I have been taking great inspiration from the work of Take Back the Land. Take Back the Land was a network of grassroots organizations responding to the housing crisis, especially after so many homes were foreclosed when the economy tanked in 2008. Many of the organizations that were part of the network housed homeless people in squatted vacant properties that had been emptied because of foreclosure proceedings. Many also did direct actions to stop evictions. There is a book that Max Rameau wrote about Take Back the Land. My friend, Z!, was involved in Take Back the Land in Madison and connected to the national network recently shared with me a collection of videos about Take Back the Land that I want to share with you!
I include here Z!’s notes on the different themes/regions covered in the videos.