The Shift is a global movement advocating for housing as a human right, challenging financialization, and promoting efforts to reclaim the right to housing.
Pushback Talks is a podcast series associated with The Shift, a global movement aimed at reclaiming and realizing the right to housing. The podcast is hosted by Leilani Farha, the former UN Special Rapporteur on the right to housing, and filmmaker Fredrik Gertten. Each week, they are joined by expert guests from various disciplines to discuss current events and international and regional trends related to the housing crisis. The podcast builds on the themes explored in the documentary film "Push," which examines the financialization of housing and its impact on affordability and homelessness. Pushback Talks continues the conversation started by the film, delving deeper into the issues and exploring solutions to the global housing crisis. By engaging with experts and activists, Pushback Talks aims to provoke action and inspire change. The podcast is part of The Shift's broader effort to challenge the financialization of housing and promote the recognition of housing as a human right, rather than a commodity or investment opportunity. Through advocacy, research, and campaigning, The Shift seeks to support and advance the movement to reclaim the right to housing.