squattings – chance or deadlock for homeless and homeless migrants? variant experiences from...
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Presentation given by Dr Stefan Schneider, Berlin, Germany at a FEANTSA Research Conference on "Understanding Homelessness and Housing Exclusion in the New European Context", Budapest, Hungary, 2010TRANSCRIPT
European Research Conference, Budapest, 17th September 2010UNDERSTANDING HOMELESSNESS AND HOUSING EXCLUSION IN THE NEW
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Squattings – chance or deadlock for homeless
and homeless migrants?Dr. Stefan Schneider, Berlin
@doc_schneider
blog.drstefanschneider.de
European Research Conference, Budapest, 17th September 2010UNDERSTANDING HOMELESSNESS AND HOUSING EXCLUSION IN THE NEW
EUROPEAN CONTEXTENHR
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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