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  1. nastynaty

    official declaration of takeover

    So I've stayed at a few squats now where I saw a very official paper on the entrances that stated that the tenants were tired of being harassed, and had legal right to be there. I just now popping my first long term squat am interested in a template of such document as to make my squat seem more...
  2. Justine

    LA/NOLA punk scene/house & squats

    Hey, I'm a Canadian - currently living/travelling 'Straya but heading back to Turtle Island in October. I want to spend a about 3 months in the USA in January 2020. Iwant to spend most of my time in 1 place with only a bit of time in transit. I am town between LA and NOLA. I love them both...
  3. Chevyheavy

    Charleston SC squats

    First time posting on here, anyone know of any squats or spots to set up anywhere in the Charleston area?
  4. japanarchist

    Going to Europe in August -September and looking for tips?

    Hey folks, I'm making my first trip outside the US to Europe for a month and I'd love to get any advice y'all could share. I'm flying into London and my itinerary is France(Paris)-Spain(BCN)-Portugal-Greece(Athens/Exarchia) then back to London for my returning flight. I'm not exactly sure on the...
  5. D

    Reported content: Post in thread 'News & Blogs - Reddit Thread On Squatting Homes, Interesting Read.'

    Post in thread 'News & Blogs - Reddit Thread On Squatting Homes, Interesting Read.' by IgnibusAtris has been reported by IgnibusAtris. Reason given: Content being reported:
  6. WyldLyfe

    Car And Squatting

    Ok, recently there was a thread about what do you do with your bags when entering a shop that says no bags allowed, an I guess this question could be slightly similar in ways, but anyway.. The general question here is, what do you guys do or have done with your car/automobile when squatting a...
  7. Gabe22

    Abandoned buildings in seattle?

    Been prepping to travel to washington for a while. Wondering where the highest voncentration of abandoned buildings or best places are to start a squat. Thanks.
  8. Gabe22

    Internet in squats.

    How do you get internet in a squat? Do you just have comcast come over and hope they don't say anything? Or do you do something else?
  9. babywavy

    Looking for a big city squat

    Hey y'all, I'm working on some back muscle issues that have been slowing my ability to hoof it across the country like I want to. My pack is really aggravating it, and I'm doing exercises that are helping, but slowly. I'm hoping to find a squat in a larger city, ideally Chicago but any large...
  10. Pedal to the Metal

    Taos

    I haven't been here in 20+ years, curious about camping/squatting close to town in Taos. I know the Mesa is wide open, just wanting to explore town a little. Any stories, suggestions?
  11. GreenthornTraveler

    Hello Squat The Planet . New traveler here to learn

    Hello, i know a little about camping and trains but i have never train hoppped or hitch hiked yet. Im interested in taking off this summer and traveling around the west coast . WA , OR, CA area. I have a lot of interests based around growing food, permaculture , living more closely with...
  12. Ginli

    Germany squats????

    Hey people! I am travelling around Germany in June! Its my first time going here!! Any other travelers out here at this time that would wana hang out? Also any squats or alternative living communities ????? Thankkkkkks! Liarna
  13. ElNayshon

    Squats or safe place in Oahu, Hawaii

    Just moved to Oahu from the Big Island. It's a huge culture shock. It's almost like a different state, crazy. Iv been staying along the North Shore but it's kind of sketch. Can anyone recommend some good spots? Mahalo 😀
  14. D

    Looking for a new squat in east austin

    Currently squatting in east austin but i have reason to believe that my current squat may not be safe for much longer, if anyone knows any good area's or buildings in east austin preferably, because thats where i work , messgae me, gracias.
  15. Potatos

    We've set up shop in slab City

    We've taken over and now running a smoke shop an tattoo parlor serving snow cones cold drinks hot vegan food. And a good old squatting time
  16. J

    Noob to the site but not squatting

    Houston, homeless, in a car... need to squat a place for about three months or so. Anyone know of any decent spaces?
  17. Crazy Hobo Johnny

    Tennessee Veteran Returns Home From Deployment To Find Squatters

    At least he's not going after those who squatted in his home! Middle Tennessee veteran returns home from deployment to find squatters - https://krcrtv.com/news/nation-world/middle-tennessee-veteran-returns-home-from-deployment-to-find-squatters
  18. D

    Washington Post photo essay on Brazilian Squat

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/photography/2019/03/27/what-its-like-living-an-abandoned-building-one-most-populous-cities-world/?utm_term=.9bfd07d2ba41 ~ peace
  19. saul

    Need help and advice from fellow squatters

    I found an abandonedbuilding and was wondering how I could take owner ship of it
  20. Mabombix

