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0,WEET JE WA> E5 KRAAKP& IS80 

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,AU?OR 3 ,PET] ,GELD]LOOS 

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0,WEET JE WA> E5 KRAAKP& IS80 

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,YE/]DAY AFT]NOON ,I >RIV$ 9 ,GRON+51 :]E ,I HAD SOME FA9T NOTION TO SP5D A MON?1 GA9 SOME APPRECIATION ( ! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T 9 ! C\NTRY1 & TRY TO LE>N ,N$]L&S 7! WORD 0,DUT*0 IS ACTUALLY A BA/>DIZATION ( 0,DEUTS*10 :I* MEANS ,G]MAN1 :OM SOME TIME AGO ! ,5GLI% EVID5TLY MI/OOK = ,N$]L&]S74 ,RI<T AS ,I WAS BIK+ 9TO ! CITY ,I SUDD5LY BEGAN TO WOND] :Y EXACTLY ,I ?\<T ,GRON+5 WAS ! CITY TO F9D AN>*I/S 94 ,I DIDN'T KN[ ANYONE !RE & HAD NEV] HE>D ! PLACE BE+ M5TION$ 9 CONNECTION ) RADICAL ACTIVITY4 ,ALL >\ND ME ,I SAW A ?OR\<LY M$IOCRE CITY />TL+LY DEVOID ( RADICAL GRAFFITI & PLA/]$ PROPAG&A4 ,HOLD ON A SECOND1 :Y ! HELL DID ,I COME H]E8 ,EV5 A SOLIT>Y SPRAYPA9T$ CIRCLE-,A W\LD HAVE FLOOD$ MY HE>T ) JOY1 & 9 FACT MY FIR/ GLIMM] ( HOPE1 ! FIR/ GOOD OM51 CAME FROM ! SI<T ( AN ,ANTI-,FASCI/ ,ACTION /ICK] /UCK BOLDLY TO A LAMPPO/ ON ,H]EWEG4  ,LITTLE DID ,I KN[ ?AT ! P]SON :O HAD PLAC$ IT !RE W\LD LAT] GIVE ME A T\R ( ALL ! CITY'S SQUATS4 ,AT ! TIME IT WAS JU/ A LITTLE SIGN ?AT SOME:]E 9 ?IS CITY1 HID+ AMONG ! %OPP]S & /UD5TS1 WAS ONE ( MY K9D4 

,BY N[ ! R\T9E ( SC\T+ A NEW CITY HAD BECOME AUTOMATIC3 MEMORIZ+ ! MA9 ?OR\<F>ES & LOOK+ = SQUAT SYMBOLS1 SIGNS ( POLITICAL LIFE1 P>KS ) HIDD5 PLACES ,I MI<T SLEEP 9 AT NI<T1 PLACES SAFE & DRY TO LOCK MY BIKE1 DUMP/]S1 *EAP 9T]NET CAFES1 PLACES TO GET WAT] & GO TO ! BA?ROOM4  ,AFT] H\RS ( FRUITLESS SE>*+ ,I F9ALLY DECID$ TO JO91 IF ONLY TEMPOR>ILY1 ! #b#a/ C5TURY1 GET ON ! 9T]NET1 & LOOK = M5TIONS ( SOCIAL C5T]S OR SQUATS 9 ,GRON+54 ,I SOON GOT AN ADDRESS = ,\DE ,R,K,Z3 ONCE A HOSPITAL1 !N A SQUAT1 & N[ AN ALT]NATIVE RESID5CE = SOME #c RETIR$ HIPPIES1 LEFTIES1 PUNKS & SUNDRY O!RS4 

,AN ACQUA9TANCE ,I MADE !RE P]MITT$ ME TO PUT D[N MY SLEEP+ BAG 9 A /ORAGE ROOM = ! NI<T1 & PO9T$ ME T[>DS A PROTE/ 9 SUPPORT ( ASYLUM SEEK]S HAPP5+ ! NEXT DAY 9 ! ,GROTE ,M>KT1 :]E ,I 9TRODUC$ MYSELF TO A RAPID SUCCESSION ( PEOPLE ?AT 9 ! SPAN ( F\R HELLOS & ?REE M9UTES L&$ ME ) FLOOR SPACE AT A SQUAT JU/ WE/ ( ! C5T]4 

