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 1 W9 u2 B& D8 z5 g
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A mountain of discarded roadsigns and shopping trolleys protects a makeshift camps of tattered tents.
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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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb1 T& s* E& @( F: Z* j2 K
0 M f: v8 t8 q* K6 M8 s3 { 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' T: V: f$ O+ Q( K( l
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Occupy 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。( h8 ^9 i* P0 w5 u' D% {- n
! C2 c$ z- A& Y' }- W公仔箱論壇Before 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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But there was no sign of that today. The once pleasant park is now a barren, litter-strewn dump.4 M5 i0 K: |+ y$ T1 P- X
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。. |# x2 s, c( j3 T, F$ S
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3 w$ { t4 y( r4 k1 fResidents of the square are bracing themselves for an eviction attempt on Friday and have barricaded themselves in
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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.5 ]- K; _/ H. J7 O! Z
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Islington councillor Paul Convery insists the time has come to move the camp on - claiming many legitimate protesters have been replaced by vulnerable homeless people.
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He 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.'
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At one time protesters used the square to showcase sustainable technology, but it is now a litter strewn dump5.39.217.764 ?4 ?4 s- J7 D0 }5 ]# C& ~
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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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb: N1 _$ ]9 w# Y3 a) Q
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'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.& B0 r: L% r* `6 c e
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'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.'
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" G. C2 R0 e; T6 B: h公仔箱論壇Islington Council claims the camp is now just occupied by vulnerable and homeless people
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Islington Borough Council are keen to repossess the square so they can start fixing the damage caused by protesters |
發表於 2012-6-14 06:42 AM
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