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squatting
Squatting is the act of occupying an abandoned or unoccupied space or building that the squatter does not own, rent or otherwise have permission to use. Squatters often claim rights over the spaces they have squatted by virtue of occupation, rather than ownership; in this sense, squatting is similar to (and potentially a necessary condition of) adverse possession, by which a possessor of real property without title may eventually gain legal title to the real property.
Squatting has a long history, as old as or older than the idea of property itself. To squat in many countries is in itself a crime; in others it is only seen as a civil conflict between the owner and the occupants. Property law and the state have traditionally favored the property owner. However, in many cases where squatters had de facto ownership, laws have been changed to legitimize their status. It is said that the United States Homestead Act is an example of such legislation. Additionally, US states which have a shortage of housing tend to tolerate squatters in property awaiting redevelopment until the developer is ready to begin work; however, at that point the laws tend to be enforced.
Urban migration has driven global estimates of the number of squatters over one billion people, with 200,000 added every day. In many of the world's poorer countries there are extensive slums or shanty towns, such as the favelas of Brazil, typically built on the edges of major cities and consisting almost entirely of self-constructed housing built on terrain seized and occupied illegally. Also, common in many of these same countries are rural squatter movements, such as, again taking a Brazilian example, the Landless Workers' Movement.
Besides being residences, a few squats are hosts to give-away shops, pirate radio stations and even cafés.
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Squatted social centres
Although acting as a home is their primary use, there have been nearly as many different things happening in squats as there has been in rented/owned property. Squat cafés, drinking establishments, libraries, "swap shops"/"share stores", gyms and even rooms for BDSM activity have all been created, with many squats also holding parties and concerts. Squatted social centres are often a combination of many things that happen in one space with the main aim of creating a space for people to meet in a non-commercial setting, whether it be for a party, political workshop, to see a film, have a drink or have breakfast. There are many squatted social centres around the world but mainly in countries where squatting is legal.
Notable and well known squats
- Ernst Kirchweger Haus (EKH), Vienna
- Tanneries, [2], Dijon
- Alternation, Paris (now evicted)
- Hafenstrasse and Rote Flora, Hamburg
- Duncker Strasse, Berlin
- Eimer, Berlin
- KULE, August Strasse 10, Berlin (art house)
- Kunst Haus Tacheles, Tacheles and Köpi [3], Berlin
- Bussana Vecchia, Liguria
- DAMM, Naples
- Ex-Mercato24, Bologna
- Forte Prenestino, Rome
- Officina 99, Naples
- SKA (Laboratorio Occupato Sperimentazione Kultura Antagnista), Naples
- De Blauwe Aanslag, The Hague (now evicted)
- Fort Pannerden, Gelderland
- Kasa de la Muntanya, Barcelona
- Can Cadenas, Barcelona
- La Makabra, Barcelona
- Can Masdeu, Barcelona
- Cine Princesa, Barcelona
- Plaza de Encarnacion, Sevilla
- Wohlgroth, Zurich (now evicted) (art house 1995)
- Platten Strasse, Zurich (now evicted) (art house 2004)
- Cabaret Voltaire (Zurich) (now evicted) (art house 2002)
- Kulturzentrum Reithalle, Bern
- Villa Rosenau (Basel) (since 2004)
- Principality of Sealand (on HM Fort Roughs, a wartime sea-fort)
- The ARC, London (now evicted) (art house 1990)
- A-Spire, Leeds
- ASBO Community Centre [7], Nottingham (Squatted council housing turned into community centre, now evicted)
- RampART Social Centre, London
- The Circle Community Centre [8] (a community center opened in November 2004 in London, now evicted)
- Medina House, Hove, Sussex
United States
- ABC No Rio A social center founded in New York City by artists and activists in 1980.
- C-Squat, New York City
- People's Park, Berkeley, California [9] (1960s icon which epitomizes the notion of squatter's rights)
See also
External links
- Advisory Service for Squatters (UK)
- Squat.net
- PI CA SSO - SSO CA PI - Ssocapi Squat - Paris, 1998
- Survival Without Rent - A how to guide from NYC originally printed in 1986
- Cracking The Movement - Amsterdam squatter history and the movement's relation to the media.
- Table, Bed, Chair, a short documentary about Amsterdam squatters (in English, website in German)
- http://www.boligaksjonen.no (Norway)
- Selfmanaged Social Centers
- Squat The World a story of 1995 squat evictions in NYC.
- Squattercity Blog Blog by writer Robert Neuwirth who lived in squatter communities across the developing world
- Art Squat / Kisinis Web Art Artists' squats in Paris, France.
- Trespass at Will: Squatting as Direct Action, Human Right & Justified Theft by Erin Wiegand, LiP Magazine: 2004.
- wasteland (UK) - Documentary about squatting by Will Wright
- The Visual Culture of Squats: a visual archive
References
- Waterhouse, Richard (2005). The Vision Splendid: A Social and Cultural History of Rural Australia, Fremantle, Curtin University Books
- Survival Without Rent a NYC how to guide originally published in 1986 and reprinted in 1989 published by The Shadow Press.
- War In The Neighborhood – a Graphic Novel about squatting on New York City's Lower East Side in the 1980's by World War 3 Illustrated artist and editor Seth Tobocman published by Autonomedia.
- No Trespassing! An international study of squatting and land takeovers by Anders Corr published by South End Press
- 949 Market - a 2002 zine by a group of people who squatted an abandoned pool hall in a very public way and created a community center in San Francisco. $2-3 cash to: Lara, 3288 21st St. PMB #79, San Francisco, CA 94110
- Cracking the Movement a history of Amsterdam squatters published by Autonomedia.
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