Eradicate Housing Poor ? Movement to Address Housing Poor Problem Starts

On March 14, 2009, a meeting was held in Tokyo to found a national network to address the problem of economic deprivation directly linked to “housing poor”. It was hosted by the “Network to Address the Housing Poor Problem”. About 200 people joined the meeting that was held at the Okubo Community Center in Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo. The participants, including supporters and experts on this issue made discussions based on emotional appeals from the troubled. They marched to Shinjuku after the meeting (photo), chanting slogans “Build public housing”, “Owners, don’t discriminate applicants”, “Reduce rents”, “Abolish the guarantor system”, “Control poverty business” and “Confront the housing poor problem”. It suddenly got colder in the evening, but the angry chants blew up the cold and resonated around Shinjuku Railway Station. (Reported by Yokoyama T)


なくそうハウジングプア～住まいの貧困に取り組む運動がスタート
　経済的貧困が「住居の貧困」に直結する問題に取り組む全国ネットワークの設立集会が3月14日、都内であった。主催は「住まいの貧困に取り組むネットワーク」。会場となった東京新宿区の大久保地域センターに約200人が集まった。参加者は、現場からの切実な訴えに耳を傾け、支援者、専門家らも交えて議論した。集会後、新宿に向かってデモ行進（写真）。「公共住宅を造れ」「大家は入居差別をやめろ」「家賃を下げろ」「保証人制度をなくせ」「貧困ビジネスを規制しろ」「住まいの貧困とたたかうぞ」。夕方になって気温が急に下がった。寒風を突き裂く怒りのシュプレヒコールが、夜の新宿駅周辺に響きわたった。（T・横山）