Intro and question to anyone!

[elisearnia]

Hi, my name is stephanie and I am actually not a squatter. I hope it doesn't seem as if I am an imposter but I joined the forum as I am really interested in squatting and its way of life. I am a Graphic Design student in Bristol, UK and I am currently doing a project on squatting - specifically in the UK, however, I was just hoping that anyone (not just UK-based) could help me with a few questions I'm interested in.

What is the no.1 most important thing for squatters/squatting?
For example, I am making a poster looking at the contrast between legislature against squatting vs the simplicity of way of life as a squatter. Is it just a roof? safety? an object? Electricity? etc

Is it for anyone a way of life/a choice? And how do people who are forced to squat feel about people who do choose to do so?

What are the most important objects to have on you?

I hope these questions are okay to ask, feel free to educate me.

Thanks

 

[Matt Derrick]

Welcome to the community! All your questions are welcome, you don't have to be from any particular background to participate here. Squatting and it's history is a pretty big subject! I'm not sure how much time you have, but we do have a ton of resources in the file library, including books, zines, documentaries, etc.

https://squattheplanet.com/files/categories/squatting.15/

we also have a squatting discussion forum, so it might pay off to do some searching there:

https://squattheplanet.com/squatting/

good luck, and let us know if you need anything