,:AT EXACTLY IS A SQUAT8 

,A SQUAT IS A VACANT BUILD+ OCCUPI$ BY PEOPLE :O = A V>IETY ( REASONS DO NOT RESPECT ! PROP]TY RI<TS ( ! ABS5TEE [N]1 & EI!R OP5LY OR COV]TLY TAKE UP RESID5CE !RE94  ,ONCE 9SIDE !Y FIX UP ! DECAY+ BUILD+1 H5CE ! CONNECTION ( ! SQUATT]S' MOVEM5T ) ! ,D,I,Y 7DO-IT-Y\RSELF7 CULTURE4  ,!Y (T5 HANG A BANN] ) SOME CONCISE 0FUCK Y\0 TO E/ABLI%$ ORD]1 OR COV] ! FACADE ( ! BUILD+ ) GRAFFITI ( V>Y+ ES!TIC & POLITICAL CONT5T1 P]HAPS ALSO PEPP]+ ! SURR\ND+ NEI<BORHOOD ) ! SQUAT MONOGRAM TO PO9T ! WAY TO TRAVEL]S4 ,9 ,N$]L&S1 ! WORD IS KRAAKP&1 9 ,DEUTS* BESETZTES ,HAUS & 9 ,ESPANOL CASA OCUPADA4 

,SQUATT+1 9 ,N$]L&1 IS LEGAL 9 BUILD+S ?AT HAVE BE5 AB&ON$ AT LEA/ A YE>4  ,!RE >E A NUMB] ( LOOPHOLES1 & TO ! BUS9ESS-SYMPA!TIC E> ( ! C\RTS & POLICE :O RETA9 SOLE P[] TO 9T]PRET ! CONCEPT1 0AB&ONM5T0 TAKES ON A />TL+ DEGREE ( METAPHYSICAL COMPLEXITY4 ,9 O!R WORDS1 LIB]AL ,N$]L& DEALS ) ! POT5TIALLY 9SURRECTION>Y PH5OM5ON ( SQUATT+ ) A /RATEGY ( LEGALIZATION1 A P]MISSIVE RELEASE-VALVE ?AT TOL]ATES DISCONT5TS CREAT+ !IR SUBCULTURES 9 BUILD+S TRULY AB&ON$ BY CAPITALI/S1 & =CES RESI/ANCE1 FROM ?OSE SQUATS ! P[]FUL WI% TO RETAKE1 9TO DIS>M+ LEGAL *ANNELS4 ,TO DEF5D Y\R SQUAT1 Y\ DON'T PICK UP A BRICK ! HONE/1 OLD-FA%ION$ WAY -- Y\ NE$ TO GET A LAWY]4  ,PROP]TY [N]S HAVE ALSO TAK5 UP ! TACTIC ( E/ABLI%+ ANTI-SQUATS BY R5T+ \T VACANT1 SQUAT-VULN]ABLE AP>TM5TS TO PEOPLE WILL+ TO SIGN AWAY ALL !IR RI<TS 9 RETURN = A R5T AS L[ AS #b EUROS A MON?4  ,[N]S HAVE NO OBLIGATIONS TO ANTI-SQUAT T5ANTS1 & !Y CAN KICK !M \T ) A C\PLE WEEKS NOTICE4  ,9 ,GRON+5 & O!R CITIES 9 ,N$]L&1 MANY ( ! BE/ BUILD+S ?AT W\LD O!RWISE BE AVAILABLE HAVE BE5 FILL$ ) ANTI-SQUATS4 

,! OPPORTUNI/IC SOCIALI/S 9 ,N$]L& HAVE COME TO ! DEF5SE ( ANTI-SQUATS4  ,9 ,GRON+5 = EXAMPLE1 !Y >E KN[N TO DRAMATICALLY SQUAT A BIG BUILD+1 CO-OPT+ ! 5?USIASM ( ! Y\?FUL P>TICIPANTS2 !Y W9 PUBLICITY = !MSELVES AS HUMANIT>IANS BY MOV+ /UD5TS1 POOR1 OR HOMELESS PEOPLE 9TO ! BUILD+2 & !N !Y PRESSURE !M ALL TO SIGN AN ANTI-SQUAT CONTRACT & TRUMPET IT AS L[-9COME H\S+4  ,IT'S NOT UNHE>D ( = !M TO /AGE-MANAGE ! :OLE ?+ ) ! [N]S FROM ! GET-GO4  ,?IS SORT ( ACTION IS GREAT = ! [N]S1 & IT OP5S A BACK DOOR TO DE/ROY ,N$]L&'S PROGRESSIVE H\S+ RI<TS1 CREAT+ ! REALITY ?AT POOR PEOPLE MU/ SURR5D] ALL !IR H\S+ RI<TS 9 EX*ANGE = A *EAP PLACE TO LIVE1 :I* ! SPECULATORS CAN MA9TA9 AS FLEXIBLE PROP]TIES BECAUSE AT ANY MOM5T !Y >E ABLE TO KICK \T ! T5ANTS & DEMOLI% OR SELL ! BUILD+4 

