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Resisting the next wave of real estate speculation in Spain
A new speculative bubble may be taking shape as global investment firms buy devalued real estate in Spain. Will they beat a new path of dispossession? At the dawn of the twenty-first century, Spain was...
View ArticleFrom Shanghai to San Fran, the rent is too damn high
Fueled by years of record-low interest rates, a new housing crisis is rearing its head from London to L.A. This time, however, it will not go uncontested. Capitalism is a strange beast. Though...
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“London 2016: the terrain of struggle in our city”– Aylesbury Estate and some...
By Some London Foxes. This is a small contribution towards mapping the terrain of social conflict in London today. First, it identifies some big themes in how London is being reshaped, looking at:...
View ArticleUK: 6 reasons to support your local squats
Squatting has always been a direct solution to housing need, providing homeless people with immediate free housing that they can have some control over. Squatting has changed over the decades, from...
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Reutilization of abandoned industrial buildings
Industrial archeology Built structures often outlive their original purpose. In addition to historical buildings such as castles, this also applies to industrial buildings. Abandoned mills, mines,...
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Netherlands: The current housing crisis and the repression of squatting
The vacancy crunch: The current housing crisis in the Netherlands and the repression of squatting Recently, an opportunity to discuss the current housing crisis in the Netherlands was wasted. The...
View ArticleFROM FREEWAY SHUTDOWNS TO COP-FREE ZONES: a Reportback and a Proposal
From Ill Will Editions “[B]eneath the surface of that idea – that truism, black lives matter – is an unsettling challenge. What would it mean to create a world, or at least a space, where that actually...
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Greece: Criminalizing solidarity. Syriza’s war on the movements
The eviction of three occupied refugee shelters in Thessaloniki marks another episode in the Greek government’s war on grassroots solidarity efforts. In the early morning of July 27, refugee families...
View ArticleDublin: Squatting & the property question – Personal Possessions & Communal...
After an illegal eviction on Phibsborough Rd. in June much debate arose surrounding the legitimacy of the squatters and their rights to take over empty and unused properties and put them to use. This...
View ArticleDublin: Better to Squat Than Let Homes Rot
On the merits of Squatting as a tactical response to the permanent housing crisis. While the government says there is no money to build social housing, they seem to forget the fact that there are over...
View ArticleLleida (Catalonia): Squatted Social Centre ‘La Chispa’ Resists Eviction
After a lengthy legal process against four ex-occupiers the vibrant, active, self-managed SPARK project among the orchards of Lleida is condemned to be evicted in the new year by capitalist speculation...
View ArticleTrespass Journal
We are pleased to present issue one of Trespass Journal. Trespass is self-managed, open access, and unfunded. It is multidisciplinary and publishes work in different languages. It is an online journal...
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Barcelona: How solidarity and mutual aid saved Barcelona’s Can Vies Squat for...
The Can Vies social centre in Barcelona made headlines around the world when its eviction led to five consecutive nights of rioting in late May 2014. But the social center has a longer history than...
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Squatting: the urban space as a common good
“Housing is a need, not a privilege”, “Housing for people, not for profit”. Banners with slogans like these hang from windows in any number of European cities. Across Europe, increasing social...
View ArticleUK: 6 reasons to support your local squats
Squatting has always been a direct solution to housing need, providing homeless people with immediate free housing that they can have some control over. Squatting has changed over the decades, from...
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Reutilization of abandoned industrial buildings
Industrial archeology Built structures often outlive their original purpose. In addition to historical buildings such as castles, this also applies to industrial buildings. Abandoned mills, mines,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Netherlands: The current housing crisis and the repression of squatting
The vacancy crunch: The current housing crisis in the Netherlands and the repression of squatting Recently, an opportunity to discuss the current housing crisis in the Netherlands was wasted. The...
View ArticleFROM FREEWAY SHUTDOWNS TO COP-FREE ZONES: a Reportback and a Proposal
From Ill Will Editions “[B]eneath the surface of that idea – that truism, black lives matter – is an unsettling challenge. What would it mean to create a world, or at least a space, where that actually...
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Greece: Criminalizing solidarity. Syriza’s war on the movements
The eviction of three occupied refugee shelters in Thessaloniki marks another episode in the Greek government’s war on grassroots solidarity efforts. In the early morning of July 27, refugee families...
View ArticleLleida (Catalonia): Squatted Social Centre ‘La Chispa’ Resists Eviction
After a lengthy legal process against four ex-occupiers the vibrant, active, self-managed SPARK project among the orchards of Lleida is condemned to be evicted in the new year by capitalist speculation...
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