Activists displaying signs detailing the reasons for which they are homeless, sit in sleeping bags during a protest against a reduction in social spending in front of Berlin's town hall (Rotes Rathaus) on November 20, 2024. The demonstration featured protesters sitting in sleeping bags to highlight the plight of the homeless in the German capital, as the Berlin senate announced a freeze in social spending for 2025, with budget cuts planned for the years ahead. Sign in the centre reads: "I'm lying here because I couldn't find space in an emergency shelter". Sign on R reads: "I'm lying here because I couldn't find affordable housing". (Photo by John MACDOUGALL / AFP) (Photo by JOHN MACDOUGALL/AFP via Getty Images)