,DESPITE ,N$]L&'S PROGRESSIVE LAWS1 [N]S COMMONLY W9 EVICTION PROCESSES AGA9/ SQUATT]S1 & !N ! POLICE COME TO KICK !M \T4  ,O!R TIMES1 [N]S SKIP ! C\RTS & HIRE GOONS TO ATTACK SQUATT]S ) CR[B>S4  ,NOT TOO MANY YE>S AGO1 SQUATS 9 ,GRON+5 W]E DEF5D$ =CEFULLY4  ,! HI< PO9T WAS 9 #a#i#i#a1 :5 ! CITY EVICT$ ! ,WALT]S-,NOORDH( ,COMPLEX1 A HUGE SQUAT NE> :]E ! UNIV]SITY LIBR>Y /&S TODAY4  ,ALL ( ,BOT]+E/RAAT WAS COV]$ 9 BURN+ B>RICADES1 RUBBLE1 & RIOT POLICE1 :]E N[ %OPP]S /ROLL PA/ YUPPIE /ORES CONSUM+ ABOVE ALL !IR ILLUSION ( SOCIAL PEACE4 

,9 ,G]MANY1 SQUATT+ IS LESS LEGAL1 H5CE ! T]M 0=M] SQUAT0 US$ SO FREQU5TLY 9 REF]5CE TO ! OCCUPI$ DWELL+S 9 ?AT C\NTRY4 ,IF !Y DO NOT WANT TO RETAKE A P>TICUL> PROP]TY BY =CE1 ! GOV]NM5T OR PROP]TY [N]S CAN BR+ IT BACK 9TO ! PALE ( LEGALITY BY MAK+ ! ATTRACTIVE (F] TO ! ROGUE T5ANTS TO PUR*ASE OR R5T ! BUILD+ = AN EXTREMELY L[ AM\NT1 0LEGALIZ+0 IT4 

,9 ! ,U,S1 !RE HAS NEV] BE5 A C\NTRYWIDE SQUATT]S' OR AUTONOM\S MOVEM5T AS HAS EXI/$ 9 ,EUROPE4 ,! ONLY SQUATS ,I KNEW AB\T 9 ,VIRG9IA W]E EI!R COV]T1 OR 0P]MISSION SQUATS0 ALL[$ BY ! ABS5TEE [N]4  ,H\S+ & BUILD+-USE CODES SEEM TO BE /RONG] TOOLS 9 ! ,U,S = PREV5T+ ANY UNOR?ODOX  USE ( BUILD+S4 ,IT C]TA9LY W\LD BE MU* H>D] 9 ! ,U,S TO RUN A SQUAT B> & SELL ALCOHOL TO RAISE MONEY4 ,SOME ( ! KEY SQUATS ON ! ,L[] ,EA/ ,SIDE DUR+ ,NEW ,YORK ,CITY'S SQUATT+ HEYDAY W]E EVICT$ BECAUSE !Y W]E 0NOT UP TO CODE0 & SUPPOS$LY PRES5T$ A DANG] TO ! OCCUPANTS4  ,NOT ?AT WE HAVE TO P9E = IRRETRIEVABLE DAYS ( GLORY OR COVET ,EUROPE'S FABUL\S SQUATT+ MOVEM5T4  ,!SE DAYS1 SQUATT+ SEEMS TO BE A GR[+ PH5OM5ON 9 ! ,RU/ ,BELT1 :]E MUNICIPALITIES DO NOT HAVE ! MONEY TO DEMOLI% ALL ! CONDEMN$ BUILD+S 9 ! L>GELY AB&ON$ CITIES4 

