La gare des sans-abri. Un miroir de la question sociale

Abstract

Julien Damon The railway station for the homeless, mirror of a social issue The central space in a mobile society, large railway stations are also a refuge for various homeless people looking for mutual help, an exchange of services, odd jobs and assistance. As the repression of fringe groups would be vain as well as contrary to human rights ethics, the managements at railway stations have become active partners in social solidarity. Stations are thus the stage from which the homeless are shuttled from one institution to another in a kind of administrative ping pong -another relevant role for these «movement venues»...