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Surviving without the Basics

Forgotten communities

Seeking education

Poverty in France Banlieues: Organizations bridging the divine (The Borgen Project, 2024)

London schools are at funding crisis point, say head teachers(Evening Standard, 2021)

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Where the water fails to flow – water and survival in the slums of Mumbai (Global Water Forum, 2021)

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Crushing Protests

Crawling to get a change

From his town to the world

A protester confronts riot police at a gathering of pro-Palestinian demonstrators on Sonnenallee in Neukoelln in Berlin in 2023 (The Nation, 2023)

Two Years After George Floyd’s Murder, Minneapolis’ Efforts to Transform Safety Remain Unfinished (PBS Frontline, 2022)

Park Kyoung-seok, Korea's disability rights warrior (Le Monde, 2024)

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Forgotten communities

“Suburb” has become associated with low income housing projects home to immigrant populations. (Woolnough, 2022). These groups live in crowded, poorly maintained conditions in France. Indices of social difference have tangible consequences for the marginalized members of society. Underfunded and neglected, these zones of disadvantage became branded as quartiers difficiles- problem neighborhoods- in a way that served to create a cycle of marginalization, crime and a lack of opportunity. (Woolnough, 2022). Rising inequalities lead to rising levels of socio-economic segregation almost everywhere in the world. As a result,the urban geography of inequality changes faster and is more pronounced than changes in segregation levels. Rising levels of inequality and segregation pose huge challenges for the future social sustainability of cities, as cities are no longer places of opportunities for all. (van Ham et al., 2021)

Poverty in France Banlieues: Organizations bridging the divine (The Borgen Project, 2024)

Seeking education

According to Evening Standard (2021), “A poll of London schools found 28 per cent have made cuts this year and 35 per cent expect they will be forced to do the same next year. The National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT), which carried out the research, said the crisis is a result of 10 years of underfunding. Funding for children with special educational needs has been particularly badly impacted by under-investment, schools said. It comes after schools were hit by extra costs from the pandemic.” According to UNESCO (n.d.), “Since its outbreak two years ago, the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted education systems globally. Prioritizing education as a public good is crucial to avoid a generational catastrophe and drive a sustainable recovery. UNESCO is supporting countries in their efforts to mitigate the impact of school closures, address learning losses, support teachers and adapt education systems, particularly for vulnerable and disadvantaged communities. “

London schools are at funding crisis point, say head teachers(Evening Standard, 2021)

Surviving without the Basics

For those people caught in Mumbai’s slums, access to water is one of their biggest challenges, impacting on every aspect of their lives. One characteristic of most Indian slums is their inadequate access to water, which has a serious impact on the health of their residents. Children and adults sometimes miss school or work as a result of embarrassment over body odour, due to lack of water availability for bathing. (Global Water Forum, 2021). Specifically, target 11.1 of SDG 11 seeks to ensure access to affordable housing and basic services for all by 2030. The New Urban Agenda envisions cities as centres of equal opportunities, where everyone enjoys productive and prosperous lives. (UN-Habitat, 2022)

Where the water fails to flow – water and survival in the slums of Mumbai (Global Water Forum, 2021)

Crawling to get a change

On August 29, line 14 of the Paris metro at around 9 am, a group of Koreans in wheelchairs boarded at Olympiades station and, once inside the train, began to crawl. The eldest shouted in broken English: "Citizens of Paris, we're from South Korea! And we need your solidarity, to demand our rights!" (Le Monde, 2024). Many cities worldwide lack the necessary infrastructure for people with disability and it limits their mobility. An estimated 1.3 billion people-about 16% of the global population- currently experience significant disability. A person’s environment has a huge effect on the experience and extent of disability. Inaccessible environments create barriers that often hinder the full and effective participation of persons with disabilities in society on an equal basis with others. (World Health Organization, n.d.)

Park Kyoung-seok, Korea's disability rights warrior (Le Monde, 2024)

From his town to the world

George Floyd’s killing ushered in a global movement re-examining policing and a dramatic shift in the way Americans discuss the profession. The city has yet to fulfill the promise the elected leaders made to build a transformative new safety system. Many city leaders see promise in new city pilot programs that rely on civilians — not officers — to handle some calls, but overhauling police operations remains a formidable task. (PBS Frontline, 2022). This incident led to calls for police reforms worldwide. “Anti-Black police violence is a global phenomenon, although shaped by local contexts. In order to understand and effectively combat state violence as well as transform the systems that both cause and shield it, we must share insights gleaned from a wide array of efforts and experts rooted in their communities to develop strategies that transcend borders.” (Smith, n.d.)

Two Years After George Floyd’s Murder, Minneapolis’ Efforts to Transform Safety Remain Unfinished (PBS Frontline, 2022)

Crushing Protests

The German state’s show of support has led to an outright banning of most pro-Palestine protests. Special attention has been paid, in the last two weeks, to protests organized in Neukölln, a southern district of Berlin with a high concentration of residents of Arab and Palestinian descent. Here, protests were met with draconian measures. Police used pepper spray, water cannons, and excessive force. (The Nation, 2023) Peaceful protests in democracies around the world often face tactics that include excessive (sometimes deadly) police force and the criminalization of dissent. It is emblematic of a very concerning pattern of government conduct: the tendency to transform individuals exercising a fundamental democratic right – the right to protest – into a perceived threat that requires a forceful government response. (ACLU, n.d.)

A protester confronts riot police at a gathering of pro-Palestinian demonstrators on Sonnenallee in Neukoelln in Berlin in 2023 (The Nation, 2023)