You sit in your million dollar home and look down at Me. I'm just as important as you - I belong to someone. Children write on my post as they play school. I protect my family from the elements. Don't I have the same worth as you who was planned, built according to city regulations? Why then do you look at me with scorn and try to remove the "eyesore" that seems to be blocking your view. I have a right to be here! I am not squatter, shanty or slum. I am home!
The Case of Squatting
The squatting settlement in and around San Fernando plays an important role in the development and sustainment of the City. It is the place of residences of the labour force who keep the city cogs working in varying directions. It is here that innovative means are used to create economic opportunities for those who exist in and out of the squatting settlement - it is more than what is reported in the newspapers
Linda looks at homelessness on her blog http://urbanspacestlu.blogspot.com/2013/04/urban-space-housing-and-residential.html. If the displaced in the city had somewhere to call home sleep in any available space would not be an issue. Imagine if the family in the blue house was displaced as a result of their "anti-social" behaviour of squatting. Homes are a basic necessity but it seems that they are being used a political gimmicks. The loss of homes by citizens of Trinidad and Tobago is a case in point
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Forced Migration Review: Adapting to urban displacement
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The 11th entry should focus on others' blogs: 3.
ReplyDeleteI like this post. Is it not possible to be a squatter AND be home at the same time?
You mention newspapers -- why not include some links to stories that profile squatters?