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'have failed to alleviate .the problen'in Dublin,, just as they have
in the U.S.A..,
since they soon deteriorate and become expensive
high-rise sluis.
Furthermore, the Corporation persists in tearing
down habitable dvellings and erecting office buildings.
:hathas. been Sinn Fein's program?
A.
Every member of Sinn Fein is requestod to join tenantis
organization is order to push housing demends within those organ-
izations. In addition, each local cumann has a citizens' Advice
Bureau (C.A.B.) vhich functions as a clearing house for consumer
information including tenantis rights, and which handles housing
complaints iithin that area.
Sinn Fein candidates running for election and those in the'
Dail sre fighting for housing issues based on information submitted
ducted on & regular basis 'by toems consisting of 3-5 membors.
local cumanns, such as the Pearse cumann, in the Dublin Six aroa
: are aiso pushing for playgrounds and recreation centers for the.
children vhose only place to play is' the street or the sidewalk.
The monthly publication of Sinn' Fein, The United Irishman,
exposes tne ineouelities in housing to the public, &nd Sinn Fein
sdvocstes sre knovn for fighting the corporation in behalf of. .
tenants! rights. In the long run, the' Sinn. Pein Party offers
the,'only reak hope for improving
the, housing problem in Ireland.
This·second first-hend report. is by Steve Lewis who just
returned from g threerweek 'stay in Ireland. Lewis is a former
Educationsl Officer of 'the James Larkin I.R.C. and'his'insights
will
eppear perioaicalay in this. neisletter..
l'o an'American seeing Ireland is' indeed quite and experience.
close his or her eyes in order to ignorc this.
The majority of
Creait buying,
ing process taking. place'which is quite apparent.(
fev, Yis. now being pushed on the masses. . It seems obvious to me
that by. giving. some of the working class more purchasing power,
that segment vill iaentify.vith the midale class.
This, of course,
must be precisely vhat the Irish Government wants.
By creating.
this"pseudo-affluent buffer between the ruling class and the poor
working.class, the ruling class wiil be able to maintain its. secur-
ity. A segment of a class of people, which has strong purchasing
power, which,is being offered the' opportunity to purchase homes
in, suburban development's at moaerat cost, is not very. likely to
iaentify vith the vorking. class.'' rhis is nothing .nev, of'pourse.
is only nou beginning to slowly subside, as many Americans today
are woefilly discovering.
in the U.S.A..,
since they soon deteriorate and become expensive
high-rise sluis.
Furthermore, the Corporation persists in tearing
down habitable dvellings and erecting office buildings.
:hathas. been Sinn Fein's program?
A.
Every member of Sinn Fein is requestod to join tenantis
organization is order to push housing demends within those organ-
izations. In addition, each local cumann has a citizens' Advice
Bureau (C.A.B.) vhich functions as a clearing house for consumer
information including tenantis rights, and which handles housing
complaints iithin that area.
Sinn Fein candidates running for election and those in the'
Dail sre fighting for housing issues based on information submitted
ducted on & regular basis 'by toems consisting of 3-5 membors.
local cumanns, such as the Pearse cumann, in the Dublin Six aroa
: are aiso pushing for playgrounds and recreation centers for the.
children vhose only place to play is' the street or the sidewalk.
The monthly publication of Sinn' Fein, The United Irishman,
exposes tne ineouelities in housing to the public, &nd Sinn Fein
sdvocstes sre knovn for fighting the corporation in behalf of. .
tenants! rights. In the long run, the' Sinn. Pein Party offers
the,'only reak hope for improving
the, housing problem in Ireland.
This·second first-hend report. is by Steve Lewis who just
returned from g threerweek 'stay in Ireland. Lewis is a former
Educationsl Officer of 'the James Larkin I.R.C. and'his'insights
will
eppear perioaicalay in this. neisletter..
l'o an'American seeing Ireland is' indeed quite and experience.
close his or her eyes in order to ignorc this.
The majority of
Creait buying,
ing process taking. place'which is quite apparent.(
fev, Yis. now being pushed on the masses. . It seems obvious to me
that by. giving. some of the working class more purchasing power,
that segment vill iaentify.vith the midale class.
This, of course,
must be precisely vhat the Irish Government wants.
By creating.
this"pseudo-affluent buffer between the ruling class and the poor
working.class, the ruling class wiil be able to maintain its. secur-
ity. A segment of a class of people, which has strong purchasing
power, which,is being offered the' opportunity to purchase homes
in, suburban development's at moaerat cost, is not very. likely to
iaentify vith the vorking. class.'' rhis is nothing .nev, of'pourse.
is only nou beginning to slowly subside, as many Americans today
are woefilly discovering.