1 00:00:17,500 --> 00:00:23,000 Since 2004, a group of young people are keeping a squattering project in Alrcorcón, Madrid, in an abandoned workshop school. 2 00:00:23,301 --> 00:00:27,601 They're developing a social and political alternative fronting the growing speculation that is devouring the whole city. 3 00:00:28,502 --> 00:00:34,002 - Yeah, well, when we arrived this was all full of dirt, rubbish... 4 00:00:34,303 --> 00:00:39,403 ...after 8 years being abandoned, lot of shit in here, you know? 5 00:00:39,504 --> 00:00:43,804 - So it´s a long process, two years working on it, 6 00:00:43,805 --> 00:00:48,505 little by little someone brings a refrigerator, another one says "we can do something in this place", 7 00:00:48,506 --> 00:00:53,706 for instance, when we were cleaning the bar we found out that there was a floor, there were tiles, 8 00:00:54,007 --> 00:00:57,407 so we thought, "fuck, we can organize cool things in here, can't we? 9 00:00:57,408 --> 00:01:00,008 "THIS IS A PLACE TO STUDY AND WORK. KEEP IT CLEAN SO NO ONE HAS TO GO AFTER YOU." 10 00:01:00,109 --> 00:01:01,709 So this is the way it all began. 11 00:01:03,108 --> 00:01:06,108 - There are 8500 empty houses in Alcorcon. 12 00:01:06,809 --> 00:01:09,009 "AGAINST SPECULATION, OCCUPATION (SQUATTERING)" 13 00:01:09,109 --> 00:01:13,609 - We want to know what worries you concerning the urban planning and the housing policies? 14 00:01:13,710 --> 00:01:18,110 "ONCE WE HAD BURN THE LAST TREE AND POLLUTED THE LAST RIVER, WE WILL REALISE MONEY IS NOT UP TO BE EATEN." 15 00:01:19,010 --> 00:01:24,910 - Something more, don´t know how to say it, something for the people, more available to the people, that's it! 16 00:01:35,711 --> 00:01:38,811 "WORKERS ALL UNITE!" 17 00:01:49,500 --> 00:01:53,511 - Well we were passing by and saw some guys, we began to talk with them... 18 00:01:53,612 --> 00:01:57,312 ...and they said "come into the social center". 19 00:02:02,900 --> 00:02:08,513 - And well, they invited us to the party and we came to see how is it and until now we're having fun. 20 00:02:14,514 --> 00:02:20,300 - This was all empty, was abandoned, was full of gangs, drug-addicts, 21 00:02:21,771 --> 00:02:25,401 so I think what they`re doing it's really fine. 22 00:02:30,540 --> 00:02:33,102 and you're giving the district another atmosphere. 23 00:02:34,803 --> 00:02:37,503 "MODERN SOCIETY, SHITTY SOCIETY" 24 00:02:42,603 --> 00:02:47,203 - We know they're doing things that costs a lot of money, with their efforts... 25 00:02:47,800 --> 00:02:56,604 ...and on their spare hours they're doing their best, so all of us coming here have to provide something for them to improve it on and on. 26 00:02:57,005 --> 00:02:59,605 "GYM" 27 00:03:11,505 --> 00:03:14,905 - They're vindicating their rights, and I support them 28 00:03:15,006 --> 00:03:17,006 " SOCIAL CENTRE 'ESKUELA TALLER' " 29 00:03:18,900 --> 00:03:23,800 - Well, what matters in here is that a social development happens... 30 00:03:24,601 --> 00:03:30,001 ...and that the people really enjoys in here, enjoys the place, enjoy the workshops... 31 00:03:30,002 --> 00:03:33,902 ...and of all kind of things without being valuing one and only the money. 