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The Action Lab's Zoom series with global housing experts explores local solutions to inform the U.S. social housing crisis.

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As part of The Action Lab’s work on the urgent need for social housing in the U.S., this series features Zoom conversations with organizers and housing experts from around the world. Each interview explores local context and how communities are organizing for housing—and what lessons the U.S. can draw from their models.

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