[kraken] press release from ernest staestraat 1 and 49

Auteur: Kraakspreekuur Centrum <ksu-c@squat.net>
Datum: 30 okt 2007 10:02 uur

On 16th September we squatted two houses on Ernest Staestraat no.1 and
49. The houses are registered as living spaces, but the owners, Rochdale
and Algemene had been using them illegaly as storing spaces for
confiscated goods. When we squatted, there were only 1 bike and 2
baby-carriages in a big empty space, at no 49. Since then we put our
efforts in making the space our house and started our life here as many
other neighbours in the last weeks. Now the authorities: Officer of
Justice, together with the neighbourhood police and responsible people
from Stadsdeel decided to evict us on Tuesday, 30th of October. They claim
that Rochdale was indeed using Ernest Staesstraat 49 as a storage when we
squatted it and they have the right to keep using it in the same way. We
strongly believe that living spaces like these must be used by people who
need them better than bikes.

We choose squatting as our way to protest against what we believe to be
unfair. In the big picture, the current demolition/rebuilding plans
carried out by the big housing corporations are all about reducing
dramatically the number of social houses here as in many other areas of
Amsterdam, and making space for new luxury appartments. The corporations
don't carry out these plans thinking about people's needs, but thinking
about their own profits.

Is the demolition of social houses what we, people, really want? or is
just what they, Rochdale and Algemene impose to us?

As citizens and neighbours we disagree with their purposes and therefore
we take direct action by occupying empty houses and reclaiming our right
to stay. We'll stay in the neighbourhood to say NO to empty houses, NO to
the demolition of social houses, NO to housing projects that benefit
companies instead of people!

The inhabitants of Ernest Staesstraat 1 and 49

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ontvangsttijd Tue Oct 30 09:02:39 2007