In Paris, migrants occupied a theater and refuse to leave it (2 photos + 2 videos)
It is not for nothing that they say that the road to hell is paved with good intentions. The administration of the La Gaîté Lyrique theater experienced all this firsthand. 
Two months ago, they decided to hold a charity event for African migrants. They invited 250 people to the theater for a conference on refugee issues under the beautiful title “Rethinking Refugee Reception in France.”
The event went off without incident, but after it was over, the guests refused to leave the building, citing the fact that they simply had nowhere to go.
Moreover, they put forward the condition that either they would be provided with housing, or they would simply not leave the theater building. The administration did not have the capacity to accommodate 250 people, and it was decided to leave them in the theater for a couple of days. 
In two months, the migrants gradually increased their number from 200 to 300. The overstaying migrants occupied the entire first floor, which was usually an open space with free exhibitions, a podcast studio, and discussion areas. Naturally, there can be no talk of holding performances either. This has led to irreversible losses for the institution, which receives 70% of its income from performances and exhibitions, and only 30% comes from state subsidies.
The general director of La Gaîté Lyrique, Juliette Donadier, noted that he is extremely concerned about the problematic situation, but the authorities have not yet offered any alternatives, and he considers throwing 300 people out on the street in winter an inhumane act.
The cultural institution, closed to the public, has already appealed to the authorities, but officials have still not been able to find a solution to the current situation. If they fail to get rid of the migrants in the near future, the theater faces bankruptcy.