32 00:03:37,103 --> 00:03:39,703 "RESPECT BOTH FARM AND ANIMALS. THANK YOU!" 33 00:03:41,850 --> 00:03:44,903 - We're really happy they stay in here, because when this begins to work... 34 00:03:45,204 --> 00:03:53,504 ...we'll have lots of activities and we would be able to come here to pass some time learning whatever we feel like... 35 00:03:53,505 --> 00:03:56,505 ...and they must allow them to do their job. 36 00:03:57,006 --> 00:04:00,006 "OCCUPY! RETAKE YOUR LIFE" 37 00:04:10,405 --> 00:04:14,705 - But the council will want to kick them out, threatings and warnings are to come. 38 00:04:15,006 --> 00:04:18,006 - We will support them to stay, not to be kicked out. 39 00:04:18,306 --> 00:04:22,506 - ¿Do you agree? - No, I disagree you being kicking out of here 40 00:04:22,707 --> 00:04:25,707 - Why? - Because you're doing no harm in here 41 00:04:26,408 --> 00:04:32,408 - And what we do with the law, do we change it or wat? - Look, it we could change it, we would do it tomorrow. 42 00:04:33,009 --> 00:04:37,109 - If one day, people from the city hall comes to kick them out we're going to support them 43 00:04:37,710 --> 00:04:41,910 - And one question, why do you talk so well about these young people, are you the mother of anyone, or what? 44 00:04:42,111 --> 00:04:43,111 - No, no, no, no, no. 45 00:04:43,512 --> 00:04:44,412 - What do we have in here? 46 00:04:44,313 --> 00:04:51,113 - We have a kicking bag... no, this is the gym where several activities are organised. 47 00:04:52,014 --> 00:04:54,114 "GYM" 48 00:04:54,013 --> 00:04:59,813 - This is the place where we have animals. Now we have just rabbits, before we had some hens,... 49 00:05:00,014 --> 00:05:03,414 "CATTLE FARM" 50 00:05:06,604 --> 00:05:15,114 - Here, a guy is beggining to establish a hairdresser's, to teach people from the burrough, cut their hair for free... 51 00:05:15,115 --> 00:05:17,015 "HAIRDRESSER'S" 52 00:05:19,415 --> 00:05:24,515 - This is the farm, one of them, we are building another one in there, can you see it? 53 00:05:24,616 --> 00:05:26,516 "FARM" 54 00:05:27,216 --> 00:05:29,116 - This is the library. 55 00:05:29,317 --> 00:05:31,617 "LIBRARY" 56 00:05:32,316 --> 00:05:37,116 - All the workshops in here are free, yes, here nobody charges any money. 57 00:05:38,917 --> 00:05:42,717 - Show me a little bit of what you learnt on the kickboxing lessons! - Fucking hell, mate! 58 00:05:43,018 --> 00:05:43,718 - Show it, come'on, show it to everyone. 59 00:05:49,800 --> 00:05:55,719 The occupied social centre "Eskuela Taller" is putting into practise a struggle theory: squattering is a tool against speculation... 60 00:05:55,820 --> 00:06:01,500 ... an element to gather and impulse protests, a meeting point for transforming the world that surround us. 61 00:06:03,500 --> 00:06:10,520 Moreover, squattering implies a frontal attack on the basic principle of capitalist system: private property. 62 00:06:14,217 --> 00:06:19,117 - Waht we're looking for is exactly that, is to say: "Land is not to make business... 63 00:06:19,818 --> 00:06:25,918 ...Land is ground, and ground belong to the people, so we must get an usage directed to the people". 64 00:06:34,719 --> 00:06:36,619 "HIP-HOP PARTY AGAINST REPRESSION" 65 00:06:36,620 --> 00:06:39,100 "STAGE UNDER CONSTRUCTION" 66 00:06:41,501 --> 00:06:43,901 "9.9.2006. FIRST ANTIRRACIST FUTSAL WORLD CUP" 67 00:06:44,102 --> 00:06:46,102 "WE HATE FOOTBALL-BUSINESS" 68 00:06:48,503 --> 00:06:50,803 "HAPPY AND COMBATIVE: CSO ESKUELA TALLER" 69 00:06:54,104 --> 00:06:58,504 "14.10.2006: SHOW FOR ANTICAPITALIST COUNTER-INFORMATION" 70 00:07:11,005 --> 00:07:13,505 "INFORMATIVE DISSOBEDIENCE" 71 00:07:17,000 --> 00:07:19,906 "ANTI-REPRESSIVE THEATRE" 72 00:07:38,907 --> 00:07:41,500 "COMBATIVE HIP-HOP" 73 00:08:01,508 --> 00:08:05,008 "PHOTO EXPO"