World Habitat Day is coming up!
When forced evictions happen, families may not be able to afford another home and might have to live in slums or informal settlements - which are typically small and dirty with very bad access to water and electricity.
It is a day to think about the state of our towns and cities, and more importantly to think about people and families forced out of their homes everyday for problems like natural disasters or corporate land and commercial projects.
Forced evictions are a human rights violation and it must end. It destroys more than people’s homes, it destroys lives.
DO SOMETHING
Like many communities around the world, some friends in Cambodia and China face the risk of forced evictions everyday and Asia Pacific YOU(th) can stand in solidarity with them by speaking up about what a home means.3 seconds?
Think of ONE word (not sentences) to describe what a home means to YOU and add it below. We’ll collate all YOU(th) words into a picture to send in solidarity.
3 minutes?
Ask at least 3 of your friends each to give ONE word (not sentences) that describes home and add it below so they can join too.
30 minutes?
Ask yourself: What is a home to you? Is it your country, or somewhere where you feel safe? Is it where your family is? Or is it somewhere that has walls, a roof and a bed?
Answer this question with a drawing, a photo, or a video and upload it below and we will add it to Flickr for everyone to see and send to affected communities in Cambodia and China.
All your ideas and actions will be forwarded to affected communities in Cambodia and China through our friends at AI.
Get a certificate for facilitating World Habitat Day!
If you could involve 50 friends to each give you 50 words (not sentences), or 5 friends to each give you 5 photos/drawings, or make a video (all created by them), then you can get a certificate for facilitating World Habitat Day! Make sure you get their names and emails too so we can contact them to verify their participation!
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