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。公仔箱論壇+ y3 [) J& R4 @& } 0 F9 ?/ }: Y% T5.39.217.76You wouldn't want to Occupy this! The squalid conditions of protesters' London camp are revealed + W2 U% F( Q: e2 H0 z5 z公仔箱論壇By Ian Garland公仔箱論壇( p# s, S0 {6 ^0 E% V7 Y
( _5 q$ C J5 h0 C" ~6 rA mountain of discarded roadsigns and shopping trolleys protects a makeshift camps of tattered tents.公仔箱論壇( `* E; L \- n8 U2 h" \
4 r; ~- p3 Z) i; T0 XEight 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.4 |8 ]- G% D$ ~: I0 ` S, R- ~
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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.公仔箱論壇- e: @/ K$ ]) Y( V
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Occupy protesters have barricaded themselves into their camp on Finsbury Square in the City of London4 p; F! `7 {- g+ Y- E
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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.2 [1 K! l2 m0 {, M
$ K+ _( c( U0 {4 k3 F7 d( T, p5.39.217.76It later became an 'eco village' where sustainable technologies were showcased.公仔箱論壇2 I4 i2 d: P. d; y( A* z2 A( {9 G" H3 b
But there was no sign of that today. The once pleasant park is now a barren, litter-strewn dump. 4 p6 {$ S& n' r& [" U3 Z/ ]8 r5 V# mTVBNOW 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。tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb i4 @, j: p& w0 O0 h& s4 b! h, L 5.39.217.76" {! l. W- D$ u5 p/ T/ T/ C
20-30 'protestors' remain at the Finsbury Square camp - eight months after it was first 'occupied'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 D! s7 u. W2 p
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Residents of the square are bracing themselves for an eviction attempt on Friday and have barricaded themselves intvb now,tvbnow,bttvb4 Q1 y* O6 H! Y9 u) u9 f" w
- ], [* W; I; W! X+ Q+ b0 L公仔箱論壇Islington Borough Council moved in March to start eviction proceedings against the 'residents' of Finsbury Square. |& w7 D5 c6 G$ Y: NTVBNOW 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。 - ?: b& e' @6 `# c0 G! nThe 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. : {4 a' N( W0 X( w: ~+ g; ~, q0 @9 x
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. : ~/ g. Q3 X! l1 M4 O* oTVBNOW 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* x+ [0 l+ Y- f# J
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. - t e) w. s' @0 Ytvb now,tvbnow,bttvb) j: E& X* g7 I. u
'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.' l2 f5 e# e0 m5.39.217.76tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb% ]/ g/ w9 w9 L4 p& X8 L 0 |3 p8 p4 D7 h7 kAt one time protesters used the square to showcase sustainable technology, but it is now a litter strewn dump / `2 D& I9 m& f7 {8 e8 y/ B 7 }9 h3 K8 Q5 T8 K2 F: r, _5.39.217.76But Tom McCarthy, a resident at Finsbury Square, insists the camp serves an important purpose.公仔箱論壇9 |( p& m7 ^" G$ h: b$ ?
% g3 r) K3 r! j; 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。He wrote on the Occupy Finsbury Square blog: 'This camp makes a political statement about our society.5.39.217.76! Z& Z r/ \; p3 f2 W4 l- q
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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. 1 S+ U5 x6 v+ b& 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。- h) k2 a# s+ `
'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. ! n6 }4 r1 g; r- E6 X0 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。 # |2 e' i3 j/ _! 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。'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.'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。+ w. i8 n% z% R' I& n6 X* _
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Islington Council claims the camp is now just occupied by vulnerable and homeless people ; h: A* e/ M& t. B5.39.217.76 ! Q3 ~0 U- z3 p3 X: y% w6 P% d 6 @% r& H4 R% n$ V4 WBanners erected on the camp still preach anti-capitalist slogans, despite claims by councillors the square has become a haven for the homeless9 ^, g9 }" ~! V# u- h/ u
tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb2 [; `- n) N: ~( x# N ! |: R2 S9 y' F: t) X( N' o3 t% N公仔箱論壇Islington Borough Council are keen to repossess the square so they can start fixing the damage caused by protesters