Keynote: Housing as a Right

During the 2019 state legislative session, State Senator Saud Anwar introduced Senate Bill 105, An Act Establishing a Right to Housing, articulating a state government obligation to protect Connecticut residents from eviction and housing loss, to assist people out of homelessness, and to reduce rent burdens. Although the bill did not pass (the legislative session came to a halt due to the COVID-19 pandemic), its introduction was an important first step in having Connecticut join a global movement to secure a right to housing. At the helm of that movement is Leilani Farha, founder and Global Director of the Shift, an organization working to help more communities and countries establish a right to housing.

At the first plenary session of CCEH’s Housing Equals Justice conference, Ms. Farha, the former Special Rapporteur on Adequate Housing for the United Nations, discusses how housing is increasingly being treated as a commodity and a financial asset rather than a basic human need, why it is critical that housing is recognized as a human right, and what establishing a right to housing entails.

Panelists:

Leilani Farha
The Shift

Senator Saud Anwar
Connecticut State Legislature

Sponsor:
Microsoft

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