[news] How and Why People Squat

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Adverse possession, or legal squatting, has been in place in Europe since the 1400's, and in America since the 1600's. Reasons for squatting vary from political motivations to economic necessities. Some reasons for squatting are bringing community and media attention to the homeless and affordable housing crisis, to save lower income housing from demolition, to create community and lifestyle alternatives, to monkeywrench capitalism, and to challenge land ownership systems.

URL: http://resist.ca/story/2005/3/10/95621/0504