Pravo na grad

Pravo na grad (Right to the City) is a Croatian advocacy and public campaigning organisation based in Zagreb. According to its own description, it is engaged in advocacy and public campaigning against the privatisation and economic overexploitation of space, public and common goods, while promoting the need for citizens' participation in the management of public goods. Its work sits at the intersection of social and urban justice, public goods, and housing and spatial policy. The organisation states that over the last ten years it has undertaken a number of campaigns and protest actions raising public awareness on these issues. It emphasises building long-lasting alliances with different civil society organisations as well as trade unions, and says it has led and been part of many campaigns focusing on public goods, social and urban justice. Among the best-known examples it cites are the struggles against the devastation of public space in Zagreb city centre (the "We Won't Give Away Varsavska Street" campaign) and the campaign against the destruction of the Kamensko textile factory in the centre of Zagreb. It also provided support to a local referendum campaign against golf resorts in Dubrovnik ("Srđ is ours") and collaborated with initiatives such as Volim Pulu (I love Pula), which was concerned with preventing the commercialisation of the city's coastline. More recently, the organisation reports that during the last three years it has been part of local and national campaigns against the privatisation of public services and public infrastructure. In 2014, together with trade unions and other civil society organisations, it launched a country-wide petition for a referendum campaign against the privatisation of Croatian Highways ("We Won't Give Our Highways Away"). It describes these campaigns as among the most successful and visible civil society activities in Croatia in recent years. In terms of the city of Zagreb, the organisation's about page indicates a continuing focus on urban policy and public space. Its website functions as a news and publishing platform, carrying reports, analyses and commentary on housing and spatial policy. Recent items include a report on a panel titled "DOM ZA SVE?" ("A Home for All?") held on 27 January 2025 in connection with the drafting of the National Housing Policy Plan of the Republic of Croatia; a review of the Act on Affordable Housing after the Government sent its final version to parliamentary procedure; a presentation of a manual for migrant workers on labour and housing rights in Croatia in English and Nepali; and a conference titled "Stanovanje bez granica – Od EU politika do lokalnih praksi" ("Housing across borders – New housing policies from EU to the local level"), which examines the housing policy chain from the European Affordable Housing Plan to national and local policies in Croatia. As an activist platform, Pravo na grad is not a conventional commercial enterprise; it operates as a civil-society advocacy brand and campaigning platform. Its public identity is built around the slogan-like name "Right to the City", its campaign brands, and its website as a channel for reports, manuals and event documentation.

Pravo na grad (Right to the City) is a Croatian advocacy and public campaigning organisation. Its own account describes it as engaged in advocacy and public campaigning against the privatisation and economic overexploitation of space, public and common goods, while promoting the need for citizens' participation in the management of public goods. It is based in Zagreb and operates primarily in Croatia. The organisation states that over the last ten years it has undertaken a number of campaigns and protest actions raising public awareness on these issues. It emphasises that what precedes these campaigns is its effort in building long-lasting alliances with different civil society organisations as well as trade unions. Together with different organisations and initiatives, it says it has led and been part of many campaigns focusing on public goods, social and urban justice. Among the best-known examples it cites are the struggles against the devastation of public space in Zagreb city centre (the "We Won't Give Away Varsavska Street" campaign) and the campaign against the destruction of the Kamensko textile factory in the centre of Zagreb. It also provided support to a local referendum campaign against golf resorts in Dubrovnik ("Srđ is ours") and collaborated with initiatives such as Volim Pulu (I love Pula), which was concerned with preventing the commercialisation of the city's coastline. According to the organisation, during the last three years it has been part of local and national campaigns against the privatisation of public services and public infrastructure. In 2014, together with trade unions and other civil society organisations, it launched a country-wide petition for a referendum campaign against the privatisation of Croatian Highways ("We Won't Give Our Highways Away"). It describes these campaigns as among the most successful and visible civil society activities in Croatia in recent years. In terms of the city of Zagreb, the organisation's about page indicates a continuing focus on urban policy and public space. Its website serves as a news and publishing platform, carrying reports, analyses and commentary on housing and spatial policy. Recent items include a report on a panel titled "DOM ZA SVE?" ("A Home for All?") held on 27 January 2025 in connection with the drafting of the National Housing Policy Plan of the Republic of Croatia; a review of the Act on Affordable Housing after the Government sent its final version to parliamentary procedure; a presentation of a manual for migrant workers on labour and housing rights in Croatia in English and Nepali; and a conference titled "Stanovanje bez granica – Od EU politika do lokalnih praksi" ("Housing across borders – New housing policies from EU to the local level"), which examines the housing policy chain from the European Affordable Housing Plan to national and local policies in Croatia. As an activist platform, Pravo na grad is not a conventional commercial enterprise; it operates as a civil-society advocacy brand and campaigning platform. Its public identity is built around the slogan-like name "Right to the City", its campaign brands, and its website as a channel for reports, manuals and event documentation.

• 2014

  Together with trade unions and other civil society organisations, launched a country-wide petition for a referendum campaign against the privatisation of Croatian Highways ('We Won't Give Our Highways Away').

• Held the panel 'DOM ZA SVE?' in connection with the drafting of the National Housing Policy Plan of the Republic of Croatia.

• Published a review of the Act on Affordable Housing after the Government sent its final version to parliamentary procedure.

• Held the conference 'Housing across borders – New housing policies from EU to the local level'.

• Presented the manual 'Labour and Housing Rights in Croatia: A Manual for Migrant Workers' in English and Nepali.

A civil-society advocacy and campaigning platform opposing privatisation and economic overexploitation of space, public and common goods, and promoting citizen participation in the management of public goods.

• We Won't Give Away Varsavska Street campaign

  A campaign against the devastation of public space in Zagreb city centre.

• Campaign against the destruction of Kamensko textile factory

  A campaign against the destruction of the Kamensko textile factory in the centre of Zagreb.

• Srđ is ours referendum campaign support

  Support provided to a local referendum campaign against golf resorts in Dubrovnik.

• We Won't Give Our Highways Away referendum petition

  A country-wide petition for a referendum campaign against the privatisation of Croatian Highways, launched in 2014 with trade unions and other civil society organisations.

• Housing policy reports and manuals

  Reports, analyses and manuals on housing and spatial policy, including a manual for migrant workers on labour and housing rights in Croatia.

1. 1Pravo na grad -pravonagrad.org
2. 2About - Pravo na gradpravonagrad.org
3. 3PravoNaGradwikidata.org