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標題: [歐洲] 「佔領倫敦」行動 8個月後的現況 [打印本頁]

作者: vandas    時間: 2012-6-14 06:42 AM     標題: 「佔領倫敦」行動 8個月後的現況

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。- \8 X) N5 d# f& F% Z2 l2 T5 G+ s
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You wouldn't want to Occupy this! The squalid conditions of protesters'  London camp are revealed  
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By Ian Garland
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A mountain of discarded roadsigns and  shopping trolleys protects a makeshift camps of tattered tents.
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* f) T# o0 F6 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.
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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.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。; w1 J4 l$ B( Q! h

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1 x6 l8 T  i6 W1 u: J! m0 V. YOccupy protesters have barricaded themselves into their  camp on Finsbury Square in the City of London
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1 c9 t! ]) @. ?2 w( [* Z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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4 f% M3 p6 N. ^$ v4 \, I- W公仔箱論壇It later became an 'eco village' where  sustainable technologies were showcased.
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/ a# T& w% H. Y0 J" m' v20-30 'protestors' remain at the Finsbury Square camp - eight months after it was first 'occupied'0 _/ B. ?3 \& {+ y

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Residents of the square are bracing themselves for an  eviction attempt on Friday and have barricaded themselves in5.39.217.761 r, }+ s; j8 ?9 f+ P0 z4 N# w3 s5 I' W
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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.
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3 R& G& R% J2 kIslington 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 m/ ]2 h+ S/ J
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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.'5.39.217.769 }; L* h7 Z% x. j0 c- v3 @# h
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9 O! u/ R) A3 V; L- v( YAt one time protesters used the square to showcase  sustainable technology, but it is now a litter strewn dump
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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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'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.5.39.217.76; X% B8 R8 l$ E4 E7 {
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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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb4 K& a1 g; H/ A' s
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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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Islington Council claims the camp is now just occupied  by vulnerable and homeless people5.39.217.76! n8 O; D, N  g6 ?/ @( k0 P) d0 d

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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  homeless公仔箱論壇- |4 |. @5 X# S1 {

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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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