2007 Forum on the Human Right to Housing Follow-Up Report

On November 5, 2007 close to 200 advocates gathered in Los Angeles, Minneapolis, Chicago, New Orleans, and Washington, DC for the National Law Center on Homelessness & Povertys (NLCHP) and the Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions (COHRE) annual National Forum on the Human Right to Housing.

The forum connected via videoconference housing and human rights advocates, activists, lawyers, and service providers in each city who shared the strategies they are using at the local level to build the movement for the human right to housing.

The days outcomes included international and domestic advocacy for those fighting the imminent destruction of public housing in New Orleans, a deeper understanding of local advocacy strategies, and a strengthened sense of solidarity amongst the participants that they are part of a truly national movement for the human right to housing. 

This follow-up report details conference outcomes and next steps each location will take to promote the right to housing in the U.S.