    Looking for Chicago Squats

    Apologies if I don't know the correct words or terms for certain things. This is my first day being homeless and I am genuinely searching for a community that will take me in. So, I'm looking for squats (or one of the under-bridge-tent-goups) around Chicago, and I can't find anything recent that...
  21. Mabombix

    Alone in the Windy City

    Hi there! I'm Maeve, a 19 year old trans woman who just got thrown out of her family home. I don't really have an interesting story aside from that, but I figure that's not super uncommon on this forum. I'm an amateur cartoonist and guitarist, and I'm looking for squats in or around Chicago that...
  22. Slingshot Collective

    Book Reviews: Fighting for Spaces, Fighting for Our Lives: Squatting Movements Today

    https://slingshotcollective.org/a18-book-reviews-fighting-for-spaces-fighting-for-our-lives-squatting-movements-today/ Squatting Everywhere Collective (SqeK) Edition Assemblage 2018 Rudolf-Diesel-Str. 37, D – 48157 Münster Review by dj dio This book is 356 pages long and contains 30...
  23. Prometheus

    Squatting Ghost Towns Out West

    Hey comrades, I've avidly developed a huge interest (both historical and personal) in ghost towns of the 19th to early 20th century and am musing on the idea of squatting one, or at least exploring more of them out west than the handful of tourist attractions I've seen and the one so abandoned...
  24. cherryb0mb

    ADVICE NEEDED FROM EXPERIENCED SQUATTERS AND BUMS

    So we’re stuck in Oklahoma. Our Explorer is in the shitter and needs $800 worth of repairs plus the $700 we already put in that shit shoe. We keep the Explorer for sleeping space which is very helpful traveling with our two furry kiddos. BUT winter is almost passed and we need to get the fuck...
  25. T

    Hello! Galway squats needed

    Hello all, I'm very new to this but i'm excited and hope you welcome me in. I'm going to keep this short and sweet, im looking for somewhere to squat in Galway in the West of Ireland, indoors/underground preferably. All help is much appreciated :)
  26. AAAutin

    Squat the Paeans — Member Appreciation Thread

    It's the holiday season once more; and whether you're on the road away from loved ones or housed up and stuck with them, it can be a time of intense loneliness. So, I figure it's as good a time as any to express our love for one another—like the maudlin saps we are. C'mon and gather round, ya...
  27. Stiv Rhodes

    Country Squat in Kitsap County, WA

    Some folks at the Jambo said I should post some pics of the awesome house I've been working on over the last 6 months. It sits on 4 acres. The owner died and left all their stuff behind. The bank has a lien on it and will probably foreclose next year. It was vacant 3 years, but the owner only...
  28. Slingshot Collective

    Kansas City Squatters' Handbook from the feral cat collective

    I would post this in the library but the PDF isn't downloading to this computer. https://web.archive.org/web/20140223190626/http://zinelibrary.info/files/kcsquat.pdf Anyone else who has lost 'zines when zinelibrary.info went down, please check archive.org for it!
  29. A

    Squatting Augusta, GA

    Anyone bummin around downtown Augusta, GA? I've got a dope squat here. No way of knowing how long it'll hold for, but if things fall through, I know of other spots. This one's a loft right on Broad St with rigged electric and some furniture, including clean mattresses. Hardwoods, chandeliers...
  30. MadAndy

    Squat Across Europe Summer Media Project Idea. Need Your Advice

    Hey everyone. I'm still sorta new here, and most of my travel experience is limited to more traditional means of transport, through the US... and then several years of packing around the Middle East and South Asia. I got hitched to a Spaniard a couple of years back, so I live in Spain now, but...
  31. Tigerlily

    Squat in SoCal

    Hi everyone, I'm new to this whole thing and have been seriously contemplating squatting in a vacant home I found. So the home has been vacant for a year because the owners died. I checked with the county for property owners names, info and taxes. Owners are still the deceased and taxes are...
  32. Vagrant Son

    Need advice about starting a squat

    Im staying in nyc. There are currently 6 people staying here but only 3 are on the lease. We got an eviction notice a few days ago. Myself and the two others that aren't on the lease plan to squat it out. Any advice moving forward would be greatly appreciated.
  33. Des

    Insulating/heating a squat

    What up y’all? Can anyone point me in the direction/give me any advice on insulating or heating a squat for winter? Ive heard sealing up the windows can help but one of the folks squatting with us is pretty sensitive to cold and I’d like to make this as doable as possible for them
  34. S

    Anyone in PDX want to squat a house with me?

