The two cooperatives strengthen ties organically: Sostre Cívic will become a collaborating partner of CRÍTIC, and CRÍTIC will become a collaborating partner of Sostre Cívic

Housing is an essential good and not a commodity. This is the central idea of ​​the paper magazine HABITAR, published by the cooperative digital medium CRÍTIC with the support of Sostre Cívic i Habicoop, the federation of housing cooperatives in Catalonia. HABITAR includes 144 pages of journalism filled with CRÍTIC's essential research on large landlords, interviews with activists and experts, infographics to understand the most complex keys in a simple way and a dossier that focuses on cooperative housing for the transfer of 'use as an alternative to speculation. 

With 1.500 subscribers and ten years of history, CRÍTIC has established itself as a reference medium in social and investigative journalism. Housing is one of the touchstones of the medium, and for that reason for years Sostre Cívic and CRÍTIC maintain a stable relationship. We have already worked with them on other projects, such as the series of The Keys podcast and the section Sostre Crític. This 2024, beyond publishing the magazine, we will take a step further and strengthen ties organically: Sostre Cívic will become a collaborating partner of CRÍTIC, and CRÍTIC will in turn become a collaborating partner of Sostre Cívic.

Discount on CRÍTIC subscription

As part of this collaboration, all partners of Sostre Cívic they will enjoy from now on a 10% discount in his first year of subscription to CRÍTIC. All those who are interested can become subscribers in this link, validating the code you received by mail (as members of Sostre Cívic) the discount will be automatically applied to you. With the basic subscription, the HABITAR dossier will be sent to your home and you can access all CRÍTIC's investigations, reports and interviews. 

In HABITAR magazine you can read, among others, texts byAnna Pacheco, Lucia Ramis, Mar Vallecillos o Jaime Palomera, investigative reports from Manel River, Laura Aznari Roger Pala, and also interviews with the spokesperson of the Tenants' Union Carmen Arcarazo and the professor of architecture and former housing councilor of Barcelona City Council Joseph Maria Montaner. Also a walk-conversation between the journalist Montse Santolino and the co-director of CRÍTIC Sergio Picazo for the new 'cultural district' of L'Hospitalet de Llobregat. 

HABITAR has been directed by the journalist and co-director of CRÍTIC Roger Pala, and editorial coordination was carried out by the journalist Jordi de Miguel. Fàbrika Gràfika has again taken over the design of the header.