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Global Perspective: Don't Tell Me I Can't

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May 4, 2011
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Sanne, Tom and Bo are young and idealistic. Like many of their friends and contemporaries, they can’t afford a home at current Amsterdam prices. So they’ve followed a time honored Dutch tradition:  they found an empty apartment building and with a group of friends, they moved in, fixed it up and claimed it as their own.

 

However, in October 2010, a new anti squat law came into being that aims to get squatters out of Dutch cities once and for all.  For the authorities it’s high time that squatters started paying rents and mortgages like everyone else.  But the squatters themselves feel that they’re fighting for more than just their homes:  they believe that squatting is a lifestyle choice and a philosophy.  And they’re not about to let it go that easily.

This program is produced and presented by Dheera Sujan for Radio Netherlands Worldwide. All photos courtesy of Dheera Sujan.

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