,H]E 9 ,N$]L&1 ! C5T]-RI<T GOV]NM5T 9 P[] WAS PROPOS+ A LAW TO ILLEGALIZE SQUATT+1 SP>K+ A NUMB] ( PROTE/S1 MO/LY >\ND ,UTRE*T & ,AM/]DAM1 & ALSO A NUMB] ( RAIDS BY POLICE1 :O HAD JU/ =CIBLY EVICT$ A L>GE SQUATT$ F>M 9 ! C5T] ( ! C\NTRY1 9 ! WEEK ,I >RIV$4  ,9 ,AM/]DAM A L>GE SQUAT WAS REPEAT$LY EVICT$ & REOCCUPI$4  ,ELSE:]E A SQUATT$ CA/LE WAS /ORM$ BY POLICE4  ,! OCCUPI]S RESI/$1 ?\< ,I WAS TOLD !Y W]E HIPPIES & DIDN'T PUT UP A GOOD FI<T -- NO CATAPULTS1 CROSSB[S1 BOIL+ OIL1 OR ANY?+ LIKE ?AT4 

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,! GUY ,I WAS /AY+ )1 ,JOOP1 LIV$ ) A FRI5D1 ,JAN1 AT #ca ,TACO ,MESDAG/RAAT1 9 A SMALL SQUATT$ AP>TM5T JU/ ABOVE A PIZZA PLACE4  ,WE HIT IT (F EASILY1 GO+ ON LONG WALKS1 DUMP/]-DIV+ = GROC]IES1 DISCUSS+ ECONOMICS1 M$IA1 RADICAL PROPAG&A1 & SIMIL> !MES4  ,AFT] GETT+ TO KN[ ME = A C\PLE DAYS1 !Y 9VIT$ ME TO /AY !RE ! :OLE MON? ,I WAS 9 ,GRON+54  ,I WAS CONSID]+ GO+ ON TO ,UTRE*T1 BUT ,JOOP DESCRIB$ ! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T LOCALLY AS EXP]I5C+ A DECL9E4 ,I'M A SUCK] = H>D CASES1 SO ,I DECID$ TO REJECT ! BIG CITY SYNDROME & /AY ON TO HELP !M ) A FEW PROJECTS1 & TO EXPLORE ?IS SMALL]1 LESS EXCIT+ CITY & ITS FASC9AT+LY APPREH5SIBLE R\T9ES4 

,?REE DAYS A WEEK !RE WAS AN OP5 AIR M>KET ON ! ,VISM>KT1 & Y\ C\LD SKIP VEGETABLES4  ,\TSIDE ! CITY C5T] W]E A FEW SUP]M>KETS ) G5]\S DUMP/]S4  ,& Y\ C\LD USE ! 9T]NET = FREE AT ! UNIV]SITY1 IF Y\ C\LD GET A PASSWORD4  ,IT W\LD BE PRETTY EASY TO PROVIDE = MYSELF ?IS MON?4  ,I FELT IMM$IATELY COM=TABLE !RE1 & SATISFI$ ) MY NEW HOME AFT] DAYS ON ! ROAD4  ,I US$ TO ?9K IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO MAKE REAL FRI5DS 9 LESS ?AN A YE>1 BUT AS MY FRI5DS BACK HOME SEEM$ 9CREAS+LY DI/ANT ) EA* MEAG] EMAIL1 ,I WAS AMAZ$ BY H[ QUICKLY ,I C\LD BECOME CLOSE TO NEW PEOPLE ,I MET1 BR\<T TOGE!R BY HOSPITALITY & A %>$ /RUGGLE4  ,IT WASN'T 5\< TO HOLD (F A HEAVY NO/ALGIA1 BUT IT DID MAKE LIV+ WOR?:ILE4 

,A WEEK AFT] WE MET1 ,JOOP1 ,JAN1 & A FRI5D ( !IRS TOOK ME \T = MY BIR?DAY4  ,WE SAW ,! ,W9D ?AT ,%AKES ! ,B>LEY1 ,K5 ,LOA*'S LATE/ FILM1 A BRUTALLY HONE/ *RONICLE ( ! /RUGGLE = 9DEP5D5CE 9 ,IREL&4  ,PEOPLE CAN DESIRE FRE$OM SO /RONGLY !Y WILL SU/A9 TORTURE OR TAKE A LIFE1 & AT ! ?RE%OLD ( VICTORY !Y CAN SUDD5LY BEG9 TO D\BT !MSELVES & SELL ! REVOLUTION %ORT4  ,I WOND]1 IF WE EV] GET ?AT F>1 WILL WE MISS !SE CALM DAYS ( P[]LESSNESS8 

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