In NewCities latest #BigPicture, Samer Saliba and Helen Yu of our City Practice team explore how Alcaldía de Medellín 🇨🇴 is leveraging #GlobalCitiesFund support to ensure its migrant and refugee communities can access #housing safely and with dignity. 👉newcities.org/why-cities-are…

“…the current approach to the housing crisis overwhelmingly views housing as a product, a commodity that should be left to market forces. But, housing is much more than a commodity. It is a human right.” Another fantastic piece by Elizabeth McIsaac ⬇️

Why Cities are Best Placed to Provide Homes for Refugees: The Medellín Model newcities.org/why-cities-are… vía NewCities | Alcaldía de Medellín Mayors Migration Council Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo

This week on #threesixtyCITY, we tried something new. We tell you a story: A story of collaboration and trust between members of a #community using "#CollectiveImpact” to work towards shared #climate goals. Listen now: 🎧newcities.org/threesixtycity…

Had a lot of fun working with the NewCities team on this podcast episode about Tamarack Institute’s Climate Transitions Cohort. This comes out just as we launch our call for new communities to join us: tamarackcommunity.ca/climate-transi…

Why are #cities best placed to provide homes for refugees? Mayors Migration Council shares a model working in Medellín that makes housing the entry point to access a whole suite of essential services. Co-authored by Samer Saliba and Helen Yu. newcities.org/why-cities-are… #BigPicture

Lack of affordable housing is escalating the intertwined refugee and homelessness crises in the US. Amy King shares her thoughts on this and more in a piece for NewCities' series on Rights-Based Housing for Refugees. #affordablehousing Citi Ventures newcities.org/unsheltered-ho…

The financialization of housing is creating inaccessible and unaffordable housing markets for newcomers. The Shift's Kirsten McRae describes the systemic changes needed to put people over profit for the #BigPicture: newcities.org/as-skyrocketin… #right2housing

This week on #threesixtyCITY @jhereia speaks with former Night Mayor of Amsterdam Mirik Milan about the role of urban governance in fostering thriving nighttime economies. 🎧 newcities.org/threesixtycity…

"If we can provide stable shelter and services at an asylum seeker’s point of entry, we are more likely to avoid many of the problems that perpetuate homelessness." - Amy King, CEO Pallet newcities.org/unsheltered-ho… #BigPicture

📸 Photo contest alert 📸 Can you capture a thriving community through your lens? Penn IUR is awarding the best depictions of "thriving" to celebrate urban resilience in the face of recent challenging years. Submit your shot before Dec 1st: penniur.upenn.edu/press-room/ann…

The City of Utrecht in the Netherlands takes a holistic approach to welcoming refugees that benefits the entire community. Learn more about their co-housing model Plan Einstein in this piece by Jan Braat and Niene Oepkes : newcities.org/fostering-an-i… #BigPicture

Check out the latest edition of the #BigPicture, all about #RightsBasedHousing for refugees, and be sure to read our piece on the difficulties they face during the current #HousingCrisis

44% of GDP in cities is at risk of disruption from #biodiversity loss. How can urban leaders prioritize nature and secure a liveable and #resilient future? Listen to The Urban Nature Agenda with George P.R. Benson & Cristina Gomez on #threesixtyCITY: newcities.org/threesixtycity…

How can resettlement agencies overcome the challenge of limited affordable housing supply for refugees in cities? The IRC - International Rescue Committee proposes four solutions. Find out what they are in this piece for the #BigPicture on Rights-Based Housing For Refugees: newcities.org/seeking-home-a…

Weekend reading 📚 How can we transform our immigration systems to prioritize the wellbeing and strengths of refugees in cities? Explore this and more in the latest issue of Raccords by @misquebec. mis.quebec/en/raccords-en…

🎧Part 2 of the Urban Nature Agenda is out! @Georgeprbenson & Cristina Gomez are back. This time, to talk about the systemic shifts needed to transform cities' relationship with nature. Listen to it on #threesixtyCITY: newcities.org/threesixtycity… World Economic Forum #BiodiverCities

"If we don't address how decisions are made... and how cities are planned, we are not addressing the complete problem or challenge around recovering cities' relationship with nature," says World Economic Forum's Cristina Gomez on The Urban Nature Agenda. newcities.org/threesixtycity… #threesixtyCITY

What is spatial justice, and how can urban planners and architects advance reparations for Indigenous communities experiencing dispossession from their traditional lands? Read the transcript: newcities.org/making-space-f… 🎧 Or listen to it on #threesixtyCITY: newcities.org/threesixtycity…

All too often, efforts to revitalize communities result in the displacement of long-term residents. This week on #threesixtyCITY Holly Hixson sits down with Lelly Kurniawati to discuss the myths and misconceptions around gentrification + ways to counter it. 🎧 newcities.org/threesixtycity…