Andreas Hauner (Greens). © private
On Freising's Marienplatz, the Green Youth and the Jusos will make common cause on Friday. Andreas Hauner (Green Youth) explains the background of this tent action.
Freising – Marienplatz becomes a campsite on Friday afternoon. Together with the Young Socialists, the Green Youth Freising wants to draw attention to the problem of a lack of affordable housing, which is why they will pitch tents in Freising's parlour. The message: the hardship people can find themselves in when there is a lack of housing. In the run-up to the event, the FT interviewed the spokesman for the Green Youth, Andreas Hauner.
With your campaign, you want to ensure that more publicly subsidized housing is built. But who is going to pay for that in view of the tight coffers of the municipalities?
It is well known that questions of financing accompany almost every political decision. Therefore, the demand for more publicly subsidized housing is certainly a question of political prioritization. Strong political will is needed to ensure that housing no longer becomes an object of luxury and speculation, but is finally treated for what it is: a fundamental right. The multi-generational house in Katharina-Mair-Straße is a showcase project for this, showing what is possible and feasible.
Nevertheless, the money has to come from somewhere.
Our municipalities are still capable of acting and can, for example, create money for more living space by cancelling the FS 44 expansion or extending the cycle for road renovations – without additional expenditure. In addition, the Free State – and thus the CSU – must also provide greater financial support to municipalities in public housing. We are aware that the creation of living space is a long-term project and cannot happen overnight. However, the decisive factor is how we respond to the growing conflict caused by a lack of housing and whether our course has actually already been set for the future. With our campaign, we are focusing on this crumbling future security in housing policy.
The district is not letting its housing association die after all, but has reorganized it. How high are your hopes that something will happen?
Of course, we are very pleased that the housing association will be retained and hope that it will now be filled with life in the coming months and years. This is a good first step, but it must be followed by even bigger ones.
How many tents and activists do you expect? And why don't JU and Julis join in?
We expect four to five tents and 15 to 20 activists from Green Youth and Jusos. We are carrying out this action with the Jusos, as they are closest to us in their political demands for affordable housing.
