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 q6 ^# T# n1 h公仔箱論壇# f, K, n+ B- F2 P1 d' Y! Q. h
You wouldn't want to Occupy this! The squalid conditions of protesters' London camp are revealed & n( D! F& k V; ]2 j) i/ p- n$ o5.39.217.76By Ian Garland % y5 k' s- u+ r3 X . R2 i9 z+ i- g+ P) BTVBNOW 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。A mountain of discarded roadsigns and shopping trolleys protects a makeshift camps of tattered tents. , }4 H- e/ k% D9 s& `6 E, H5.39.217.76TVBNOW 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。, c+ `) Q- z4 j6 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.: V4 |+ I4 x# v s4 u( f, 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.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。+ o4 g8 v2 Q4 q4 a) e
, N. e) e, O7 U " R. W( f. |1 s( A! J+ W0 stvb now,tvbnow,bttvbOccupy protesters have barricaded themselves into their camp on Finsbury Square in the City of London " ^( j6 Y! s" V; `1 q5.39.217.76" W' a3 m- ^- x8 x" }0 O
Before protesters were evicted from the neighbouring camp at St. Paul's Cathedral in February, Finsbury Square was used as an overspill.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。3 ^' N& K' D4 I' x$ z
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It later became an 'eco village' where sustainable technologies were showcased. $ H7 W9 |2 u* U: z5 X( d7 FBut there was no sign of that today. The once pleasant park is now a barren, litter-strewn dump. 7 f' W5 D/ f" k7 G- u公仔箱論壇1 T8 {1 W% G/ r( c2 ` 8 A% }; F7 D, p( r
20-30 'protestors' remain at the Finsbury Square camp - eight months after it was first 'occupied' 1 w' @# ~$ A% ?" ? % d; o- G; I! g% y6 U公仔箱論壇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 ~* I/ Y5 J$ c
Residents of the square are bracing themselves for an eviction attempt on Friday and have barricaded themselves in ' F; p3 e" S- l- v / G R" p W2 K4 O4 B) \9 S) I, v5.39.217.76Islington Borough Council moved in March to start eviction proceedings against the 'residents' of Finsbury Square. 6 X" X) Z' S5 E+ l9 Y' R$ O E- K. g6 V& N' _, ?9 Q, J6 V( t
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. 5 l( f& K* k6 G/ ~0 jtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbTVBNOW 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 r2 ~6 }+ b3 J* \/ z/ i- s
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. 5 N9 [- g) j* g2 [, ?" | + f6 i! }' w, ]9 |* N5.39.217.76He 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. 3 N9 q; S- q% Z. C3 ftvb now,tvbnow,bttvb0 L$ r: i8 P) H! Z
'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.' / E9 u; A5 z! ^' _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。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 ]; ^1 V/ q# u* s4 B% i 1 {; p+ |9 p( z/ u公仔箱論壇At one time protesters used the square to showcase sustainable technology, but it is now a litter strewn dump 6 L7 D; R+ l0 m! l, s1 JTVBNOW 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。. i9 E2 L* y7 T
But Tom McCarthy, a resident at Finsbury Square, insists the camp serves an important purpose. . A! H) s- @ p' a( k* M- 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。 . o, g% @5 @' Z1 _$ PTVBNOW 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.公仔箱論壇, Y/ n$ r$ [6 Y( S# w. Z3 E2 s/ g5 w
) w) M. j: V1 kTVBNOW 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。'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. # v) D. w, |0 _% \" c1 S2 v : R0 A* T( o) J: Y" J; c2 Z; ttvb now,tvbnow,bttvb'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. 8 \' p$ |& A' _. w8 i: H }) t公仔箱論壇 & O. L, A. w% B* Q6 e9 w( O'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,bttvb8 f+ L7 }+ y, i; O" H7 D: Q
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Islington Council claims the camp is now just occupied by vulnerable and homeless people ; x2 J4 ?# f3 D' 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。公仔箱論壇+ j" {9 H2 R* ]( j& Y O . h8 I+ h! E1 z) Ztvb 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 0 X: D( T2 P. E( G: j% {; l: u * y8 D/ w0 Y! f/ r- B5 R4 v3 D8 Stvb now,tvbnow,bttvb + j; E: Q, m7 `, r2 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 are keen to repossess the square so they can start fixing the damage caused by protesters