The Association of Retirees, Pensioners and Elderly People of the Autonomous Region of Madeira (ARPIRAM) has joined the protest organised by the 'Porta a Porta' movement for the right to housing, scheduled for 14 November, and is calling on its members and the wider public to take part.
In a note sent to our newsroom, the association says the difficulties in accessing decent housing amount to a social crisis and that it is the duty of citizens to demand a broader public housing policy from government. It argues that housing should not be a luxury for a few but a universal and fundamental right.
The protest begins at 11:00 on Rua Dr. Fernão de Ornelas in Funchal.
