Communication practices and the struggles for housing justice: early reflections from São Paulo and Lagos

This paper discusses the role that communication and media practices play for housing social movements, exploring the intersections between unjust communication landscapes and the struggles for housing justice.

These reflections draw on the experiences of housing social movements in São Paulo, Brazil and Lagos, Nigeria to explore the ways in which communication practices expand grassroots capabilities to advance housing justice.

It proposes ways forward and key questions to advance a research agenda about grassroots communication practices and housing justice.