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HOUSING activists are occupying and refurbishing an empty London property this weekend in a bid to demonstrate the worth of community involvement in creating solutions to the housing crisis.
Throughout this weekend, community groups Sweets Way Resists and Reclaim Barnet will be refurbishing a home on the soon-to-be demolished Sweets Way estate, with the help of dedicated volunteers, donated materials and a small amount of money.
A representative of Sweets Way Resists said: “Regeneration doesn’t have to be a horrendously expensive code word for social cleansing.
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