Rome, movements in the square against the Caivano model
The activists of the Movimento per l'abitare in Rome are back in the square after the police raid in the Quarticciolo neighborhood. A large-scale operation aimed at dismantling the drug dealing areas in that quadrant of the capital but also at "liberating" two occupied council houses. "What happened this morning in Quarticciolo is what we expected and what we have been denouncing for some time - explains Paolo di Vetta, of the Movimento per l'abitare - A show of strength by the State that does not provide solutions to the housing problem and that only knows the instrument of force. An operation that behind the excuse of the fight against drugs hid the intent to evict homeless families, as happened this morning". During the demonstration in Piazza Santi Apostoli, the activists then asked for a meeting with the Prefect: "At the meeting - the delegation explained as they left Palazzo Valentini - we reiterated the need to convene a round table with the Region and the Municipality to speed up the "Housing Plan" agreed with the Municipality, we condemned this morning's operations in Quarticciolo which, behind the motivation of drug dealing, hid the intent to evict two families who had occupied two council flats and who now find themselves in the middle of a street. The agenda of the struggle for this week was reiterated, asking for a suspension of evictions to update the lists for council houses"
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