CITY IS OURS Melbourne Squatters Guide. Melbourne Squatters Guide 2. What Is SquattingSquatting is the act of making use of disused and abandoned property. It allows people who cannot otherwise afford to rent or purchase a house or building to put an empty one to productive use. Why Squat Because it is wasteful and obscene for thousands of properties to lie empty when there are people homeless or struggling to pay rent. Because Office of Housing waiting lists are too long. Because you are sick of dealing with nosy landlords who always hassle you when you are late with rent, but have no problem taking weeks or months or years to do simple repairs. Because no one should get rich by forcing others to pay for the simple necessity of shelter. Because you want some control over your living and working space. Because housing is a basic human right and sometimes you have to take action to assert your rights. Finding an empty property. Melbourne has a variety of empty properties ranging from totally destroyed shells to perfectly liveable places that have nothing wrong with them. The best way to find a squat is to simply walk or ride around the streets and look for the obvious signs. Is there mail overflowing from the letterboxThe most popular dictionary and thesaurus for learners of English. Meanings and definitions of words with pronunciations and translations. The Immaculate Conception, according to the teaching of the Catholic Church, is the conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary free from original sin by virtue of the. Explanation of the famous quotes in Of Mice and Men, including all important speeches, comments, quotations, and monologues. Melbourne Squatters Guide 2010. What Is Squatting Squatting is the act of making use of disused and abandoned property. It allows people who cannot otherwise afford. The infamous problem of the BodySoul. How much is the soul affected by biology On Vexen Crabtrees Human Truth website. Not For A Moment' title='Not For A Moment' />An overgrown garden Brokenand or boarded up windows and doors Is the power off Does anyone answer when you knock on the door If unsure, you might want to ask a neighbour, a postie or a local shop owner if anyone is living in or using the property. It may help if you make out that youre looking to rent the place, or acquire it for use by a housing co op be inventive and plausible. GJrIKGqg9I/0.jpg' alt='Not For A Moment' title='Not For A Moment' />Being honest with the neighbours and local residents about your intentions can also be successful, although you should be prepared to deal with peoples prejudices. If you decide to be straight up then explain your case to them. Tell them how you came to be in the situation you are in. If needs be quote some figures on homelessness and the waiting list for public housing. The housing crisis means that thousands of people are unable to find affordable housing in the private rental market. Explain that you will look after the property and protect it from vandals. Brief daily email messages of motivation and personal development, as well as an online motivational library and images. The most effective discipline typically doesnt involve any punishment at all, but instead focuses on positive reinforcement when children are being good. Technological change The last Kodak moment Kodak is at deaths door Fujifilm, its old rival, is thriving. Why Jan 14th 2012 NEW YORK AND TOKYO. Finding out who owns it. Most people will find out this information before moving in, but you may choose to squat first and find out who the owner is later. This information can be obtained by talking to the neighbours or checking the mail for rates notices. Failing this you can call up or go to the rates department of your local council. Many councils will only give you information about a property if you say you are a neighbour so you may need the name of the person next door. A story explaining why you want the owners name and details will also be useful. This could include claiming that the fence is falling down, trees are causing damage, etc. Not For A Moment' title='Not For A Moment' />If there are plans for the house to be demolished or renovated then these plans will bear the owners name and address and will have been submitted for approval at the Town Planning Department of the local council. Anyone can go there and ask to see them. Another way of finding out the owners details and information about any mortgages, covenants, caveats regarding the property is to apply for information on the land title. You can visit the Land Information Centre at Level 1. Bourke Street, Melbourne open from 8. Monday to Friday. They require you to produced photo ID and fill out a small form, including your basic details and the propertys address. Then they will provide you with information on the owners name, address, phone number, and details relating to the title. You can also conduct a search online with a credit card at www. You will need to register and give some details such as an email address, postal address, etc. Depending on how much information you need and whether you search online or not this process will generally cost 1. Knowing who owns the property might help you determine how you proceed with squatting it and what you chances are of staying on. If the owners only address is the one you are in