Squatting facts for kids
Squatting is when someone starts living on empty land or in an empty building (usually a residential building) which the squatter does not own, rent or have permission to use. Author Robert Neuwirth suggested in 2004 that there were one billion squatters in the world.
Most squatting is residential. Squatting usually happens when a poor and homeless population sees old property or land.
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United States
In the United States, squatting laws are different from state to state and city to city. For the most part, it is not tolerated for long, especially in cities.
Community organizations have helped the homeless to take over empty buildings. It is done not only to change the building to be a place to live but also a part of bigger campaign to let people know about inequality in housing. They also do it to help get change in housing and land issues.
Images for kids
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Abahlali baseMjondolo protest in Durban
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A pro-squatting protest in Greece, with participants carrying anarchist flags
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Street dwellers in Mumbai
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Rozbrat squat in Poznań.
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Facade of the evicted Carboneria squat in Barcelona
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The Chien Rouge (Red Dog) in Lausanne, in a former hospital
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Police during eviction of the Topf & Söhne squat, 16 April 2009
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A short-lived squat in Reykjavík in 2009. The signs say "We take matters into our own hands" and "The home is sacred, the property rights are not"
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Rome barricades itself. A squatting symbol appearing as graffiti in Rome
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Ubica, a former squat in Utrecht
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The Can Vies social centre in Barcelona
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The "Square Occupied Social Centre", a now-evicted squat in Russell Square
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A favela in Rio de Janeiro
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Cité Soleil in 2006
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See also
In Spanish: Movimiento okupa para niños
