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El Banc: squatting as urban struggle in Barcelona

New forms of urban struggle have been emerging in Barcelona. The reconstruction of the Can Vies social centre, half demolished by the state in a botched eviction, has been an inspiring example. But other sites of occupation are under threat.

By E.T.C. Dee and Galvão Delle Rodrigues

/ 9 Oct 2014

El Banc: squatting as urban struggle in Barcelona

New forms of urban struggle have been emerging in Barcelona. The reconstruction of the Can Vies social centre, half demolished by the state in a botched eviction, has been an inspiring example. But other sites of occupation are under threat.

By E.T.C. Dee and Galvão Delle Rodrigues

/ 9 Oct 2014

The right to the city: the inspiring free space of Can Vies

The social centre of Can Vies in Barcelona, occupied by squatters since 1997, achieved global recognition when plans for demolition were met by forceful protest. The attention on rioting has masked the hard work of reconstruction by the people of Sants, in a site of urban struggle against austerit

By E.T.C. Dee and Galvão Delle Rodrigues

/ 29 Jul 2014

The right to the city: the inspiring free space of Can Vies

The social centre of Can Vies in Barcelona, occupied by squatters since 1997, achieved global recognition when plans for demolition were met by forceful protest. The attention on rioting has masked the hard work of reconstruction by the people of Sants, in a site of urban struggle against austerit

By E.T.C. Dee and Galvão Delle Rodrigues

/ 29 Jul 2014