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|style="font-size:1.1em;"|''Kraken'' is a Dutch word which indicates living in – or using otherwise – a dwelling without the consent of the owner. ''Krakers'' (people involved in ''kraken'') take buildings with the intention of relatively long-term use. ''Kraken'' is organized or at least supported and/or inspired by a social movement. The common English translation is | |style="font-size:1.1em;"|''Kraken'' is a Dutch word which indicates living in – or using otherwise – a dwelling without the consent of the owner. ''Krakers'' (people involved in ''kraken'') take buildings with the intention of relatively long-term use. ''Kraken'' is organized or at least supported and/or inspired by a social movement. The common English translation is ''[[squatting]]''. This translation is somewhat problematic, because the term squatting also covers a short-term use of buildings, for example as crash pads. The notion of relatively long term use, that is part of the concept of ''kraken'', implies that ''krakers'' make necessary repairs and invest in basic amenities. | ||
From 1963, the practice of ''kraken'' became more and more established. It was fuelled by an increasing supply of empty houses as an effect of planned large scale urban transformation. The terms ''kraken'' and ''krakers'' came in use in 1969, when an Amsterdam-based group that identified itself as "Woningbureau (Housing Bureau) de Kraker", published a "kraakhandleiding" (squatting manual). The verb "kraken" means to crack. “''Krakers''” originally referred to criminals who specialize in cracking vaults. The manual emphasized the respectability aspect of ''kraken'': ‘Furnish your home as quickly as possible. Invite your neighbours to come over for coffee […]. Clean your windows, paint window frames and exterior doors, enter into a dialogue with the neighbours’. | From 1963, the practice of ''kraken'' became more and more established. It was fuelled by an increasing supply of empty houses as an effect of planned large scale urban transformation. The terms ''kraken'' and ''krakers'' came in use in 1969, when an Amsterdam-based group that identified itself as "Woningbureau (Housing Bureau) de Kraker", published a "kraakhandleiding" (squatting manual). The verb "kraken" means to crack. “''Krakers''” originally referred to criminals who specialize in cracking vaults. The manual emphasized the respectability aspect of ''kraken'': ‘Furnish your home as quickly as possible. Invite your neighbours to come over for coffee […]. Clean your windows, paint window frames and exterior doors, enter into a dialogue with the neighbours’. | ||