We are not gone, we are still here! – Join us in the struggle against capitalism, the state, and all forms of oppression!
via thefreeonline on 17th August 2024 Squat . Net / nieuwsopbeeld / Kraakers ( thefree on Telegram: t.me/thefreeonline )
The squatters want to use the building for various purposes. For example, the squatters wanted to start a free childcare facility, set up a kitchen where free meals would be prepared for people who were short of money and a living space for themselves on the top floor. .
After the many threats and an attempt at eviction by the police, they decided to leave because we were ready to resist the eviction with a lot of people.
We are still here the next day, and we are not planning on leaving.
Yesterday, we revealed that we have been living at the unused school on Catullusweg 11.
Aside from being a living space, it will also be a space to gather, meet each other, share and sharpen skills, and host events. It will be a place to learn outside of institutionalised education.
We want to create a space where everybody can feel safe, no matter the colour of your skin, sexual orientation, gender, class, or any such characteristic. Our house and common spaces are vegan, because we are also against the oppression of other species.
This is an invitation to come by and organise!
Catullusweg 11
3076 KB Rotterdam, Netherlands
https://radar.squat.net/en/rotterdam/catullus.
Some squats in the Netherlands: https://radar.squat.net/en/groups/country/NL/squated/squat
Groups (social center, collective, squat) in the Netherlands: https://radar.squat.net/en/groups/country/NL
Events in the Netherlands: https://radar.squat.net/en/events/country/NL
Tags: Catullus, Catullusweg 11, Netherlands, occupation, Rotterdam
Langdurige politie-inzet voor krakers in oud schoolgebouw Catulluswe – nieuwsopbeeld
Rotterdam – On Tuesday evening, the police were deployed on a large scale after a group of squatters occupied an empty school building on the Catullusweg in Rotterdam.
The group of squatters consisted of more than 40 people. They were discovered by a security guard after a report was received by the security company.
Upon arrival, the security guard found people in the building and the lights were on.
A sign at the entrance read: ‘Welcome to our square’ The police were present in large numbers. Several officers, including two dog handlers and the Team Parate Eenheid were on site. They had surrounded the building. Officers saw several people walking in the school building.
It was suspected that the squatters were hiding in the classrooms. – When they saw the police, most of the squatters left the building via the emergency exit and fire escape at the back of the building.
The squatters shouted that they would only leave the building once a lawsuit was started.
The squatters wanted to use the building for various purposes. For example, the squatters wanted to start a free childcare facility, set up a kitchen where free meals would be prepared for people who were short of money and a living space for themselves on the top floor.
After a deployment of more than four hours, it was decided that the police officers were not allowed to enter the building and that legal action would be taken by the owner of the building. .
The squatters returned to the schoolyard when the police had left, avoiding possible mass arrests, after which they re-entered the school building.
They are also working on accessibility: today the stair lift is being repaired, so that everyone has access to the building, including people with walking difficulties.
In the evening they are organizing a film screening to invite local residents and to start a conversation.
The police, together with the Public Prosecution Service and the municipality, have started an investigation into the squatters, but as of 17th August 2024 we have no word of a State attack.
The Free 