What is the history of squatting in Montreal?
More than twenty years ago, a group of young activists, families, unhoused people and punks occupied an old hospital building to draw attention to a dire housing crisis. CBC reporter Erika Morris walks us through the history of this type of housing activism in Montreal and why we might not see as much (visible) squatting today.
This is Montreal · CBC
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More than twenty years ago, a group of young activists, families, unhoused people and punks occupied an old hospital building to draw attention to a dire housing crisis. CBC reporter Erika Morris walks us through the history of this type of housing activism in Montreal and why we might not see as much (visible) squatting today.