All-American Squatters

Take Back the Land is "liberating" foreclosed homes to fight homelessness.

By Jake Thomas

Max Rameau stood at a lectern in one of Portland State University's student centers on an April afternoon. "Being against oppression and exploitation in your mind is not enough," he told a group of 70 activists. Rameau had been invited to Portland, Ore., to talk about [RETURN TO ARTICLE]

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    BLACKHORSE here….it is clear this is a good idea….unfortunately in amerika with it’s Industrial Capitalistic Military Complex ,revolutionary actions such as these are looked at as criminal or in some way inappropriate….Amerika has always valued profit over people…the bottom line corporate capitalists never considers the well-being of others or the effects of their FREAKIN’ OUTLANDISH GREEED on the larger populations, not just in the U.S., but around the globe. These is a global problem…The sad reality is that many of us could easily be in these boat…True.

    United States Posted by blackhorse on Jun 24, 2009 at 1:30 PM

    I agree with Blackhorse, unfortunately there is no money in this for someone so it would be very difficult to hook up the homeless with all these abandoned buildings from the recession

    United States Posted by Jay Baulikki on Jul 1, 2009 at 7:37 PM

    It’s much better to have a family living in a home for free then for the home to be vacant.  In Cleveland, near where I live, many homes have been taken over by criminals.  One house was even used for prostitution, and the sidewalk is littered with condom wrappers and even worse.  It is disgusting and an occupied home would prevent this from happening.

    United States Posted by Bill_W on Jul 3, 2009 at 5:11 PM

    In a society such as amerika,  it never ceases to amaze this Blackhorse ; how that if just a little bit of common sense were employeed ; just a little bit….sooo many of the problems that face communities and shall we say ” regular folks “, could be avoided…..........Thank you for your responses in the affirmative both Bill W and Jay Baulikki…...............True

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