<div dir="ltr">thanks for supporting the project below!!<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Matias // URBZ</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:matias@urbz.net">matias@urbz.net</a>></span><br>
Date: Fri, Jun 14, 2013 at 7:47 PM<br>Subject: Homegrown Cities project<br>To: <a href="mailto:michel@p2pfoundation.net">michel@p2pfoundation.net</a>, Nikos Salingaros <<a href="mailto:salingar@gmail.com">salingar@gmail.com</a>><br>
Cc: rahul srivastava <<a href="mailto:rahul@urbanology.org">rahul@urbanology.org</a>>, <a href="mailto:arnould@urbz.net">arnould@urbz.net</a><br><br><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><big><big><span style="font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-GB">Dear Michel and Nikos, <br>
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We hope this mail finds you well. We are reaching out to
you today because we just launched a crowd-funded
project and need your help spreading the word, through
your email list and social networks. <br>
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We are proposing a new model for "slum rehabilitation"
in Mumbai. The idea is to build on, and enhance existing
construction practices in slum-notified areas. In
contrast with wholesale redevelopment projects, which
dominate the field, we believe that the "solution" is
much closer to the "problem" than policy-makers and
urban planners seem to imagine. <br>
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We want to demonstrate that it is possible to
collaborate with local masons, craftsmen and residents,
and add value to their work, by opening venues with
collaboration with architects, engineers and material
producers. Our starting point is a pilot project in a
slum-notified area in Mumbai. <br>
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We will build a fantastic small house and sell it at the
price of any other houses in the neighbourhood. And then
we will get the ball rolling, repeating the scheme in
the initial area and others. The long-term goal is to
create housing cooperatives that bring together the
people who have benefited from the scheme. These will
become agents in the development and improvement of
neighbourhood-wide infrastructure and amenities. <br>
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We have written about the project on <a href="http://urbz.net/the-homegrown-cities-project/" target="_blank">urbz.net</a>,
created a <a href="https://www.facebook.com/HomegrownCities" target="_blank">support
page on facebook</a> and opened a <a href="http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/homegrown-cities" target="_blank">crowd-funding
page
on indiegogo</a>. We also have a <a href="https://twitter.com/HomegrownCities" target="_blank">twitter
account</a>.<br>
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Would it be possible for you to mention this project to
your colleagues and followers? We would also be grateful
for you to relay the message on fb and twitter. <br>
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Many thanks in advance for your support! <br>
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Looking forward to hearing from you. <br>
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Warmly, <br>
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Matias, Rahul, Aaron & the Homegrown Cities team <br>
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***Homegrown Cities***<br>
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