Squatting and Then? — Appropriation and Remunicipalization of Housing
Leerstand Hab ich Saath (Berlin)
iL (Berlin)
Gündi West (Frankfurt am Main)
In recent years, after a long period of time, there have once again been successful housing squats in which activists have appropriated flats together with homeless people. But what exactly happens after the occupation to secure housing in the long term? Instead of interim use, how can we save apartments from vacancy and demolition in the long term and create a home for people who urgently need it?
After a long period of time, once again there have been some successful occupations of housing in the recent years, in which activists have appropriated apartments together with homeless people. But what exactly happens after the occupation in order to secure housing in the long term? How can we save apartments from vacancy and demolition in the long term, instead of interim use, to create a home for people who urgently need it?
Using the examples of Habersaathstraße in Berlin and Gündi West in Frankfurt am Main, we would like to discuss the prospects of these projects. How can re-municipalization work? Which perspectives emerge from the two projects for other groups? What can we learn from these individual cases in general and for other projects?