or if they registered as living overseas then they are less likely to turn up soon. Knowing their details also allows you to prevent anyone except the owner from evicting you see legal section. On rare occasions the police may come off their own bat and try to throw you out. If you can quote the owners name you can claim that you are in negotiations with them or have permission to be where you are. Deceased estates dont really belong to anyone as they are being looked after by public trustee until a relative or a private trustee can be found. Trustees often take little notice of the property and arent likely to find you until they are ready to sell it or unless you inform them of your presence. Similarly government properties and bankrupt properties can often be left empty for years, although you will generally be evicted immediately should they discover you. If a house is privately owned you may have the option to negotiate. You can contact the owner before you move in to explain that you are on a low or no income and offer to take care of the property in order to maintain it and protect it from vandals. You may want to offer to pay the rates or a nominal amount of rent as well. In the majority of cases you will be turned down so it may be better just to move in and wait until the owners find you before attempting to negotiate. By then you may find yourself in a stronger position as you will be able to point to the various work you have done around the property. If you do wind up paying some form of rent then try and get a receipt or agreement as once you are renting you will be subject to the usual rules regarding tenancies. Getting inside. Often this will be the easiest part. Most places have been left empty for some time and there may be broken or unlocked windows and doors. Check all the obvious access points such as doors, windows, skylights, holes covered by boards or tin, etc. Securing Your Squat. When opening your squat you should bring along new barrels for locks, slide bolts, a torch or candles and some basic tools. Once inside your new home you will firstly need to change all the locks so that you can feel safe and secure. Most houses are fitted with the standard Lockwood barrel lock. You will need a Phillips head screwdriver to remove the three screws from the back section. Two long screws secure the backing plate and the barrelcylinder to the door. Remove these and the barrel will be released. The barrel should be the only part of the lock that needs replacing. These can be purchased at any hardware store. The replacement process is pretty straightforward. Most of the problems associated with the process concern the proper fitting of the tongue inside the lock. Sometimes the tongue is too long and will need trimming to suit the thickness of the door. You can tell if the tongue is too long by sliding the barrel into position with the tongue fitted into the slot provided. To shorten the tongue and properly fit the lock to the door you will need a hacksaw and something to hold it pliers or vice while you cut it to the proper length. If there is a deadlock in place then you will need to jemmy the door from the doorway and use screwdrivers to force the lock tongue and the deadlock button back into the lock. The door should then be able to be opened. Once it is open remove the screws from the side to take the back off and replace the lock mechanism. Every moment in Donald Trumps long and complicated history with race. As he displayed at a Tuesday rally in Phoenix, President Donald Trumps long history with race is complicated. He is a man who was accused of racial discrimination multiple times at his businesses but who used his Mar a Lago resort to smash white only membership policies in Palm Beach, Florida. He was among the loudest voices attacking the legitimacy of the nations first black president, but launched one of the most public Republican efforts in modern history to reach out to the African American community. He has a Jewish daughter and grandchildren, yet left Jews out of a Holocaust remembrance statement. He fired a longtime aide for using a racial epithet, but secretly funded ads that associated Native Americans with drug use and crime. And he has repeatedly called Mexicans rapists and criminals while insisting that he loves them. While Trumps actions have landed on both sides of racial currents, his public record depicts a man who most often moves in one direction overlooking racial sensitivity and concerns in the name of fighting political correctness. Thats something his base likes, but also something that has caused him problems within his party and with voters at large. To understand this side of the president, especially after his remarks about the white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, we combed the archives and Internet for more of Trumps words and actions on race. We found nearly 1. Discrimination charge. Donald and Fred Trump are accused of violating the Fair Housing Act by discriminating against potential minority renters. They insist they are innocent and fight the sweeping charges. DOJ settlement. The Trumps settle with the Department of Justice over housing discrimination charges, agreeing to meet certain standards while not admitting any wrongdoing. Renewed discrimination charge. The Department of Justice accuses the Trumps of