I assumed you meant crouching (I remember a black and white picture of students at an American university squatting in a circle, with the explanation that it was a form of social equality because it put everyone on the same level, but I can’t find anything about it on the internet), but occupying vacant buildings makes more sense https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squatting_in_the_Netherlands
I found out that it stands for the squatting movement originating in the Netherlands.
‘squatting movement’ sounds like some kind of weaponised shitting. Knowing the Dutch, I think they’d be amused by that idea.
I assumed you meant crouching (I remember a black and white picture of students at an American university squatting in a circle, with the explanation that it was a form of social equality because it put everyone on the same level, but I can’t find anything about it on the internet), but occupying vacant buildings makes more sense https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squatting_in_the_Netherlands