The women claim to have fixed up those apartments with their own money: “We fixed up those houses”
“We’re not leaving.” This is the message that has been bouncing between the streets and social networks in q since yesterdaySan Pio district. After the evictions of illegally occupied public housing, dozens of women are organizing themselves to protest: a WhatsApp group, The retreats of TikTok and an impromptu demonstration in the street.
A mobilization born from the fear of being homeless. Yesterday morning, January 29, despite the rain, a few dozen people took to the streets to make their voices heard. The families fear that the next raids could affect other families who have been living in the properties without a title for years. In the videos released on social media, threatening sentences also appear, not even too veiled: there are those who talk about destroying the liberated houses so as not to see them reassigned to others. A climate that contributes to raising tension in the neighborhoods affected by the evictions.
The women claim to have fixed up those apartments with their own money. “We fixed those houses”, they repeat, explaining that they have carried out internal work and interventions in homes that they now consider their home.
Search and Ark PugliaHowever, they don’t intend to let go. The objective remains that of restore legality in public housing and continue with the evictions of illegal occupationsstarting from subjects linked to organized crime. The Municipality assures that real housing emergency situations will be assessed on a case-by-case basis. Meanwhile, the women are announcing new initiatives in the coming days.
