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Join our series of zoom calls to learn more about the latest policy debates in housing and how to carry out your own research


*The next session will be on Building safety and Grenfell on the 23 April 3 – 4pm.

We’ll be joined by Peter Apps, housing journalist and author of Show me the bodies: how we let Grenfell happen’.

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Who are these sessions for?
These sessions are for members of the Homes for Us alliance. If you’re a member of an alliance partner or interested in joining the alliance please come along. There is no limit on the number of attendees. 

Upcoming sessions

Date/​time

Session focus

Aim

16th April
3 – 4pm
Zoom
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Guest session: Researching housing associations as real estate actors – Dr Rich Goulding, Lecturer at University of Sheffield

· Demystifying the role of housing association in the housing crisis

· Practical research tools for activists on how to analyse their financial strategies, including an overview of how to look through their accounts

23rd April
3 – 4pm
Zoom
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Guest session: Building Safety and Grenfell – by Peter Apps, housing journalist and author of Show me the bodies: how we let Grenfell happen’.

· Outline how government policy and corporate malpractice gave us the Grenfell disaster and the building safety crisis which has emerged since.

· Discuss Labour’s announcement of its response to the recommendations from Phase 2 of the inquiry and explain how housing activists can help those in dangerous buildings

30th April
3 – 4pm
Zoom
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Local elections – what do they mean for us?

· Identifying powers local authorities have to help solve housing crisis

· Reflecting on manifestos

· Locating our local/​regional actions in the political context