In Revolt: Homeless Citizens To Propose A Motion at D.C.C.

dublin | housing | feature Sunday October 02, 2005 23:28 by dunk fuspey at yahoo dot co dot uk

Street Seen is calling for a picket/lobby of the Dublin City Council Meeting at 6 p.m on Oct 3rd

"That this City Council calls on the Government to refrain from selling the former UCD veterinary College, Dublin 4 and instead allocate it to Dublin City Council with a view to alleviating the housing crisis in the city"

Background Links:
Minister Rattled By Homeless Sleepout
"Bertie, Where's Our Houses?"
Antoinette's Tent
No More Deaths On Our Streets
Heeeereees Terry!

"We are calling on Dublin City Council to pass an emergency motion as follows on October 3rd ‘That this City Council calls on the Government to refrain from selling the former UCD veterinary College, Dublin 4 and instead allocate it to Dublin City Council with a view to allievating the housing crisis in the city’. This is a very simple proposal in finding a solution to the housing crisis and homeless situation in Dublin. Homeless People have been invited by some councillors to attend the meeting. We intend to represent visibly and loudly to those councillors who will be voting on the motion that we want their support.

MOST RECENT REPORTS FOLLOW

from deaths on the streets, to a protest on the streets, to community organisation, to a sleep out, to a REVOLT

brendans view of the struggle
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8.07 min
brendan works with the city council community forum and has been working at a local grassroots level with the cities homeless

eddie and chris, both homeless- whats going on today
14.47mins
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terry and keno
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keno (homeless for @ 22 years) grilles senator terry leydon on what the government is doing about the problem
5.17min

jon glackin
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founder of street seen gives the history of the development of this "revolt"
9.15min

2.00pm update from jon glackin
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44 seconds
tds chatting to the lads, lots of media focusing on it, cut short as jon went over to gerry adams who came over to the lads


SF councilor daithi doolan speaks to the lads
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There will be an emergency Street Seen motion that he and the homeless community wish to pass through the council

FG enda kenny and homeless
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he gives his reasons on how he thinks he can change matters

anthony talks with green leader trevor sergeant
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3.32 min
a proposal to run a homeless candidate in next election??

background:

previous imc feature
No More Deaths On Our Streets
http://www.indymedia.ie/newswire.php?story_id=71896

led to the demonstration on Saturday, Sep 17 2005
No More Deaths On Our Streets
http://www.indymedia.ie/newswire.php?story_id=71897

Well Done & Report on Today's Rally
http://www.indymedia.ie/newswire.php?story_id=71896&search_comments=on&author_name=dunk#comment121742


photos of day, part audio recording of speeches and radio interview with Theresa
http://www.indymedia.ie/newswire.php?story_id=71896&search_comments=on&author_name=dunk#comment121985

audio:
1-members of the homeless community, politicians, punks, street seen people, social centre people addressed the crowd.
10mins
battery ran out - aplogies
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2-Theresa has been homeless for over 30 years on Dublins streets, she has seen the changes with the arrival of heroin, the arrival of the celtic tiger, she has seen many friends in her homeless family die
52 mins
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