Civic Media Labs in São Paulo and Lagos: lessons and methods from and for housing movements
Between 2022 and 2025, IIED partnered with housing social movements from São Paulo and Lagos to explore the importance of communication capabilities for housing movements. IIED’s housing justice team, along with partners in Brazil (União dos Movimentos por Moradia and LabJuta, Federal University of ABC) and Nigeria (Justice & Empowerment Initiatives and the University of Ibadan) have worked together on the action-research project ‘Civic media for housing rights: lessons from struggles against evictions in São Paulo and Lagos’.
The aim was to strengthen grassroots-led civic media initiatives, improving their ability to shape equitable decision-making processes and support more inclusive and just visions of housing.
In this case study collection, the authors aim to learn from the implementation of these civic media labs and inspire other civil society groups to mobilise active efforts to strengthen communication capabilities as a strategic means for consolidating housing social movements.
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