Read the following passage.

In 2009, the United States was in the midst of a housing crisis. Many of the nation’s 3.5 million homeless people took advantage of unused land and unoccupied buildings. They moved in and became squatters.

This situation isn’t unique to the United States. All throughout world history, homeless people have been squatting on land that they don’t own. They set up tents on portions of abandoned land or move into unused housing units. They don’t have lawful possession of the shelter, but they live there like normal tenants would.

Throughout the history of the United States, many housing advocate groups have held demonstrations to raise awareness about the lack of affordable housing. The Operation Homestead organization in Seattle was founded in 1988. Many times, they held demonstrations by squatting in abandoned buildings that were set to be demolished. In 1988, their protests resulted in the renovation of the Gatewood Hotel. The building was reopened as low-income housing. In 1991, the group spent four days publicly squatting at the Arion Court Apartments. The government then spent $1.5 million to renovate those 40 units for low-income housing.

-Adapted from "Squatting: A Quick Fix for Housing?" by Allison Zeller


Which evidence from the text supports the idea that peaceful, public protests can lead to changes for the better?


A. After protesters squatted in abandoned buildings, the buildings were turned into low- income housing.
B. During the housing crisis in 2009, millions of people squatted in abandoned homes.
C. Many housing advocate groups have held protests to raise awareness about homelessness.
D. Throughout history, homeless people have squatted on land they did not own.