BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:adamgibbons/ics METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2197@backend.prikbord.page SUMMARY:Benefit “Acampadas” - Solidarity with Portuguese housing protesters DTSTAMP:20261106T202724Z DTSTART:20261121T140000Z DTEND:20261121T190000Z DESCRIPTION:Come for food & drinks\, screenings\, conversations\, and more\ , to\nsupport Portuguese housing protesters.\n\nAfter years of austerity a nd neoliberal policies that increased social\ninequality\, raised housing prices without wage proportionality and motivated\nfinancial speculation - the housing crisis is a phenomenon common to all Europe.\n\nPortugal\, a country in the peripheries of Europe\, is facing a particular severe\nhous ing crisis with prices raising 90% since 2019. In cities like Lisbon and\n Porto – that face severe touristification and real state speculation – the \naverage rent for a two-bedroom house is 1500€\, while the minimum wage i s 900€\nand the average net salary is 1200€. Since the new right-wing gove rnment\,\nsupported by the far-right party Chega\, has taken office\, the prices have risen\n17% every year\, 3x the European average. Recently\, th e PM Luís Montenegro and\nhis government have proposed a new bill (“Lei do Arrendamento”) that would give\nmore leverage for landlords to raise pric es and facilitate evictions.\n\nFacing this context\, and inspired by the Spanish housing protesters and the\n“Acampada na Puerta del Sol”\, Portugu ese protesters\, of all ages and\nbackgrounds\, have been occupying the pu blic space since October\, in Porto (Praça\nD. João I) and Lisbon (Praça d o Rossio). Key demands include the withdrawal of\nthe proposal—put forward by the Government and the far-right party—to amend rent\nlaws\; the estab lishment of rent caps\; an end to evictions of people who have no\nalterna tive housing\; measures to curb the acquisition of homes by real estate\ni nvestment funds\; and increased investment in public housing.\n\nIn recent weeks\, the encampments have been met with police brutality using\nphysic al violence\, dogs\, baton charges\, pepper spray\, tasers\, and rubber\nb ullets. Hundreds of people have been injured\, arrested\, and tortured in police\ncustody. In all police charges\, the encampments' infrastructure i s either\nconfiscated or destroyed. Both the “Acampadas” are in dire need of help to keep\nlegal protection for charged citizens\, to maintain a sou nd media structure\, to\nkeep feeding hundreds of people every day\, to ha ve basic medical care available\,\nand so many other needs born out of wee ks and weeks of struggle and organizing.\n\nAlthough the “Acampadas” face State repression\, they have been largely supported\nby the Portuguese pub lic\, which is also shifting the social and neoliberal media\nclaims that had colonized the mass media. The “Acampadas” are creating a\nhistorical m oment where “poder popular” (people’s power) is showing that people\nhave had enough of this right-wing and far-right politics and are taking their\ ndestinies in their own hands.\nIn the spirit of transnational solidarity\ , we urge you to participate in this\nbenefit for the Portuguese “Acampada s”\, so that they can keep on going with\ntheir struggle and eventually ha ve their demands met! URL:https://backend.prikbord.page/event/benefit-acampadas-solidarity-with-p ortuguese-housing-protesters GEO:51.9090557;4.4493864 LOCATION:Petteflet - Havenstraat 23A Rotterdam Netherlands STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:libspeciaal::source::radar,category::food,category::discussion/p resentation,libspeciaal::source::radar::petteflet,category::film,libspecia al::price::by donation,libspeciaal::uid::2597fca5-8b92-4d6e-872e-9e4254503 278,libspeciaal::lastmod::1793812232,libspeciaal::url::https://radar.squat .net/en/event/rotterdam/petteflet/2026-11-21/benefit-acampadas-solidarity- portuguese-housing-protesters X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Come for food & drinks, screeni ngs, conversations, and more, to support Portuguese housing protester s.

After years of austerity and neoliberal policies that i ncreased social inequality, raised housing prices without wage proportiona lity and motivated financial speculation - the housing crisis is a phenome non common to all Europe.

Portugal, a country in the peripheries of Europe, is facing a particular severe housing crisis with prices raising 90% since 2019. In cities like Lisbon and Porto – that face severe tourist ification and real state speculation – the average rent for a two-bedroom house is 1500€, while the minimum wage is 900€ and the average net salary is 1200€. Since the new right-wing government, supported by the far-right party Chega, has taken office, the prices have risen 17% every year, 3x th e European average. Recently, the PM Luís Montenegro and his government ha ve proposed a new bill (“Lei do Arrendamento”) that would give more levera ge for landlords to raise prices and facilitate evictions.

Facing t his context, and inspired by the Spanish housing protesters and the “Acamp ada na Puerta del Sol”, Portuguese protesters, of all ages and backgrounds , have been occupying the public space since October, in Porto (Praça D. J oão I) and Lisbon (Praça do Rossio). Key demands include the withdrawal of the proposal—put forward by the Government and the far-right party—to ame nd rent laws; the establishment of rent caps; an end to evictions of peopl e who have no alternative housing; measures to curb the acquisition of hom es by real estate investment funds; and increased investment in public hou sing.

In recent weeks, the encampments have been met with police br utality using physical violence, dogs, baton charges, pepper spray, tasers , and rubber bullets. Hundreds of people have been injured, arrested, and tortured in police custody. In all police charges, the encampments' infras tructure is either confiscated or destroyed. Both the “Acampadas” are in d ire need of help to keep legal protection for charged citizens, to maintai n a sound media structure, to keep feeding hundreds of people every day, t o have basic medical care available, and so many other needs born out of w eeks and weeks of struggle and organizing.

Although the “Acampadas” face State repression, they have been largely supported by the Portuguese public, which is also shifting the social and neoliberal media claims tha t had colonized the mass media. The “Acampadas” are creating a historical moment where “poder popular” (people’s power) is showing that people have had enough of this right-wing and far-right politics and are taking their destinies in their own hands.
In the spirit of transnational solidarity , we urge you to participate in this benefit for the Portuguese “Acampadas ”, so that they can keep on going with their struggle and eventually have their demands met!


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