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。 . h" c5 ?( Z' q1 z! p& V: Otvb now,tvbnow,bttvb / M8 v' m% Q" q" S NYou wouldn't want to Occupy this! The squalid conditions of protesters' London camp are revealed ; s: X# t# X6 O+ ?% Z
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+ K. R C! V. }" y6 a7 Y) H1 KA mountain of discarded roadsigns and shopping trolleys protects a makeshift camps of tattered tents.3 O$ c- Z# V4 P: o! H+ i: {4 x3 O
1 s o+ v4 n* Z' I4 J5 ~" 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。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. ' Y# }: w# n0 Z4 F公仔箱論壇tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb8 m) W5 j2 y0 P* J
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.- w7 v! e0 I) m9 T
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Occupy protesters have barricaded themselves into their camp on Finsbury Square in the City of London& O- f: S4 e* Q6 n
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Before protesters were evicted from the neighbouring camp at St. Paul's Cathedral in February, Finsbury Square was used as an overspill.8 `/ C1 `% J; p J7 Z9 {1 D
0 Z% |+ B. }7 c: G3 v. ], s公仔箱論壇It later became an 'eco village' where sustainable technologies were showcased. 6 G9 k( N+ @* HTVBNOW 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。But there was no sign of that today. The once pleasant park is now a barren, litter-strewn dump.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。- p+ z6 [4 L; n; m' ?
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20-30 'protestors' remain at the Finsbury Square camp - eight months after it was first 'occupied' 4 N2 c9 b' N$ h# H! e, n ~5 Atvb now,tvbnow,bttvb ( {# z7 E8 E" K$ n5.39.217.76TVBNOW 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- _7 Y5 Y9 ~* B5 k
Residents of the square are bracing themselves for an eviction attempt on Friday and have barricaded themselves in" _3 N V7 O+ O3 O
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Islington Borough Council moved in March to start eviction proceedings against the 'residents' of Finsbury Square.5.39.217.76) ~3 C/ C# x7 K0 b+ F* g1 K2 `& N
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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. / o; k& n3 d, b9 l + d/ o2 u, n% g7 c, G# 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。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. ) z7 m& h$ X; T8 o) K' Z公仔箱論壇5.39.217.76; @: \9 ^. x3 O$ G
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 {' c* s" X) C4 K( P: f - h. Z5 Q1 ]6 b6 H% }) 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。'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.'8 L: h5 ~& \* @* [5 W
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But Tom McCarthy, a resident at Finsbury Square, insists the camp serves an important purpose.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb! U1 V3 T' f$ |& i' ^
% s) [3 c* T. c2 L {" vtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbHe wrote on the Occupy Finsbury Square blog: 'This camp makes a political statement about our society. 5 o3 |1 q8 S: D1 t* y9 V7 ~( 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。 3 y9 b# ~& S8 Ktvb now,tvbnow,bttvb'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.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。5 ^* h4 Q. t: h3 w# O
- M; c n( p* `+ w; A5 K0 y5.39.217.76'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。0 i. q6 \, k1 k! j9 M) A* ]/ P
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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.'tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb7 d4 x8 q9 Y; j- b
tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb5 f# T$ Q# a( _# |. n# r4 f. _ ! L; Q6 r* }2 _. E U公仔箱論壇Islington Council claims the camp is now just occupied by vulnerable and homeless people公仔箱論壇3 e7 u1 i* L8 y4 j: x+ Z# ?
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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 H* Q0 |: s+ b& Ztvb now,tvbnow,bttvb 9 t) j; ^; D( R6 e8 l; g9 ftvb now,tvbnow,bttvb / ] @7 Q* ]: ?/ }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。Islington Borough Council are keen to repossess the square so they can start fixing the damage caused by protesters