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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。
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You wouldn't want to Occupy this! The squalid conditions of protesters'  London camp are revealed
By Ian Garland

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.5.39.217.765 w( W9 n0 K  b$ d8 y' }

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.# u6 Q; P5 e8 }. C' ]7 V5 p
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Occupy protesters have barricaded themselves into their  camp on Finsbury Square in the City of London
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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.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。1 W: h2 w4 g/ [. x

It later became an 'eco village' where  sustainable technologies were showcased.5.39.217.76, m4 a! A$ S6 y8 J2 Z$ W& ^7 |
But there was no sign of that today. The once  pleasant park is now a barren, litter-strewn dump.

20-30 'protestors' remain at the Finsbury Square camp - eight months after it was first 'occupied'

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Residents of the square are bracing themselves for an  eviction attempt on Friday and have barricaded themselves in
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Islington Borough Council moved in March to  start eviction proceedings against the 'residents' of Finsbury  Square.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb9 Q8 O& _% o! _7 _# n" x
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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.8 Q& E8 X' g6 l8 `# N
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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councillor Paul Convery insists the  time has come to move the camp on - claiming many legitimate protesters have  been replaced by vulnerable homeless people.5.39.217.76: t; F2 R/ ?7 z6 D" Y" |

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.* k; L9 ?& X1 [' w7 D
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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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At one time protesters used the square to showcase  sustainable technology, but it is now a litter strewn dump

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.

'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.公仔箱論壇2 |/ m: B# i% w, t4 B- L6 L2 C
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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.
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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 peopleTVBNOW 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: s* t- K7 |/ @3 K" s

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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 homeless3 g5 Q" o( Q& p# j8 u9 t

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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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