反資本主義抗議者在倫敦金融城Finsbury Square的聖保羅大教堂外安營扎寨,這名為「佔領倫敦」的行動至今已達8個月。
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You wouldn't want to Occupy this! The squalid conditions of protesters' London camp are revealed TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。( I+ t) O) O! p7 x2 s% i! u
By Ian Garland
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A mountain of discarded roadsigns and shopping trolleys protects a makeshift camps of tattered tents.
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8 x' `# r I N4 \公仔箱論壇Eight months after they first occupied Finsbury Square, in the heart of the City of London, the anti-capitalist protesters who have set up home there show no sign of waning.
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+ K4 [: F: o' }0 O4 C4 D As another eviction threat looms this week, the 20 to 30 protesters - London's last remaining Occupy outpost - have barricaded themselves into their squalid camp ready to defend themselves against the police.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb& s9 _! t" f( b; Q4 _6 l* w* K5 C
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- a9 p- M/ d, }2 H8 g! Htvb now,tvbnow,bttvbOccupy protesters have barricaded themselves into their camp on Finsbury Square in the City of LondonTVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。. o1 W8 ?, v {
! c% d- \; P6 W8 D: Y1 ^( _( ~6 E: }5.39.217.76Before protesters were evicted from the neighbouring camp at St. Paul's Cathedral in February, Finsbury Square was used as an overspill.
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# b: s x! [6 \8 X# `- i6 F5.39.217.76It later became an 'eco village' where sustainable technologies were showcased.
7 b0 U: @$ D! u/ Y/ ~+ {5.39.217.76But there was no sign of that today. The once pleasant park is now a barren, litter-strewn dump.
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20-30 'protestors' remain at the Finsbury Square camp - eight months after it was first 'occupied'# a4 _# F; a1 k9 C
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Residents of the square are bracing themselves for an eviction attempt on Friday and have barricaded themselves in5.39.217.76) Y) {3 J1 j0 G4 B
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Islington Borough Council moved in March to start eviction proceedings against the 'residents' of Finsbury Square.
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The most recent stay of execution expires on Friday after Justice Hickinbottom ruled at the High Court last week that Islington Council has the right to repossess the public space.3 @+ P: W9 h9 V1 b# `
3 @: v7 m9 D6 S5.39.217.76Islington councillor Paul Convery insists the time has come to move the camp on - claiming many legitimate protesters have been replaced by vulnerable homeless people.
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9 V- s+ l3 e- v* R6 L8 c2 z+ h6 fHe told the Guardian: 'The council has said from the outset that we support the right to peaceful protest, and we have tolerated Occupy's presence at Finsbury Square since October.
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'However, it is now apparent that the character of the protest has changed and Occupy's presence is significantly diminished. In the protesters' place, we now see a group of vulnerable and homeless people who would be better cared for elsewhere.') D+ d, M2 M! b0 Y
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7 q) B* f: w& O' d' k9 Z: Itvb now,tvbnow,bttvbAt one time protesters used the square to showcase sustainable technology, but it is now a litter strewn dump
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, L6 l7 x0 D0 Y: U! @ @But Tom McCarthy, a resident at Finsbury Square, insists the camp serves an important purpose.# J, y) T% y* I/ v5 }2 U
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He wrote on the Occupy Finsbury Square blog: 'This camp makes a political statement about our society.
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'Since Occupy opened the camp on 21 October, it has become a home and community for many homeless people, for whom the system has failed.
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% l1 \% b3 E. p! S& b- t! X$ q'In evicting this community, Islington Council – who have helped to re-home some people that have ticked certain boxes – are potentially leaving some people in a much worse position than they are already in.
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, T/ J6 o3 I: t; `8 _'We ask Islington Council to not go down the same route at the City of London Corporation – cleansing the City of homeless people is not the way forward. Helping to find real solutions is.'tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb! h |" p9 }2 T& A: U: D4 h8 D
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Islington Council claims the camp is now just occupied by vulnerable and homeless people
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Banners erected on the camp still preach anti-capitalist slogans, despite claims by councillors the square has become a haven for the homeless s. ?/ b. U4 A4 W5 t9 G! j, b
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8 {+ }0 ]7 U5 S! g ?tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbIslington Borough Council are keen to repossess the square so they can start fixing the damage caused by protesters |