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

[jan at disroot.org]

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On 25/08/2019 15:29, jan at disroot.org wrote:
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> Beste initiatiefnemers,
>
> De brief heeft ook de interne mailinglijst van Fair City bereikt en is 
> daar welkom ontvangen.
>
> Bij deze breng ik het verzoek over om Fair City Amsterdam - 
> http://faircity.amsterdam/ op te nemen als mede-ondertekenaar van de 
> brief.
>
> Wees ook welkom om deel te nemen, zie:
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> http://listcultures.org/mailman/listinfo/faircityamsterdam_listcultures.org
>
> Groet,
>
> Jan
>
>
>
>
> -------- Forwarded Message --------
> Subject: 	Brief Tweede Kamer - Wet Kraken en Leegstand
> Date: 	Thu, 22 Aug 2019
> From: 	woonstrijd at riseup.net
> Reply-To: 	
> 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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