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The eviction of families |
70 families were evicted by the police from Place des Vosges
(Voges Square or plaza?) under the request of the Mayor of Paris
to leave room for an exhibition of lavender! Since then these
families are evicted every day by the police from all the places
they try to settle. Talks have occurred with the City Hall, the
Minister of Lodging, the district, but the problem of housing
cannot be solved.
To stop the families to wander into Paris, we wanted to
occupy an empty building.
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On a Sunday, with the Association for Housing Rights, we occupied
with the families a building of the Health Service. |
A magnificent building of the 17th century, built at that
time for housing the poor! We stood there several hours in the
inner yard, at the bottom of this building empty since several
months.
The Director of the Health Service came to the place. We asked
him to open the building for housing these families until they
obtain a lodging. The Director refused because "this building
has to be respected"
Then he called the police and
we were surrounded by a great many of them.
I was with Professors Jacquard and Schwartzenberg. Once
more we were evicted when the families were going to continue
to wander in the streets of Paris! |