Editing Barcelona (section)

=== Squatter movement ===
Barcelona is also home to numerous [[Social center|social centres]] and [[Squatting|illegal squats]] that effectively form a shadow society mainly made up of the unemployed, immigrants, dropouts, [[Anarchism|anarchists]], [[Anti-authoritarianism|anti-authoritarians]] and [[Autonomism|autonomists]].<ref>{{Cite book |title=To Get to the Other Side: a journey through Europe and its anarchist movements |last=Gelderloos |first=Peter |year=2009}}</ref> [[Peter Gelderloos]] estimates that there around 200 squatted buildings and 40 social centres across the city with thousands of inhabitants, making it one of the largest squatter movements in the world. He notes that they pirate electricity, internet and water allowing them to live on less than one euro a day. He argues that these squats embrace an [[Anarcho-communism|anarcho-communist]] and [[anti-work]] philosophy, often freely fixing up new houses, cleaning, patching roofs, installing windows, toilets, showers, lights and kitchens. In the wake of austerity, the squats have provided a number of [[social services]] to the surrounding residents, including bicycle repair workshops, carpentry workshops, [[self-defense]] classes, free libraries, [[Community gardening|community gardens]], free meals, computer labs, language classes, theatre groups, free medical care and legal support services.<ref>{{Cite book |title=Anarchy Works |last=Gelderloos |first=Peter |year=2010}}</ref> The squats help elderly residents avoid eviction and organize various protests throughout Barcelona. Notable squats include [[Can Vies]] and [[Can Masdeu]].{{citation needed|date=July 2023}}