    I have comrades who've been squatting or scoping out houses and nobody's invited me. I've always idealized the squatterpunk lifestyle, winter's coming, and I hear PDX has chill squatting laws. I don't want to do it alone because I've never done it before and I'm a fuck up, and I don't want to be...
  35. Matt Derrick

    #08 - Adventures in Squatting with Homes Not Jails

    Link: https://youtu.be/9dkUp3n1Gzs This week we'll be speaking with Wren and Stix as they recall some of their previous work opening abandoned buildings for squatters in the San Francisco bay area. The StP podcast is a weekly series discussing various topics related to underground travel and...
  36. Stiv Rhodes

    It's Vacant Take It

    @Stiv Rhodes submitted a new resource: It's Vacant Take It - San Francisco Homes Not Jails How-To Read more about this resource...
  37. D

    Albany NY: Millennial survivalists share downtown squat, anarchist ideals

    https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Millenial-survivalists-share-downtown-squat-13215107.php#photo-16216489 David Gunn had just been released from the hospital after trying to kill himself when he met the fallen beauty who changed his life...
  38. tony longshanks

    Creative housing alternatives aka squatting in strange and unusual places!

    THIS IS A LENGTHY POST AND I'M GOING TO KEEP ADDING TO IT AT INTERVALS UNTIL IT'S DONE Others can & should share their answers at any time I guess this should be moved to either the Squatting or Alternative Housing forums if it makes the cut __________________ In SF between 2011 and 2015 I had...
  39. ElNayshon

    hawaii squats

    Anyone know of any squats on the big island? Im headed there in a couple of weeks and might need a squat if things fall out. If anyone here has been in hawaii Id love to hear from you.
  40. TheRealRadical1

    Anyone know any squats or safe spaces in Houston, Texas?

    I was wondering if there were any places, like squat locations or safe spaces, that I could visit in Houston. I've been to a couple before, but I was wondering if any still exist. Peace, Joel
  41. MauroV

    Looking for a squat/community in Brooklyn

    Hi everyone, my name is Mauro, I'm Italian and I live in Brussels, Belgium. I'll be coming to New York next January for 6 months, I was granted with a residency in Brooklyn. I'll be there working as an artist, but still traveling to and from Europe form time to time. When I arrived in Brussels I...
  42. Darby Howard

    squatting a forclosed house

    does anyone know the squatting laws for montana? could i get away with squatting a house that was put on forclosure?
  43. Matt Derrick

    Squatting the Grey City

    @Matt Derrick submitted a new upload to the library: Squatting the Grey City - Squatting the Grey City is a book about the squatters movement in Rotterdam in the Netherlands. Read more about this upload...
  44. Darby Howard

    Squatting in montana

    I'm in east Helena mt and just tryna find a good abandoned house to squat. Any tips?
  45. ScumRag

    The best squats ever?

    I've had a few near the top end but the most memorable was one in St. Louis where there were like 5 of us in this 1800's warehouse that backed to the Mississippi River. It was the middle of January so the river was frozen af so we kept warm by (this is crazy) burning coal + logs in our barrell...
  46. BDB

    in the Med, looking to squat a cruiseship and...

    fill it with refugees. l got here from California on a boats. No photos or videos as l do not have a phone/ device. l am in Corsica now. Looking for any and all sailing, really. If l move around, things will happen; always happier and healthier sailing.
  47. Victor

    Squat of 5 years is goin into Foreclosure Im asking of any and all advice

    Hi all I joined STP around 2016 been squatting since 2013 when I returned into a home that owners defaulted on and was left vacant, been here trouble free for 5 years but got a letter posted on front door that its goin into foreclosure sale on July 24 im concerned about what I should do Stay or...
  48. Dragonfly

    new-bee seeks local abandoned shacks to squat

    Hey all, I'm new here and wondering if any one has info, in my local area of Fort Bragg, Ca (or frankly all of coastal Mendocino county) as to where abandoned shacks/houses are. I'm a long time resident of Mendocino county and have some knowledge however the ones I know about are too 'public' in...
  49. Coywolf

    Defendents plead "No Contest" in Ghost Ship Fire case

    https://www.npr.org/2018/07/04/625918717/men-charged-in-deadly-calif-ghost-ship-warehouse-fire-plead-no-contest Men Charged In Deadly Calif. Ghost Ship Warehouse Fire Plead No Contest July 4, 201812:04 PM ET AMY HELD Two men pleaded no contest Tuesday to 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter...
  50. MolotovMocktail

    Bitter to better: Squatters transforming a derelict pub

    Interesting story about some folks squatting in London! Activists and squatters have moved in to a derelict Romford pub, The Bitter End, with the aim of transforming it into an independent environmental and cultural space. In April, photographer Ed Gold spent three weeks living alongside...