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。 ! z2 u# S! i+ ^& C- {+ A9 E# {7 Z
You wouldn't want to Occupy this! The squalid conditions of protesters' London camp are revealed 公仔箱論壇- I% A$ N9 k. N; E$ K
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8 u5 ^5 D5 C! [6 o公仔箱論壇A mountain of discarded roadsigns and shopping trolleys protects a makeshift camps of tattered tents. , B9 P7 v- m" l: i/ \$ h% }tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb% [9 n, T/ ^5 x) {( G( }* x5 j
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. 4 U, N/ u9 P$ h3 V3 \公仔箱論壇 : l- W1 S# w" X* ATVBNOW 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。 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.公仔箱論壇2 g+ ~ V4 x( O: P# N8 [. S, @( D- {
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Occupy protesters have barricaded themselves into their camp on Finsbury Square in the City of London , V6 W- w7 [# q2 ~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。 & T# U5 d3 P) B& ~4 Z" U3 _! F. ?9 C) P2 CTVBNOW 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。Before protesters were evicted from the neighbouring camp at St. Paul's Cathedral in February, Finsbury Square was used as an overspill. ; g$ B R6 h* d8 j3 x, x* c! Vtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb, U) a2 h6 g* P) k1 K. d4 M
It later became an 'eco village' where sustainable technologies were showcased. - D/ o$ |; { }* }6 }9 X0 eBut there was no sign of that today. The once pleasant park is now a barren, litter-strewn dump.5.39.217.766 m+ R2 W. o* s1 z
; G8 d- X. @2 k+ q5.39.217.76 ! A, o' G% d7 v1 }( ?" Y: k5.39.217.7620-30 'protestors' remain at the Finsbury Square camp - eight months after it was first 'occupied'tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb4 ?* j- Y, @4 ]
' @4 U7 `( e+ d1 `$ X; P+ M # K. R; G" X7 h1 t; n) B公仔箱論壇Residents of the square are bracing themselves for an eviction attempt on Friday and have barricaded themselves in5.39.217.76: D3 S& _/ @2 s$ M3 ~3 B( h
4 p0 p, a8 E+ W, T* L, LIslington Borough Council moved in March to start eviction proceedings against the 'residents' of Finsbury Square.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。! p5 c+ l1 C/ }2 F, a1 `
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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. * P& d8 g0 }9 ]5 Vtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb( C. m4 U1 M( u# m" d+ H) H( U) |
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.0 h5 F0 ?; P- ]# N M& }
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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.公仔箱論壇 C+ t' d3 c# Z
) q8 F- `4 s5 W$ vtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb'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.'5.39.217.76! A( E/ L2 b+ W
9 @ U+ z& Y: Y! r: P 4 y2 C6 R5 c- zTVBNOW 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。At one time protesters used the square to showcase sustainable technology, but it is now a litter strewn dump 3 m' ~' g" S4 y% g- S " H9 }4 d E2 n1 w; i4 D* F% r公仔箱論壇But Tom McCarthy, a resident at Finsbury Square, insists the camp serves an important purpose. ; e4 p: i3 v" [4 Stvb now,tvbnow,bttvb公仔箱論壇& t$ i$ g/ a9 q# m; v
He wrote on the Occupy Finsbury Square blog: 'This camp makes a political statement about our society.公仔箱論壇0 G" U6 b) ]$ q n+ ?+ T2 D8 m
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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. ' h5 Z5 x2 y( l# R( rTVBNOW 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。 j* r% f! U5 U$ y2 z" z9 U3 ^
'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.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。" J @: m* }$ J/ x
8 V' T* ~% @6 ~0 }' G' r5.39.217.76'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.'5.39.217.76& t" G1 p2 K _. P
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。 r- N, `, d9 b$ x t7 ~4 D ! O, p# X' s5 G% N3 {+ T" a5 P3 zIslington Council claims the camp is now just occupied by vulnerable and homeless peopletvb now,tvbnow,bttvb/ l1 p2 U9 R1 e9 s+ ^# R
' u+ E: s! g& A$ F5 \ - f& W! w. j; KTVBNOW 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。Banners erected on the camp still preach anti-capitalist slogans, despite claims by councillors the square has become a haven for the homeless* g( f3 ]' @- M Z
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Islington Borough Council are keen to repossess the square so they can start fixing the damage caused by protesters
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