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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。3 [, Z' }/ a1 I1 b  W) s

3 o. C! E% |. ~  ?  u" G& QTVBNOW 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。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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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./ p# Z! o3 \/ q! j/ f

0 S& O+ g: Q! _3 T 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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! {( `- W" b; u* B) W4 W* UOccupy protesters have barricaded themselves into their  camp on Finsbury Square in the City of London公仔箱論壇" Z1 F$ c& q5 F+ L# x9 L! k6 p

7 E( E$ z/ `' n' 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。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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2 q0 f& s+ h$ Y% V公仔箱論壇It later became an 'eco village' where  sustainable technologies were showcased.
+ @  _* w! d' ]+ Z) \$ l$ qtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbBut there was no sign of that today. The once  pleasant park is now a barren, litter-strewn dump.
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7 p/ S* q) X: \4 b* y) {6 d5.39.217.7620-30 'protestors' remain at the Finsbury Square camp - eight months after it was first 'occupied'tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb- d7 j- u, M. J+ k# l$ o, l
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& V5 u! H/ s7 u2 Dtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbResidents of the square are bracing themselves for an  eviction attempt on Friday and have barricaded themselves in* e* g1 {1 T* u4 B
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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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0 d; o3 o: T0 p: A% s' c! n公仔箱論壇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.4 t' @8 Y) B) v

0 A. r* k" b. ?: m& A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。& I- w$ o8 l/ x% o
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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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/ i; o+ `) k6 y5 ]At 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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% y( `, X$ x& ?/ a8 PHe wrote on the Occupy  Finsbury Square blog: 'This camp makes a political statement about our society.

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4 P( ]# n6 l  [. _+ G: X9 J'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.
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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,bttvb/ ?# ^$ @- D- q8 p

2 I* f+ n. A9 E* 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.'
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Islington Council claims the camp is now just occupied  by vulnerable and homeless peopletvb now,tvbnow,bttvb( w# X: U8 J' n
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+ V' x: Q1 U4 v# T3 J% s* _+ Ntvb now,tvbnow,bttvbBanners erected on the camp still preach anti-capitalist  slogans, despite claims by councillors the square has become a haven for the  homeless
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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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