Squatting for Style: What Rome's Crackdown Reveals About Urban Displacement The streets of Rome are once again filled with the signs of a city in crisis, as hundreds of residents are forced to makeshift camps following the seizure of their squatted building.
The Spin Time Labs complex, home to over 300 people, was at the center of a government crackdown on occupied buildings that have become de facto social centers for the city's marginalized communities.
Rome has seen an uptick in squatting as a survival strategy among its most vulnerable residents in recent years.