continuing to discriminate in spite of their settlement. Report disproportionately white tenants. The New York Times reports that two Trump properties have populations that are 9. Central Park Five Ads. After five young men of color known as The Central Park Five are arrested for a brutal attack on a jogger, Donald Trump buys full page newspaper ads  stressing law and order and urging return of the the death penalty. He writes that white, black, Hispanic and Asian families have lost a sense of security in their neighborhoods. The five men, who Trump called crazed misfits, were exonerated 1. Criticizes a whites only club. Trump tells Vanity Fair he did not want to join a Palm Beach, Florida, club because it does not allow black or Jewish members. Trump hotel penalized for discrimination. A judge rules against the Trump Plaza Hotel in New Jersey, concluding the hotel discriminated in removing a African American dealer from a table at the request of a wealthy player. They dont look like Indians to me,Trump says during a Congressional hearing when talking about Native American casino officials, accusing them of working with organized crime. He adds that political correctness have given Native American status to some people who dont look like Indians. Opens racially inclusive club. Trump turns his Mar a Lago resort into a private club open to Jews, African Americans and all races, breaking with many other local elite clubs in Palm Beach, Florida. Sued by 2. 0 African Americans. Twenty people from Indiana sue Trump, alleging he did not make good on promises to hire a large number of local minorities for his new casino. Feb. 1. 4, 2. 00. Calls David Duke a racist. In a Today Show interview, Trump calls David Duke a bigot, a racist, a problem and separately sends a statement to the New York Times, saying the Reform Partys inclusion of Duke makes it a party he does not want to join. Oct. 6, 2. 00. 0Secretly funds anti Native American ads. Trump agrees to apologize and pay a fine for secretly financing sharp ads opposing a Native American gambling proposal. The ads included pictures of syringes and cocaine and asked Are these the new neighbors we wantFeb. First publicly doubts Obama. Trump tells conservative CPAC that President Barack Obamas classmates never saw him at school. Politifact rated this statement pants on fire. March 2. Birtherism begins. Trump goes on The View, says that President Obama must show his birth certificate. April 2. 1, 2. 01. Questions Obamas place at Harvard. In an interview with the Associated Press, Trump questions how President Obama got into Columbia and Harvard. National Treasure Telugu on this page. Later, he tells reporters Obama should get off the basketball court. May 9, 2. I am the least racist person there is, Trump says to FOX News, pointing to the fact that an African American won The Apprentice. April 1. I have a great relationship with the blacks, Trump tells an Albany, New York radio show. Nov. 1, 2. 01. 1Claims there are double standards when it comes to racism. In a You. Tube video now marked private, Trump accuses Jon Stewart of racism and says there is a double standard Stewart seemed to use a voice imitating Herman Cain. April 2. 4, 2. 01. Disputes innocence of The Central Park Five. Trump tweets that a documentary about the full exoneration of the five men of color in the Central Park jogger case is one sided and didnt explain their horrific crimes. April 2. Calls Jon Stewart by his Jewish birth name. Trump tweets that hes smarter than Jonathan Leibowitz I mean Jon Stewart June 5, 2. Repeats falsehoods on minorities and crime. During the ramp up to George ZimmermanTrayvon Martin trial, Trump tweets that the overwhelming amount of violent crime in our cities is committed by blacks and Hispanics. This seems to come from a New York City report showing blacks and Hispanics were also the majority of crime victims. An FBI report disputes Trumps claim nationally. Aug. 5,2. 01. 3Claims double standard on n. On FOX News, Trump responds to Democratic Rep. Charlie Rangels use of the word cracker for white people by saying there is unfair and greater backlash against Republicans who use n to describe black people. June 2. 1, 2. 01. The Central Park Five settlement is a disgrace,Trump writes in an Op Ed for the New York Daily News. He wrote that the five men falsely jailed were no angels and the citys 4. Feb. 2. 5, 2. 01. Mexico sending criminals. Trump tweets that Mexico is corrupt and sends criminals over the U. S. border. April 2. Thugs. In midst of violent reaction to the death of Freddie Gray in Baltimore,Trump tweets that thugs are happily and openly destroying the city. June 1. 6, 2. 01. Mexico sending rapists. In the speech announcing his candidacy for president, Trump charges that Mexico is sending rapists and criminals to the U. S. June 2. 3, 2. 01. African American youth have no spirit, Trump told a Republican luncheon in Baltimore, adding theyve just about never done more poorly. June 3. I love the Mexican people,Trump tweets, but adding Mexico is not our friend. July 1, 2. Stands by Mexican rapists remark. In an interview with CNN, Trump insists Mexico is sending rapists to America. He does not seem to accept research showing that rapes of women crossing the border are largely done by traffickers. July 5, 2. 01. 5Swipe at Jeb Bushs Mexican American wife.