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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3 I" g) b* ]/ B& l7 Z0 g2 `- D' VYou wouldn't want to Occupy this! The squalid conditions of protesters' London camp are revealed & i3 z2 ~" B* g A) c
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A mountain of discarded roadsigns and shopping trolleys protects a makeshift camps of tattered tents.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。/ K9 C2 j: H, s) O! z7 U
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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.
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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.
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* K6 P# h3 I3 r7 {- C1 POccupy protesters have barricaded themselves into their camp on Finsbury Square in the City of London# r8 ~ n. H/ Y
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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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It later became an 'eco village' where sustainable technologies were showcased.5.39.217.76, V. U5 j8 p( j9 v% m
But 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'5.39.217.764 ^9 l" a$ o p2 J
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Residents 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.7 }* S9 @9 ]4 P+ y
9 B( ?0 j2 Q# Z3 u公仔箱論壇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.
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- R2 P5 E/ o9 b: {" n% B. tIslington councillor Paul Convery insists the time has come to move the camp on - claiming many legitimate protesters have been replaced by vulnerable homeless people. ^9 ^3 w8 |. K# }
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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 dump
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8 A0 c& V& r& M* d& ?公仔箱論壇But Tom McCarthy, a resident at Finsbury Square, insists the camp serves an important purpose.
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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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4 o1 D, Q4 w* q* w* }3 W; V5.39.217.76'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.# o( e5 ]) w# F, A7 }3 m F7 c1 ^
* c" q" N% s, y; T4 j9 }( M" q5.39.217.76'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.: @9 b% u h4 a I4 A) l/ A
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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.'公仔箱論壇; n- N) h* |+ y5 u7 @/ o' E* X4 }/ r2 a
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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 homelesstvb now,tvbnow,bttvb. E' Y( u$ I4 k+ F1 X+ O' ?
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+ N+ c% W( o* L. |0 m2 ]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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