If you know Paris, you know well that a Parisien’s home or apartment is sacred; a place for family and initmate friends only. Other encounters happen outside one’s living quarters. Yet amid the terror of today’s multi-site, horrific shooting attacks that have left thousands confused and stranded without transportation home, Parisiens are opening their sacred spaces to stranded strangers via Twitter (hashtag #porteouverte)…
Reuters reports: People in Paris took to social media to find and offer refuge on Friday night, as the city was gripped by chaos following a string of attacks that left dozens dead.
The Twitter hashtag #porteouverte, which means “open door” in English, was being used to offer shelter as authorities urged people to evacuate the streets. The hashtag trended globally, with more than 400,000 Tweets using it, in the few hours since its creation.
“This account will be used for tweeting and retweeting places to stay safe tonight,” said a post from @PorteOuverteFRA, a Twitter handle opened within hours of the attacks.
Dozens of addresses and phone numbers for apartments were being tweeted on the handle, and it was… Read More>>