Housing Crisis Is Out Of Control - Rally 28th May

dublin | housing | event notice Monday May 23, 2016 22:55 by NHHC - The National Homeless and Housing Coalition

Rally 28th May - Assemble The Custom House (at the Liffey) 2.00 pm

There are now at least 1,880 children living in emergency accommodation, rents are escalating beyond affordable levels, there are ‘economic’ evictions, mortgage arrears, repossessions, 100,000 households on the housing waiting lists, substandard accommodation and the growing numbers of those unable to buy a home.

* House the homeless * Address rising rents * Build social & affordable housing

Rally 28th May
Assemble The Custom House (at the Liffey) 2.00 pm

* House the homeless * Address rising rents * Build social & affordable housing
* RENT UNCERTAINTY * INCREASE RENT SUPPLEMENT * STOP EVICTIONS
* PROPER HOUSING FOR EVERYONE * TENANTS RIGHTS * RENT CONTROL
* USE NAMA FOR SOCIAL HOUSING
Organised by: The National Homeless and Housing Coalition

There are now at least 1,880 children living in emergency accommodation, rents are escalating beyond affordable levels, there are ‘economic’ evictions, mortgage arrears, repossessions, 100,000 households on the housing waiting lists, substandard accommodation and the growing numbers of those unable to buy a home.

We are calling on all people affected to come together in a united show of solidarity to demand action to address the housing and homeless crisis as a matter of urgency. “While families are flooding into homelessness, government ministers are bickering, arguing with each other and disagreeing with one another. It’s an absolute disgrace. We have a crisis. It’s beyond crisis. We have an emergency,” Peter McVerry, Housing Campaigner

HOUSING IS A HUMAN RIGHT

Supporting organisations include:

Help 4 The Homeless Ballyfermot, Peter McVerry Trust, Focus Ireland,
Dublin Simon Community, Br Kevin Crowley - Capuchin Day Centre,
Housing Action Now, Merchants Quay, SIPTU, Right2Change Trade
Unions, Sinn Féin, Anti-Austerity Alliance, People Before Profit, Social
Democrats, Young Workers Network, IMPACT, Mandate, Unite,
CWU, Opatsi, DCTU, MRCI, Uplift, Pavee Point, Irish Traveller
Movement, United Against Racism, Irish Refugee Council, North
Dublin Bay Housing Crisis Community, USI, ICTU Youth and more.

Check nhhchousingcrisis.wordpress.com for more details