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。 2 Y: _5 j0 s1 _- G- |) {公仔箱論壇 , b2 v, c# Y" u* u- t5.39.217.76You wouldn't want to Occupy this! The squalid conditions of protesters' London camp are revealed . B' Z( }7 D7 B% i4 x( y' e' w: r1 sBy Ian Garland; h' w# W& I0 e* |
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A mountain of discarded roadsigns and shopping trolleys protects a makeshift camps of tattered tents.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% R2 F4 E% S9 F$ {
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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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb# }6 T0 \4 X' Y* V0 R. r
' |- W" A8 u: I0 G6 iTVBNOW 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。 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4 T$ D/ U# u. G* z
6 |* ^0 g5 M% Q ( a0 \# E; E% A1 ]5 A7 M+ g公仔箱論壇Occupy protesters have barricaded themselves into their camp on Finsbury Square in the City of London / `* J* d4 Z1 a5 o" i$ rtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb 2 W1 n9 ^5 j% X' p4 b5 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。Before protesters were evicted from the neighbouring camp at St. Paul's Cathedral in February, Finsbury Square was used as an overspill. R: I4 a# X8 `3 U+ l公仔箱論壇0 f5 a7 U1 A/ ]; F: m4 m6 \0 U
It later became an 'eco village' where sustainable technologies were showcased. ; p" E$ S; n8 r7 T, zBut there was no sign of that today. The once pleasant park is now a barren, litter-strewn dump.公仔箱論壇; s9 ^3 _( j$ s5 _' h8 B
, o5 B) S/ i7 x1 ?0 L8 h* h# v5.39.217.76 # C. ^& P+ v$ Q# y4 j5 ftvb now,tvbnow,bttvb20-30 'protestors' remain at the Finsbury Square camp - eight months after it was first 'occupied' # o8 Z6 A0 E$ G! `8 l; tTVBNOW 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。 ! S9 T# O; Y7 \+ q; n8 M, \4 l, }; ?( s. H/ J
Residents of the square are bracing themselves for an eviction attempt on Friday and have barricaded themselves in 4 U; H4 z5 d( E) 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。6 q1 f9 H5 c# i; ]& e/ u( E) H+ G
Islington Borough Council moved in March to start eviction proceedings against the 'residents' of Finsbury Square.5.39.217.76( H4 `6 u8 \( o- e5 f! |" X4 f
: D. |; s X8 A& f1 jThe 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.% p* o5 ^$ |# ?" u4 a& D; H
& [4 s2 h+ ?' ?% D0 a1 }5 N1 R0 z Ktvb now,tvbnow,bttvbIslington councillor Paul Convery insists the time has come to move the camp on - claiming many legitimate protesters have been replaced by vulnerable homeless people.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb' V- H8 U; \# W( H
! E; c8 e3 ]# v; r* G5.39.217.76He 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. . R7 [1 Q. D9 j6 B% D B7 g4 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。 . Q: v# \1 I' e4 F: \$ b公仔箱論壇'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.'公仔箱論壇# |( ^, e7 ^& ]# U; Y* x
* X# W. G6 T' X) o9 X" h " w- R/ n( j1 d% i O# d公仔箱論壇At one time protesters used the square to showcase sustainable technology, but it is now a litter strewn dump " Z! g$ x, R0 Q9 z' g5.39.217.765.39.217.76" m* e( L2 L! P* K% }( C; y+ r9 ?
But Tom McCarthy, a resident at Finsbury Square, insists the camp serves an important purpose.公仔箱論壇/ [9 o0 j$ j1 Q9 ~) z _
* `( B6 k6 i$ {) \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。He wrote on the Occupy Finsbury Square blog: 'This camp makes a political statement about our society.公仔箱論壇& V) Y5 [" p& a3 W
4 Z% n/ W' z% {5 q) ntvb 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.# G0 N$ i5 p+ A3 ]
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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.4 a0 H% f# Z# a" ]0 Z; ^! s
s/ M8 M( Z9 u6 ]. O公仔箱論壇'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.' 2 y8 d( N T: B4 p: P [! P , E1 P4 z8 ^! |' L4 v _* O 5 d* P, O4 f& g- o4 e3 B' Jtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbIslington Council claims the camp is now just occupied by vulnerable and homeless people - O! y* I. [! }, T; c; a! y) s5 ?tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb ) ?+ o9 l" v- V+ ?) A5 u/ R1 S- v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。; [! _1 _! {- ^
Banners erected on the camp still preach anti-capitalist slogans, despite claims by councillors the square has become a haven for the homeless . K8 k# h. ~- R& O- 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。( E+ o# t1 s h 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 N/ b% Y$ @ c0 E. h1 u
Islington Borough Council are keen to repossess the square so they can start fixing the damage caused by protesters