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Squatting for Utopia – out of action? (7)

Behind the police blockade few hundred metres down the street everyone gathered and formed a noisy group that grew bigger and bigger with every person who got carried away by policemen. Two activist clown were cheering up the squatters playing jokes on the police. At sunrise some tears poored out of some squatter´s eyes because it became obvious that the project was over for the moment. Continue reading

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Squatting for Utopia (5)

Meanwhile the local public opinion was strongly in favour of the squatters. Some political parties and foundations expressed their solidarity with the squat.
Two days before the actual eviction would take place, the information about it somehow got through to the squatters and the necessary preparations began … Continue reading

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Squatting for Utopia (4)

It was decided, that no violence would emanate from the squatters. As soon as the people sleeping in the attic of the house were waking up, some of them would have meetings with local politicians and/or journalists. Others would have a breakfast with self made vegan chocolate, jam and cakes all made from food, skipped with love. Then they would immediately throw themselves into organising the next workshop, welcoming guests, writing texts for the website of the project … some of the people doing so day by day almost four weeks long experienced the first burn-out of their lifetime. Continue reading

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