Fariza Taleb, occupant of the Number 2 rue de Valenciennes builidng, and members of France's Right of...
Fariza Taleb, occupant of the Number 2 rue de Valenciennes builidng, and members of France's Right of Housing group DAL (Droit au Logement) arrive to attend a hearing at the "Tribunal d'Instance de Paris" in Paris May 15, 2013. As the housing crisis grows in France, the squat at Number 2 rue de Valenciennes is both a political battleground and a symbol of France’s dysfunctional housing market. Activists helped the families move in to draw attention to how Europe’s second biggest economy, which prides itself on its welfare system, is struggling to provide basic shelter for many of its 65 million citizens. Picture taken May 15, 2013. To match Special Report FRANCE-SQUAT/ REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes (FRANCE - Tags: SOCIETY POVERTY)