Can Masdeu
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Can Masdeu is a squatted social centre in the valley of San Genis, part of the Collserola Park in Barcelona. It was squatted by an international group of activists in December 2001, and the terraces surrounding the masia (country mansion) are cultivated by neighbors who live in the neighborhood below, Nou Barris. The squat houses a social centre, the PIC, or Punto de Interraccio Collserola, which opens Sundays to the public and offers a variety of activities and workshops, often related to environmental issues, permaculture and organic farming, communal living, and community autonomy. Parts of the masia were built in the 1600s, and in the early 20th century the house was a nunnery and leper hospital. The stigma of leprosy may have been a factor in its being abandoned for some 53 years, and substantial renovation has been undertaken to make the space liveable.
As of January 2006, more than 25 people live in the house. Community participation includes a bi-weekly meetings, organic gardening, housework, and two collective meals per day, and each member contributes 25 euros/month to costs. The working languages of the house are Catalan and Spanish, but as it is an international group, English, Italian, French, and Esperanto are also spoken.
Its web site is http://www.canmasdeu.net
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Squats in Spain
