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Berlin's oldest squatters in town defend threatened community centre: Pensioners take a stand against development of their comunity centre
Connolly, Kate
Article
2012
Dozen of pensioners took over a community centre in the east Berlin suburb of Pankow last month after the local council said the building they had used as a community centre for 15 years had to make w...
The Field of Magic
Survila, Mindaugas
Film/Video
2011
Field of Magic is a docu-poem about people living for over two decades in Buda forest near the closed down Kariotiške.s dump, 40 km from Vilnius, Lithuania. A result of four year’s work, the film capt...
Section 6 legal notice for squats: A legal warning notice on Section 6 of the Criminal Law Act 1977 which protects the rights of occupiers of properties
Article
2006
If you are squatting it is strongly advised you display this notice to inform people of your rights - and let them know that you are aware of your rights.
Squatting: Connexipedia Article
Article
The act of occupying an abandoned or unoccupied space or building, usually residential.
Squatting guide: This is a brief guide to the completely legal activity of squatting - occupying an empty property and making it your home.
Article
2006
It helps avoid homelessness, since renting or buying a house can be prohibitively expensive for many people.

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All Our Sisters
Stories of Homeless Women in Canada
Scott, Susan
2007
The author conducted sixty interviews with homeless women from Vancouver to Ottawa. This investigative reporter has organized the interviews in chapters dealing with the impact of housing policies, vi...
Squatters are not home stealers
Rose, Steve
2012
The criminalising of squatters in Britain is part of a Europe-wide backlash. But with at least 10% of the world population squatting, can they really be a menace to society?