Protesters in Porto want contacts by email and not individually

O movement for housing, which for a week has occupied Praça D. João I, in Porto, it is today available to meet with the mayor as long as the request is made for the official email of the group.

“ We have a public e-mail from the group and we hope that any e-mail, any serious contact that is, in fact, with intentions to communicate with the whole group will be done by this email”, said the spokesman of the movement, João Silveira, in statements to journalists.

João Silveira explained that Pedro Duarte’s office contacted one of the elements of the movement for a meeting, but this person “does not represent more than one individual”.

Reason why, the movement requires that any contact of the municipality be made to the official email of the group –

This position of the movement arises after, this afternoon, the mayor of Porto, Pedro Duarte, say wait for an answer from him to an invitation made on Thursday for a meeting, adding that the doors of the municipality are “always open”.

“ Our goal is that, in fact, if Pedro Duarte wants to contact us, he must contact us through the official channels, in particular by e-mail to get everything registered”, the spokesman insisted.

João Silveira stressed that the movement is “organized and serious” and has the sole purpose of resolving the housing crisis and, for that, they need the city council.

After spending the night at D.João I Square, where they still remain, the spokesman revealed that the movement is drawing up a claim book to present and should be completed soon.