Advisory service for squatters, are great. Recently got 3 handbooks from them. Really good information regarding the rights of squatters. Been in 5 squats, way back in the 90s. Good times, and great memories.
i'm american i live in L.A. and it looks to me like homelessness is going up in all the first world industrialized countries. i'm 54 and the homeless rpoblem here in L.A. is the worst i've ever seen it and L.A. is already famous for having the biggest homeless population in the u.s.a. it seems to me like alot of modern technologies that could easily be used to improve things across the board for human beings are instead concentrating more and more wealth in the hands of fewer and fewer people. it's sickening. unfortunately the human race never figured out any way to keep sociopaths out of positions of power and wealth.
Well said my friend. The same thing is happening here in Philly and my best friend from elementary school is a struggling H and Fent addict. I try to support her in anyway I can but, I can’t imagine the level of despair and agony she experiences everyday on the streets of Kensington everyday just trying to stay well. These people aren’t criminals, they’re human beings and deserved to be treated as such.
Grat doc! Love indipendent productions like this thats down to earth, unlike the big BBC and whatever. Much love! Peace and love! And best wishes for the beautiful people portrayed!
nice video good production professional - but why camden .. squatting mayfair makes more sense but the grocers store is expensive .. the world has increasingly too many people not blaming homeless but planet earth is being squatted - video idea why so many people in the world .. what can be done .. can it be halted reversed .. free familiy planning better education mexicos population in fifty years has gone up 3 x and they have a housing problem - not rocket science ..
I squatted for years in London always in residential properties...I even knew someone who ended up owning the property...it's much harder now...and rents are even higher
what is great exactly ? stealing other people money. I hope these idiots will get something from you or your family to make you understand what robbery is stupid woman.
+Hajdukat Balkan It was a riff on the Martin Niemoller quote. "First they came for... and I did not speak out", "Then they came for me-and there was no one left to speak for me". Bit laboured now though.
Spent a lot of time around crusties in the UK when squatting was legal a few years ago, weirdly never noticed a bad smell. Definitely notice it in other spaces though.
I don't understand why these guys are homeless. In the UK there's a safety net called the welfare state, now I know in 2023 times have changed in regards to that, but this is 8yrs old. There was hostels, homeless shelters, benefits to claim (whether NFA or not). There was enough housing available back then to have your name down on the council/housing association list in order to prevent this.
Councils can choose to deem you intentionally homeless in which case they will not help you with housing. That can happen for many reasons, lets say you lose your job, dont receive correct benefits in time and are just evicted, then you also have alcoholics/drug addicts/gambling addicts and mentally unwell people. Many homeless people are are also immigrants who aren't entitled to benefits There are also many people who live this lifestyle intentionally as a form of protest, thats what many of the people in this video appear to be, they are hippies, many of these types of people aren't truly homeless, they just want something to rebel against so they leave their parent's homes to go and live like this, they actually have somewhere to go back to if they really get desperate, These types of people tend to be from wealthier backgrounds.
It's woefully short on accurate legal information and the terminology is wrong and confusing. That isn't good film making. There is little to no information about anything much. I'd agree that establishment media such as the BBC are awful but this type of twee and shallow is not the best way to remedy those establishment propaganda defects. And before anyone whinges, I know about squatting, as well as criminal and housing law.
They are occupying unoccupied dwellings that normally have no current owners. Squatters DO NOT = Burglars. If there is no owner of the property, thus there is no burglary. These people need assistance and even if this is just at least a patch work solution, it’s a solution nonetheless, to prevent these people from dying of exposure or hypothermia. Learn to have some compassion for those less fortunate than you and I….
Advisory service for squatters, are great. Recently got 3 handbooks from them. Really good information regarding the rights of squatters. Been in 5 squats, way back in the 90s. Good times, and great memories.
"Dumpster diving is a harsh reality"? Nah, people fuckin' love it!!!
diving's made pretty easy in London, restaurants leaving full neatly packed boxes on top of the bins after close time
The sad thing is there are many of the same people in this video that are still homeless.
extremely hard to get out of it but quite easy to fall in
i'm american i live in L.A. and it looks to me like homelessness is going up in all the first world industrialized countries. i'm 54 and the homeless rpoblem here in L.A. is the worst i've ever seen it and L.A. is already famous for having the biggest homeless population in the u.s.a.
it seems to me like alot of modern technologies that could easily be used to improve things across the board for human beings are instead concentrating more and more wealth in the hands of fewer and fewer people. it's sickening. unfortunately the human race never figured out any way to keep sociopaths out of positions of power and wealth.
Yep, same thing here in the UK, the homeless population has grown exponentially over the last decade, and the government just doesn't care
But the government will have you believe that this is no way down to mass immigration.
Well said my friend. The same thing is happening here in Philly and my best friend from elementary school is a struggling H and Fent addict. I try to support her in anyway I can but, I can’t imagine the level of despair and agony she experiences everyday on the streets of Kensington everyday just trying to stay well. These people aren’t criminals, they’re human beings and deserved to be treated as such.
