Gathering Against The Prefet'decision To Let Homeless People Outside Until Temperatures Reach Minus 10 C

A woman displays a drawing depicting a man as an ice cream with the text 'Ice-Crime made by the Prefecture'. Several NGOs and associations, such as NGO D.A.L. (Right To Housing) and Case de Sante (Health House), organize a gathering in front of the Prefecture of Occitania as the Prefet decides that the 'plan glacial coldness' (Plan grand froid) will be implemented under severe conditions. This plan opens new shelters and accommodations for people living on the streets. The Prefet decides that the plan activates only if the temperature is below minus 10?C for three consecutive nights and if daytime temperatures remain negative or at a maximum of 0?C. Already this winter, a man living on the streets dies from the cold. Even children remain on the streets if temperatures stay above -10?C. There is an emergency phone number for people living on the streets, 115, but the number is always gridlocked. They also denounce the gentrification of the district and the lack of affordable housing. This takes place in Toulouse, France, on January 28, 2025. (Photo by Alain Pitton/NurPhoto via Getty Images)