Homeless activists outside Notre Dame demand 'a roof too'
Dozens of public housing advocates protested outside the gutted Notre Dame in Paris on Monday to demand that France's poorest be remembered after donors pledged USD 1 billion to rebuild the cathedral and its destroyed roof.
Around 50 people from a French homeless association gathered with placards reading "1 billion in 24 hours".
They chanted slogans directed at Bernard Arnault, the CEO of luxury group LVMH, who last week pledged 200 million euros (USD 226 million).
Some chanted "Notre Dame needs a roof, we need a roof too!"
After Easter Mass on Sunday, Paris Archbishop Michel Aupetit said authorities ought to "rethink the whole island and make a place for the poor."
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