> beste Jan en allen.
> 
> Goedemorgen,
> 
> Aangezien de argumenten van deze brief ook de basis is van Faircity,
> zou ik zeggen dat we met allen liefde ondertekenen.
> Als platform Faircity, en ik zelf ook als bewoner/ Huurdersvereniging
> VD Pekbuurt
> 
> met groet! Bart Stuart
> 
> On Thu, Aug 22, 2019 at 10:48 PM jan at disroot.org <jan at disroot.org>
> wrote:
> 
>> Een verzoek om medeondertekening dat rondgaat...
>> 
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>> Subject: Brief Tweede Kamer - Wet Kraken en Leegstand
>> From: woonstrijd at riseup.net
>> Date: 22/08/2019, 13:32
>> To: woonstrijd at riseup.net
>> 
>> Dear all,
>> 
>> We, KSU (squatting assistance) volunteers from Amsterdam, wrote a
>> letter
>> (in Dutch, attached) to the Tweede Kamer to express our opposition
>> to
>> the amendment to the 2010 “Wet Kraken en Leegstand” (squatting
>> and
>> vacancy law) proposed by the VVD and CDA.
>> 
>> The change, as the law itself, focuses on squatters, not speculants,
>> and
>> would enable the authorities to make a decision on whether to evict
>> within three days. This threatens squatters' right to a fair
>> hearing,
>> whilst doing nothing for the problems affecting the majority of the
>> population.
>> 
>> Private renting costs continue to spiral out of control,
>> “social”
>> housing waiting lists grow longer and longer, and precarious living
>> conditions (homelessness, temporary rental contracts, and anti-squat
>> agreements) have become the new normal.
>> 
>> The law and its amendment are populist moves for political capital,
>> and
>> benefit only a very small minority of people - namely those who keep
>> their properties empty during an extreme housing shortage.
>> 
>> We would like to ask any organisations and individuals who share our
>> anger to undersign this letter, which will be sent out to the
>> government
>> and media outlets before the Tweede Kamer starts debating the
>> amendment
>> at the beginning of September.
>> 
>> If you'd like to do so, please share it with those in your network
>> who
>> may be supportive, and respond to this email (woonstrijd at riseup.net)
>> with names and/or organisations by Tuesday, the 27th of August to
>> have
>> your signature included.
>> 
>> You can also submit your own opinion on the proposed amendment
>> through
>> the government's public consultations portal:
>> https://www.internetconsultatie.nl/kraakverbod
>> 
>> And perhaps most importantly, if you and/or your organisation are
>> also
>> facing housing struggles, then let's get organised together to
>> support
>> one another.
>> 
>> KSUs Amsterdam
>> 
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