Madeira pensioners' association joins Funchal housing-rights protest on 14 November

The association of retirees, pensioners and older people in Madeira, ARPIRAM, has announced it will join a demonstration for the right to housing organised by the 'Porta a Porta' movement. It takes place on 14 November at 11am on Rua Fernão de Ornelas in Funchal. In a statement, the association urges its members and the wider public to take part. It argues the current housing crisis calls for broader action from public authorities, and points to the obstacles many families face in finding a decent home. It describes housing as a universal, fundamental right and a human and social problem.