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SHAC up with us

by marian prickett — last modified 2008-09-11 00:30

On 20 August 2008, a group of students from the Student Housing Action Collective (SHAC) squatted three unused buildings owned by Melbourne University. Their aim is to provide affordable housing to students at a time when Melbourne is gripped by a housing crisis.

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Produced by Marian Prickett
Produced 2008/09/09
Duration 3 minutes 24 seconds
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On 20 August 2008, a group of students from the Student Housing Action Collective (SHAC) squatted a property located at 272-278 Faraday Street Carlton.  The property is owned by Melbourne University and consists of three adjoining terraces that have been vacant for the past three years while Melbourne has been gripped by a housing crisis.

SHAC has developed a proposal calling for the active collaboration between students and the University to convert the property into a student run housing co-operative, to be managed by its residents and users.

This video features a tour of the building and an interview with SHAC collective member Liz Turner.

Copyright 2007, Marian Prickett. Cite/attribute Resource. marianp. (2008, September 09). SHAC up with us. Retrieved February 10, 2010, from EngageMedia Web site: http://www.engagemedia.org/Members/marianp/videos/SHACupwithus.avi. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. Creative Commons License