diff --git a/content/session/rentstrikes.md b/content/session/rentstrikes.md index 5669e76..40b6138 100644 --- a/content/session/rentstrikes.md +++ b/content/session/rentstrikes.md @@ -25,6 +25,11 @@ GRAN CANARIAS (ES): [Sindicato de Inquilinas de Gran Canaria](https://sindicatod In Italy, the Tenants Union [Unione Inquilini](http://www.unioneinquilini.it/index.php?id=9039) has written an open letter to the Pope, demanding that the Vatican renounces to collect rents during the quarantine and makes available the empty housing units it owns for the homeless and the infected. The Vatican owns 20% of Italy's real estate assets (around 115.000 housing units, that is, 1 in 5 homes). +Also in Milan, Italy, the news portal [Off Topic](https://www.offtopiclab.org/) responded to the call of the municipality seeking empty flats to face the rising housing emergency in the city with an infographic detailing all of the 6489 empty Airbnb apartments currently available. The map was created by [Inside Airbnb](http://insideairbnb.com/about.htm), an independent, non-commercial set of tools and data that allows you to explore how Airbnb is really being used in cities around the world. + +![](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EUrCoUGUYAAW3Kn?format=png&name=large) + + # COMMENTARIES (critical thinking and historical analysis pieces - also not corona-specific, but about the issue in focus)