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Here's an interesting text examining the position of social centers as nodes of insurgent knowledge production in the city from the European Conference of Social Centres in Barcelona/Terrassa, which took place on January 8th – 10th, 2009. (via reclaiming spaces)

At 12:00 noon today, February 23, Take Back the Land liberated a vacant
house in order to move an extended family of 12, including six minors, back
into the home they lost to foreclosure on Friday, February 20th. The

Tuesday March 10th @ 2640: "A Place in the City" and "5 1/2 Roofs"

Friday March 20th @ The Contemporary Museum: "The Garden"

$5 suggested donation for each night, proceeds to benefit The City From Below.

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In the spirit of love the Minnesota Poor People's Economic Human Rights Campaign is filling empty houses with homeless people this Valentine's Day. The campaign is calling for a moratorium on sheriff sales, foreclosures and evictions until the affordable housing crisis in the Twin Cities is dealt with. Until then MN PPEHRC will be doing the work of placing people in homes.