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。7 _( z* n8 b- W6 z) | w8 ^ $ {; a6 R& M8 h0 s* N8 ]You wouldn't want to Occupy this! The squalid conditions of protesters' London camp are revealed tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb) F u! `# ~; h e$ ^" N
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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。2 j7 x6 v6 L5 F5 D, H; X
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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,bttvb2 R! ^* b/ P% w8 n8 }% q
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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.3 b( z& i* [& l+ z) W8 S
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Occupy protesters have barricaded themselves into their camp on Finsbury Square in the City of London 6 i# b# m! m2 @+ f! z8 o公仔箱論壇$ ?5 D/ D- x1 _1 o( u( b: H
Before protesters were evicted from the neighbouring camp at St. Paul's Cathedral in February, Finsbury Square was used as an overspill. * w- R1 u6 n0 _" B; N$ g$ e 1 D% U% E1 B* S" _1 lTVBNOW 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。It later became an 'eco village' where sustainable technologies were showcased.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb6 M5 S% ]2 e) H( I0 ]# N
But there was no sign of that today. The once pleasant park is now a barren, litter-strewn dump. 3 s) Z9 H5 h7 U Y& H. ITVBNOW 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。6 R4 V+ B! W& A8 b- S1 i . Q* a5 y1 D% Q20-30 'protestors' remain at the Finsbury Square camp - eight months after it was first 'occupied' 8 }& \- W2 r: A# f' B9 }公仔箱論壇公仔箱論壇# V# S: c# ?% @0 x$ ?% {6 S + f5 j& ]1 P/ H- aResidents of the square are bracing themselves for an eviction attempt on Friday and have barricaded themselves in/ P* ?5 K/ }8 D/ C
3 i, n9 A, ?4 m( x0 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。Islington Borough Council moved in March to start eviction proceedings against the 'residents' of Finsbury Square. / @ ?. u3 `# T& Stvb now,tvbnow,bttvb公仔箱論壇% ]& H, P, C- A" Q3 H1 D6 u
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. 8 a9 M: W' l( T* q, |tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb 9 ^2 f' H: |- W0 }5 HIslington councillor Paul Convery insists the time has come to move the camp on - claiming many legitimate protesters have been replaced by vulnerable homeless people.! s8 O9 r0 y" ^& y" V
9 n1 Q9 N7 `( k) R8 t公仔箱論壇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.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。1 [0 J7 V% v; J5 a+ D
; i6 ?! B/ l" t6 x0 O/ S5.39.217.76'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 ^* {+ P6 S0 J6 w7 O$ ]tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb+ z9 H; L3 N& P" t, Q2 f8 V ; L' K" i( s# H: ?5 mAt one time protesters used the square to showcase sustainable technology, but it is now a litter strewn dump : ~9 g( X) b& x& O3 utvb now,tvbnow,bttvb& n. v$ q7 i* f$ s# V5 A: H! E
But Tom McCarthy, a resident at Finsbury Square, insists the camp serves an important purpose.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb2 d1 S9 i- G* T2 T
% M% Q; B q. w% _+ A" {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。He wrote on the Occupy Finsbury Square blog: 'This camp makes a political statement about our society. ) v3 m$ O4 o; M' p! ~ M2 WTVBNOW 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。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。% L0 f+ g2 D$ t) ~& Y' X* b6 p" E
'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. 8 o) t/ |8 o1 T) y. H- u9 s' nTVBNOW 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。; v. D( @/ H% Q3 p% p
'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. % f3 j. z& j/ A3 |9 j6 |2 htvb now,tvbnow,bttvb ) G+ n# ^- @* I- h K: a'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6 m0 \$ s+ h) y" c/ ]
7 [( Q& A3 c2 L& o) |( R 1 ?! ?- ~# ~0 j+ G( ?7 XIslington Council claims the camp is now just occupied by vulnerable and homeless people) e D3 |7 t2 o% g6 [7 B g4 a
4 ?' x0 {/ V) x& dtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb / h8 n" |! |" p0 A4 E% OBanners erected on the camp still preach anti-capitalist slogans, despite claims by councillors the square has become a haven for the homeless+ y- N" A9 ~0 T
; | `8 I4 Y. H2 W7 U5.39.217.76 & d1 o3 W. R+ J' lIslington Borough Council are keen to repossess the square so they can start fixing the damage caused by protesters