German for "
Squatters"; people who illegally live (whatever that means) in a place of residence/any other place which doesn't belong to them.
Symbol: (imagine a
circle with an N through it with the
top of the "N" ending in an
arrow which goes up and out of the circle)
More than would ever be possible in the
United States (but possibly less than in
England -- let's face it: the
police don't even carry
guns!), in
Germany there is a
trend,
tradition, what have you of
squatting. The
idea is that
buildings,
houses,
industrial plants, etc. that are out of use should be put in to use for the
common good. The Besetzer sometimes negotiate with the
city/
state in order to legally use the
location (this was very common after the
fall of the
wall). Other times they simply move in and live (and defend) a building until forced to move.
If anything, it's an interesting life. And a good way to learn a totally different side of life (see
Berlin).