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ONDSNational Observatory on poverty and solidarity
in the italian railway stations
Osservatorio Nazionale sul Disagio e la Solidarietà
nelle stazioni italiane
Some simple questions04 June 2010, Bruxelles - FEANTSA
Alessandro RadicchiDirector of ONDS, ItalyNational counsellor of fio.PSD
with the collaboration of Gianni Petiti and Laura Cucinotta (Europe Consulting Onlus)
Homelessness in public and private spaces: The Stations
partner of
garesolidaiere.net
a project by
La Sapienza
Roma
© shaker.roma.it
www.onds.itthis is a station…and this is a station
This man is a problem
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The railway company
This man is a problem for
Image, smell, platforms used as a toilet
Illegal activities
Social Inclusion
A hitch
What to do with my life?
→ Remove
→ Arrest
→ Re-orient
→ Step over
→ Survive !
Security and Police
Local Authorities
Passengers
HimselfAntonio
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why homeless people
choose stations?
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Pickpocketing
Threat
Dirty
Unsafe
A dangerous gang
Source of money
Shelter
Clean
Safe
A community
homeless view
The station
common view
Everyday’s life and habits “A little bit of history repeating”(Propellerheads)
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Not all the stations are “streetly” the same
• Living Stations
Big Central Stations where
to stay day and night
• Sleeping Stations
Suburbs / airports where
just to sleep at night
• Transit Stations
Hubs, Temporary presence
THREE KINDS OF STATIONS
Mobile Help Center
77 Stations analized
in the Lazio Region
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Is the station the BEST
place for Homeless people
to spend their day?
YES
They can use facilities, toilets,
restaurants, and so forth
services Railway Companies provide for passengers
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Homeless people have the right of a proper shelter
Railway Companies are not Charities nor Public Authorities
NO!
Homeless people are in stations
because they find there something
that is missing in the society
A lack of social services ?
place for Homeless people
to spend their day?
Is the station the RIGHT
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A possible solution
Local
Authorities
Railway
Companies
3rd sector
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Usersstation
community
Railway
Local
Authorities
Companies
Citizens
Stations
Stakeholders
Charity and
Voluntary Ass.
A possible solution
3rd sector
Private Sector Funding
Networks
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Osservatorio Nazionale sul Disagio e la Solidarietà
nelle stazioni Italiane
Help Centers National Network
next opening
work in progress
open
RapalloRimini
Salerno
National Observatory on poverty and solidarity
in the Italian railway stations
DB
seminars
Tools
Bari
Modena
similar places,
different services,
same strategies.
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Osservatorio Nazionale sul Disagio e la Solidarietà
nelle stazioni Italiane
Help Centers National Network
next opening
work in progress
open
RapalloRimini
Salerno
National Observatory on poverty and solidarity
in the Italian railway stations
DB
seminars
Tools
Bari
Modena
similar places,
different services,
same strategies.Every day in the ONDS network:
•380 interventions
• 40 new people taken in charge
28 men and 12 women
10 Italians and 30 foreigners
21 aged 18 / 39,
16 aged 40 / 59
3 aged over 60.
136.400 interventions per year
14.600 new homeless people assisted
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MERCI de votre attention
LINKS
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www.ferroviedellostato.it
www.europeconsulting.it
www.shaker.roma.it
The real Antonio is not a problem anymore.
Now he sleeps in a sheltering center close to the station,
and he is a friend of most of the station’s stakeholders
Don’t miss to meet himin the 4 min video before the coffee break.
