Habitat Norway is a Norwegian non governmental organisation with the overall aim to promote the interest and awareness of settlement issues around the world. The organisation was established in order to put settlement issues on the Norwegian Development Policy Agenda. Habitat Norway is a member of the Habitat International Coalition.
The organisation was founded in 1988 as a result of the activities carried out during the International Year of Shelter for the Homeless. The organisation is attached to the Norwegian Branch of International Federation of Housing and Planning, and is open to all professionals; it has members representing many different disciplines such as architecture, engineering, sociology, human geography, and social anthropology. The activities consist mainly of lectures and seminars, sometimes in cooperation with other organisations. Habitat Norway arranges a seminar in October each year in celebration of the World Habitat Day.
‘The Samba Within Me’ (Brazil 2010) takes us to the Mangueira favela in the hillsides of Rio de Janeiro, during the pre-carnival period. Through the eyes of director Georgia Guerra-Peixe, the viewer is taken on a journey up the hills and introduced to the neighbourhood and some of its residents, as well as introduced to one of the strongest grounds for samba and carnival in today’s Brazil.
Before the film, Henk de Zeeuw from the Ruaf Foundation, will give a brief talk on the overall topic of the Habitat Day.
The screening of ‘The Samba Within Me’ is a co-operation with the Films from the South Festival, and will take place at Litteraturhuset, Amalie Skram, at 6pm.
The event is free of charge, but registration is required to
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