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。5.39.217.76' @- B% K( E& R- J 9 s( d& v4 ^8 v4 h+ S6 hYou wouldn't want to Occupy this! The squalid conditions of protesters' London camp are revealed 0 G6 M2 N5 ]' [" ^# eTVBNOW 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。By Ian Garland2 u0 K; b. Y1 E z5 u
公仔箱論壇5 p2 o! p, u" U7 d' A8 b
A mountain of discarded roadsigns and shopping trolleys protects a makeshift camps of tattered tents. ; ~& s7 H+ k/ X3 k4 F/ `) u公仔箱論壇公仔箱論壇$ O6 g7 p: Z# {- V9 c1 W
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.5.39.217.76: D2 w8 y4 I( D' ^. M. N
& X# m; J" Z2 C: i: O8 N* L6 J5.39.217.76 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.' v1 l1 E9 |8 k
7 r8 R/ w4 e0 l2 C( n0 {) H$ Q5.39.217.76 3 \# L. B$ o# ]$ G6 pOccupy protesters have barricaded themselves into their camp on Finsbury Square in the City of London . U! p" E* a% \$ 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。 - b4 O7 C* e9 W: O1 m$ x/ GBefore protesters were evicted from the neighbouring camp at St. Paul's Cathedral in February, Finsbury Square was used as an overspill. ' |4 X8 [' }# ~2 n* V9 S9 H4 U: b5 }# F V公仔箱論壇 + K% u. U4 s$ K' xIt later became an 'eco village' where sustainable technologies were showcased.5.39.217.76( b2 ]4 c t+ W7 s! V# i+ k
But there was no sign of that today. The once pleasant park is now a barren, litter-strewn dump. + X! V8 B' j: ]: Otvb now,tvbnow,bttvb \8 f" [* u( v' L4 M% d1 W( STVBNOW 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。" h( `0 l4 g& O6 F0 E& V
20-30 'protestors' remain at the Finsbury Square camp - eight months after it was first 'occupied' W& \+ b7 t, I5 g# E . M q% x2 u7 D; ]公仔箱論壇& s* X3 U: [# {) I( b# {8 z
Residents of the square are bracing themselves for an eviction attempt on Friday and have barricaded themselves in . C! W' \* {4 g7 y, STVBNOW 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。 ) L6 |# R# ~+ ?8 }1 Z+ R) L5.39.217.76Islington 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。7 ~" a6 u5 p1 Y) B4 ?- i# u
3 y: K9 e4 {- I% {6 a2 ]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. 2 P6 ` j3 v4 t: t. ~- eTVBNOW 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。( U* g1 G/ b- o) D/ |3 E* [, |
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.公仔箱論壇% k0 }* P0 [' W1 q; b
公仔箱論壇& V9 ~3 [/ d+ K% F1 s$ e+ o
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.5 V5 ^+ c- {) K$ @
公仔箱論壇0 _4 F @4 W) F0 Y* c
'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.'! j2 \; k: s2 v
/ q* @- I+ u3 z% ~' S 8 Z$ v% }$ J2 I L5.39.217.76At one time protesters used the square to showcase sustainable technology, but it is now a litter strewn dump5.39.217.76, K9 K, I, \9 b" c S- p4 f* P
公仔箱論壇% V, R: E B/ Y, O% f
But Tom McCarthy, a resident at Finsbury Square, insists the camp serves an important purpose.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb% M. y) F# x5 X( S
1 s1 C+ t* b& h# c, |! D
He wrote on the Occupy Finsbury Square blog: 'This camp makes a political statement about our society.公仔箱論壇: e1 Y ]1 |9 V1 |
# N5 C# [; l" [
'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. & F7 [0 o4 x/ ]( d, u$ ]* ]tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb * ]# t5 Y+ Z4 g4 S; g'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. 2 Z- Y9 t5 w4 j0 `# L$ L& s5 ]tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb' S+ Q6 V/ K j$ ^, v- J1 h5 F
'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9 q5 @4 u/ o% a w, s: |, _
tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb" |/ V9 Y% D/ w5 r4 _% Y6 e 5.39.217.766 c/ [( ^9 Q# J! Q
Islington Council claims the camp is now just occupied by vulnerable and homeless people5.39.217.76. E0 g. X* C6 W4 q
公仔箱論壇% k, W( l; C8 j. c4 o- k 5.39.217.764 ?6 n1 X, d0 _ X
Banners erected on the camp still preach anti-capitalist slogans, despite claims by councillors the square has become a haven for the homeless 9 o8 r. z) d3 z" t5 H5.39.217.76公仔箱論壇" L' y: R. t: U; n% O4 r) A 7 c4 D. b9 G& G" c
Islington Borough Council are keen to repossess the square so they can start fixing the damage caused by protesters