The surroundings of the Paris town hall located in the 4th arrondissement were taken over around 1:30 p.m. by activists from the Utopia 56 association and migrants.
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Immediately installed, immediately evacuated. A hundred homeless exiles helped by an association tried to occupy the forecourt of the Paris city hall on Thursday, October 28 to demand an accommodation solution, while the police prevented “installation” from the camp. The surroundings of the Paris town hall located in the 4th arrondissement were taken over around 1:30 p.m. by activists from the Utopia 56 association and migrants, mainly families from sub-Saharan Africa.
Occupation Place de l’Hotel de Ville in Paris: the tents bought and distributed by our association to families on the street are stolen and taken away by the police. pic.twitter.com/167pDuYEiP
– Utopia 56 (@ Utopia_56) October 28, 2021
From 2 p.m., the police headquarters quickly intervened “to prevent the installation of an illegal encampment”, she said on Twitter.
Town Hall Square: the @prefpolice is currently intervening to prevent the installation of an illegal camp in the heart of Paris. pic.twitter.com/WRU9NXJ9Y8
– Police Prefecture (@prefpolice) October 28, 2021
“The objective is to obtain accommodation places for these people who have been homeless for several weeks”, explained to AFP Kerill Theurillat, coordinator of Utopia 56 in Paris.
“120 people” taken care of during the day, depending on the prefecture
“Our solidarity accommodation network has been submerged for several weeks with more than a hundred people to take care of each evening. It is really an emergency”, added the activist before being put away from the rally by the police with other volunteers.
The prefecture of the Ile-de-France region informed in the evening that “120 people, all with their families, were taken care of” Thursday. “They are in addition to the 128 people sheltered the day before” Wednesday, added the prefecture. After assessing their situation, they should be “reoriented towards adapted accommodation”, according to a statement.