Thursday, May 14, 2009

something to think about

A few interesting links which have parts that may be applicable to Kansas city - though many parts are NOT. Some deal with squatting which is a concept I do support if it's done correctly. I do not support using abandoned houses for drugs and prostitution. Why do I support squatting? Because it's a better alternative to having abandoned buildings AND homeless people.

Still...

http://www.thesimpleway.org/housing/getting/index.html

http://squattheplanet.com/

http://urbanedibles.org/

http://www.ehow.com/how_5015637_fight-abandoned-homes-neighborhood.html

http://www.sftu.org/chronhnj.html

http://www.innercitypress.org/housing.html this one is especially interesting to me since part of the sources claim that in 2000 KC had 7500 abandoned buildings.

http://www.wikihow.com/Squat-in-Abandoned-Property

http://www.greenusesforwaste.co.uk/about-squatting-living-for-free-abandoned-building.html

http://squat.net/

http://takebacktheland.blogspot.com/

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