Placetaking: Squatting for House and Home
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After punk singer Steven DeCaprio learned how to legally acquire tax-defaulted property in Oakland, California, by squatting, he decided to grow amovement of political “squatter-activists” to take over the land. The group, knownas Land Action, seeks to provide access to land for purposes of social justice andenvironmental organizing.
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