Grat doc! Love indipendent productions like this thats down to earth, unlike the big BBC and whatever.
Much love! Peace and love! And best wishes for the beautiful people portrayed!
Thank you Nyllsor! We appreciate the kind comment!
nice video good production professional - but why camden .. squatting mayfair makes more sense but the grocers store is expensive .. the world has increasingly too many people not blaming homeless but planet earth is being squatted - video idea why so many people in the world .. what can be done .. can it be halted reversed .. free familiy planning better education mexicos population in fifty years has gone up 3 x and they have a housing problem - not rocket science ..
I squatted for years in London always in residential properties...I even knew someone who ended up owning the property...it's much harder now...and rents are even higher
Great job guys!!! :D
I want to see the second one!
Thank you Joana!
what is great exactly ? stealing other people money. I hope these idiots will get something from you or your family to make you understand what robbery is stupid woman.
@@asasbs1411 why do you feel that all squatters are thieves, and who hurt you?
Really looking forward to part 2!
Thanks for doc., I have only short comment - I am missing girl's voices. :)
Thanks for this documentary,. I'm becoming homeless next month I have a punk band called Occüpied help is always needed. please help me....
How's it going mate?
people say some really diifferent things on youtube, si, but premeum is hella cool too!
woooooo I used to squat in Camden! ROCHESTER SQ GARDEN CENTRE WOOOOO!!!!
good docu!
Thanks Alex!
First they came for the squatters and I did not speak out...
+Michael Johns ?
+Hajdukat Balkan It was a riff on the Martin Niemoller quote. "First they came for... and I did not speak out", "Then they came for me-and there was no one left to speak for me". Bit laboured now though.
+Michael Johns How stupid of me!
right get the fuck out of here trash
@marcus l *luck
I squatted in Castle road Camden in 78-80, pregnant and then with a baby. Can't say it was the best time of my life! lol
I always think of squatters are pale but perfect skinned dreadlocked guys with army surplus clothes....Still, I agree with some of their points.
stealing other people money is FUCKING ROBBERY !
@@asasbs1411 stealing from people that stealing isnt robbery
@@1204-p3r yea if we live in jungle you correct
Dont stop
Bet the B.O. detector is on overdrive with that bunch.
Spent a lot of time around crusties in the UK when squatting was legal a few years ago, weirdly never noticed a bad smell. Definitely notice it in other spaces though.
RIP AMY WINEHOUSE.................................
London is over
French resistance,............RAW WAY OF RAVE ABOUT RAVERS
haha the mystery tin.. :)
bless up to all at the garden centre and beyond, well produced.
Jedi Borridge Thanks Jedi, we appreciate the comment!
Crusty’s
squats are nasty and squatters are too. its good that its been criminalised.
If you enter someone else’s property your a burglar. It’s not a right to help yourself to something that someone else has had to work for.
I don't understand why these guys are homeless. In the UK there's a safety net called the welfare state, now I know in 2023 times have changed in regards to that, but this is 8yrs old. There was hostels, homeless shelters, benefits to claim (whether NFA or not). There was enough housing available back then to have your name down on the council/housing association list in order to prevent this.
Councils can choose to deem you intentionally homeless in which case they will not help you with housing. That can happen for many reasons, lets say you lose your job, dont receive correct benefits in time and are just evicted, then you also have alcoholics/drug addicts/gambling addicts and mentally unwell people. Many homeless people are are also immigrants who aren't entitled to benefits
There are also many people who live this lifestyle intentionally as a form of protest, thats what many of the people in this video appear to be, they are hippies, many of these types of people aren't truly homeless, they just want something to rebel against so they leave their parent's homes to go and live like this, they actually have somewhere to go back to if they really get desperate, These types of people tend to be from wealthier backgrounds.
There's years long waiting lists, assuming that one is eligible for social housing. It's a far more nuanced situation.
It's woefully short on accurate legal information and the terminology is wrong and confusing. That isn't good film making. There is little to no information about anything much. I'd agree that establishment media such as the BBC are awful but this type of twee and shallow is not the best way to remedy those establishment propaganda defects. And before anyone whinges, I know about squatting, as well as criminal and housing law.
the trashed the place no wonder thier being removed.
Go get a job
not that easy
especially when you are a homeless person with ruined clothes and stink
It sounds like glorifying criminals to me. Squatters= Burglars and they shouldn’t have any legal rights! This is common sense.
Your common sense is nonsense.
How about fuck off
Hope you find yourself homeless !!!!
you are beyond help
yeah, buy 100 houses and just sit on them and wait till prices rise to re-sell while others are homeless and cant afford these crazy rent prices
They are occupying unoccupied dwellings that normally have no current owners. Squatters DO NOT = Burglars. If there is no owner of the property, thus there is no burglary. These people need assistance and even if this is just at least a patch work solution, it’s a solution nonetheless, to prevent these people from dying of exposure or hypothermia. Learn to have some compassion for those less fortunate than you and I….
They need Jesus in their lives