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Squattings – chance or deadlock for homeless
and homeless migrants?Dr. Stefan Schneider, Berlin
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A. some experiences1. Plattengruppe Köpenick– Berlin, D2. Red Tents Campain (DAL) – Paris, F3. Rue Royale 123 – Brussels, BE4. Homeless Village – Budapest, HU5. Rozbrat – Poznan, PL6. Bethanien – Berlin, DB. first interpretations1. squatting & homeless2. sustainibility & participationC. outlook & discussion
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1. Plattengruppe Köpenick– Berlin, D
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1. Plattengruppe Köpenick– Berlin, Dlocation: berlin, germanyvenue: residental housename: "plattengruppe"summary: homeless squat develops into assisted housing
context: berlin second wave squat movementtime: 1992 - nowparticipation: high, but decreasingsustainability: now establishedmigrants: increasing quoteprospect: homebase of new participation
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2. Red Tents Campain (DAL) – Paris, F
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2. Red Tents Campain (DAL) – Paris, Flocation: paris, francevenue: public spacename: red tents campaignsummary: squatting campaign winter 2006/2007 in paris and other cities
context: droit au dogement (DAL), ngotime: 2006participation: high, political campaignsustainability: evicted, but political debate about
homelessnessmigrants high quoteprospect: political homeless movement
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3. Rue Royale 123 – Brussels, BE
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3. Rue Royale 123 – Brussels, BElocation: brussels, francevenue: empty bank buildingname: rue royale 123summary: multiple groups of squatters, street
living homeless, mental ill and migrant families squat at least this house
context: permanent support from the platform "Department Of Housing Crisis"
time: 2006 - nowparticipation: high level self organisationsustainability: with contract, prototypemigrants: high quoteprospect: best practice model, spreading
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4. Homeless Village – Budapest, HU
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4. Homeless Village – Budapest, HUlocation: budapest, hungaryvenue: privat forest, suburbname: homeless villagesummary: because of the lack of facilities
budapest homeless started building provisional shacks
context: people are basically supported by social workers (food, water, advice)
time: since 2005 or earlierparticipation: highsustainability: lack of strategiemigrants: unknown (less quote?)prospect: remaining slum?
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5. Rozbrat – Poznan, PL
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5. Rozbrat – Poznan, PLlocation: poznan, polandvenue: store barracks name: "rozbrat"summary: anarchist squat with some actions to
support (single) homeless
context: anarchist movement, food not bombstime: 1992 - nowparticipation: low, sustainability: established, but in danger of evictionmigrants: low, but increasingprospect: partner of political homeless & migrants movement
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6. Bethanien – Berlin, D
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6. Bethanien – Berlin, Dlocation: berlin, germanyvenue: rename: "york 59 in bethanien"summary: squat project bethanien invited sinti &
roma to stay & forced new squattings
context: sinti & roma families with there childs camp in parks, disturbed by police
time: summer 2009participation: low, people used for political actionsustainability: symbolic effect, but principle effordmigrants: highest levelprospect: public debate about european
homeless policy
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B. first interpretations1. squatting & homeless
a squat is not a squat is not a squat ....
established projects best practice strategic partnership symbolic action provisorical and/or temporarily solutions precarios deadlock ....
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B. first interpretations2. sustainibility & participation
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B. first interpretations2. sustainibility & participation
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C. outlook & discussion
squats could be a part of a political movement (to force a debate about strategies) of ending homelessness and a method to develop new projects of adaequat housing,
succesful squats with homeless combine a high level participation with a wide & longterm political strategy
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