After our first protest in October 2021, little has changed in Arnhem. The council that now governs Arnhem has not shown any concrete plans to change the precarious living situation. The city still has many problems in terms of housing. The inconvenient truth is that the problem lies much deeper than we care to admit: capitalism. On March 26 at 14:00 we will demonstrate again on the Grote Markt in Arnhem for a better, more humane and more social housing policy. Come all and let's give the sound together for a more social and radical housing policy.

With a national shortage of 26,500 student homes and the prognosis that this number will double in the next 8 years, there is an extreme housing crisis for students in the Netherlands. There is a huge housing shortage in Nijmegen in particular: The number of students on the waiting list at SSH&, for example, has doubled in one year to 6,000, while the student housing corporation will only increase the supply by about a thousand rooms in their current plans until 2030.

On Sunday, February 26, 2023 at 13:00, the Woonprotest is organizing a new protest on Dam Square in Amsterdam. The organization concludes that since the first wave of demonstrations throughout the country, nothing has materially improved in the living situation of millions of Dutch people. She calls for more and tougher action against the ongoing mismanagement. After the demonstration, a 'march against vacancy' follows through the Kalverstraat towards the Amsterdam city hall.

Call taken from the European Action Coalition – Call to action! From March 25 to April 2, 2023, we will take to the streets across Europe for the right to housing and the city, and against the absurdly increased costs of our necessary living. 

Join us too! Organize, mobilize and join #HAD2023 in your city! Various actions are already planned in Amsterdam and Zaanstad, among others. Keep an eye on our website for updates on even more promotions. Are you organizing a local action for which you are looking for support? Register your action with us!

Dear Residential Activist,

You are very welcome at the first Woonopstand meeting of 2023!
We will first work together on the new vision document of Woonopstand, then we will split into four groups for training and deepening and finally eat together again. You can read the program below. Register for this day using the form below. You can register for one of the workshops.

Exactly one year ago, a coalition of more than 15 solidarity (residential) action groups organized the Woonopstand in Rotterdam. For the first time in nearly 40 years, a wave of housing protests swept across the country and the housing crisis came back on the political and social agenda. Under the motto 'Houses for people, not for profit', thousands of demonstrators came to the Afikaander Park in Rotterdam and marched across the Erasmus Bridge to the center. There was a strong message of mutual solidarity among the very diverse group that stood up for their right of residence on 17 October, which makes a large national housing movement in the Netherlands very much alive again. Even after all the police repression, we have shown that we do not allow ourselves to be divided and that solidarity is stronger than state repression.

As a result of unprecedented inflation, rising energy and rental prices, and significantly more expensive groceries, a huge number of people are facing a tough winter. Sky-high utility bills threaten to push them into financial difficulties or debt. The affordability problems that many people have been experiencing for a long time are exacerbated by a decline in purchasing power such as we have not experienced in decades. This can no longer be the case. The water is not up to people's lips, but hundreds of thousands are now in danger of drowning. Decisive action must be taken now to prevent poverty and further damage to livelihoods. This does not require plastering afterwards, but a structural policy change to prevent damage beforehand and in the future.

On Sunday, June 19, 2022, tens of thousands of people will take to the streets to demand fair climate policies — exactly 30 years after the first climate conference. While politicians keep talking, we spring into action. Make sure you're there and join the Woonopstandblok! For a radically equal housing and climate policy!

Every year, 11,000 homes are demolished, even though the housing shortage is so high. Many are on waiting lists for social housing for years, and also in the owner-occupied sector it often ends in a bidding war where most people lose, and 1 person 'wins' by putting down too much money. And during this struggle, houses are being demolished in front of us, to make way for more expensive new construction that is unaffordable for the average citizen. Sign and share the petition of De Goede Zaak now!

Rents have increased by more than 35% over the past 10 years. More than 800,000 tenants have too little left for the necessary costs and living expenses after paying the rent. Action group 'We Refuse the Rent Increase' is therefore fighting for a multi-year rent freeze (2022-2026) to make housing affordable again for everyone, and to keep it that way.