5 Years of Squatting and Self-Management

2006•1h 13m•Documentary

Seville, 2002. A group of young people squat in an abandoned warehouse in the Pumarejo neighborhood with the intention of rehabilitating the space and creating a social center. After 5 years of squatting, the CSOA Casas Viejas is a meeting space for the social movements of Seville, financing and supporting different autonomous groups. After resisting a first eviction attempt in March 2006, Casas Viejas is under threat having to face a trial in February 2007. This video aims to summarize what these 5 years of squatting and struggle have been, as well as to spread the resistance campaign against the eviction that is taking place today.