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THE context
As humans we exist in an eco-system of rapidly moving parts - living, non-living, physical, emotional. Retaining the balance between ourselves and the world around us is a delicate task. Personal situations can change at any moment; relationships, work, housing and health are all delicately intertwined in a fragile safety net.
The slightest of imbalances can have drastic consequences on our lives and with the current impact of global political and financial conflict, many of us are now at the tipping point.
Littered with the refuse of ill decisions, corrupt social policies, irrelevant politics and bad behaviour, our world’s cities and landscapes are being repurposed by a growing number of unhoused people. Bridges, doorways, underpasses, metro stations, stairwells, parks are all transformed into peoples homes, places to survive. Shelter is a basic human right that is becoming increasingly compromised for a drastically growing proportion of our fellow citizens.
Homelessness is a social injustice. The search for shelter is a global and local issue. The preservation of our society is directly linked to the preservation of our habitats, both rural and urban. Amsterdam, a city of 1 million has around 30,000 people in need of shelter, shelter from the natural elements and shelter from the ever-demanding restraints that society places upon us. Homeless, itinerant, young old, the unhoused are not clichés, they are your neighbours, your colleagues, your friends, your family. Surrounded by wealth our global communities should in no way see such high numbers of people that suffer in this way. By preserving our human right to shelter in all its forms we can re-imagine our habitats, we can make sustainable change.