Tag Archives: Analysis

Reading, UK: Lasting Roots

Posted on March 4, 2012 by squat

“Process to remedy Katesgrove ‘eyesore’ begins” read the Get Reading headline on 23 February 2012. The following article explained that “plans for a new community garden in Katesgrove could blossom” following a recent council decision to purchase a piece of … Continue reading →

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Watching the value of property melt away – The increase in squatting across the U$A

Posted on January 11, 2012 by squat

Although it is hard to hear what is really happening on the ground in U$A, it appears that recently there has been an increase in squatting in cities across the United States. Obviously, squatting is often a covert activity, but … Continue reading →

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Occupying housing from the Pope Squat to Occupy Toronto

Posted on December 27, 2011 by squat

It was a sweltering afternoon in late July 2002 when the armoured vehicles of the Toronto Police Emergency Task Force pulled up in front of our building. Quickly we started barricading the door with an old desk, if they were … Continue reading →

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Seattle: Informal Update On Situation

Posted on December 19, 2011 by squat

The Turritopsis Nutricula house (named after an immortal jellyfish), located on 23rd and Alder in the Central District of Seattle, has now been in existence for a month. Within the span of that same month, over a dozen squats have … Continue reading →

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