In response to the affordable housing crisis and gentrification in South Florida, activists have squatted a publicly owned vacant lot and built a shantytown to house the homeless. I spent 24 hours in the Umoja Village and discovered a community in the making.
takebacktheland.blogspot.com
Here is another great video on Umoja Village:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eiY1JcCSEyI
Umoja Village 11.20.06 In response to the affordable housing crisis and gentrification in South Florida, activists have squatted a publicly owned vacant lot and built a shantytown to house the homeless. I spent 24 hours in the Umoja Village and discovered a community in the making.
takebacktheland.blogspot.com
Here is another great video on Umoja Village:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eiY1JcCSEyI