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。 # _/ x3 c7 A' c, Z' ]+ K0 ` & W! C# [! ~) f+ a# K" m5 {& ZYou wouldn't want to Occupy this! The squalid conditions of protesters' London camp are revealed tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb9 W# F8 L2 J3 Y# S6 D
By Ian GarlandTVBNOW 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, \9 M! i) p- `. g; l/ q
' [. W5 Q( ]8 a! h1 k/ J% d: X7 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。A mountain of discarded roadsigns and shopping trolleys protects a makeshift camps of tattered tents.$ r" z( G) s* ^/ g% w2 _
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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.5.39.217.76' ~( f6 {% {; |& W
5 D, p/ Q. x1 W" g) ^5 A" vtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb 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7 i( B. S5 N1 {5 \% U. T5 N5 d
' a5 k+ v% y' ~+ `& L a5.39.217.76 0 g U( O8 P/ N' @2 D- ^4 {tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbOccupy protesters have barricaded themselves into their camp on Finsbury Square in the City of London公仔箱論壇% @ w1 C' n0 j7 ]/ a
9 K5 W' k! z. h5.39.217.76Before protesters were evicted from the neighbouring camp at St. Paul's Cathedral in February, Finsbury Square was used as an overspill. : G" ^9 y9 h+ ^/ b0 @! v3 G2 M% o# _3 c/ g
It later became an 'eco village' where sustainable technologies were showcased. ( n6 X' `# p6 W5.39.217.76But there was no sign of that today. The once pleasant park is now a barren, litter-strewn dump." h2 a" b+ o, ?" m0 Q0 }
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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。9 p5 W$ Y8 E' ?5 Q7 g% d- f
% {5 G# {) U9 g$ e9 x" 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。 ' r+ _- U$ ~5 y. \0 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。Residents of the square are bracing themselves for an eviction attempt on Friday and have barricaded themselves in* a# F$ Q1 B3 s% A
) A4 F; x5 y! i$ jtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbIslington Borough Council moved in March to start eviction proceedings against the 'residents' of Finsbury Square. & L4 W, ]/ k2 M4 E" I/ s公仔箱論壇 & x4 P0 o$ Y# Z @( n3 SThe 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 q) U. ~# A+ X" ktvb now,tvbnow,bttvb, ?: H' }6 Y* u8 K
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. , n0 y) L/ i2 M4 [& x* I! N% D* otvb now,tvbnow,bttvb5.39.217.76+ `5 _# Z" C: l: c
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.5.39.217.76! j- n- @3 t2 n
. G$ T v: i: Y: r5.39.217.76'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.'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$ U) O+ N8 H& A1 m: ^% {; Q
- H. `- A2 ]3 }& j+ ~2 _$ i公仔箱論壇 U3 r# O: Z+ R+ C# T, e公仔箱論壇At one time protesters used the square to showcase sustainable technology, but it is now a litter strewn dump # h% y- Q$ t& ~5 c2 S O/ L+ l( Z: |6 {0 {2 I/ O. M8 k( ]
But Tom McCarthy, a resident at Finsbury Square, insists the camp serves an important purpose. / r7 W: I" ?7 q w$ ~- } ( ^& i& y( S1 }: }+ X5.39.217.76He wrote on the Occupy Finsbury Square blog: 'This camp makes a political statement about our society. $ I( ^: S9 w3 J/ c- X) @- v5.39.217.76公仔箱論壇* c1 r$ y: l9 @" E% z0 ~
'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. X8 N' v+ i* b- 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。 4 V/ c! s, a. c% r+ a- g8 C公仔箱論壇'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.) L- o- T6 j3 H( S7 d9 J* s
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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.' 5 w) O( d$ b. Q& O! f' 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。5.39.217.76* ? _/ z+ u8 r0 Y. D2 n" 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。& X$ ?9 b! _, V" W0 U: {
Islington Council claims the camp is now just occupied by vulnerable and homeless people 7 U& |& v4 `6 w4 R; |) ]% w6 ]6 D2 A4 k' z4 [% P4 E4 l 5.39.217.76/ q- I5 ?! h1 U- l2 j. f3 K
Banners erected on the camp still preach anti-capitalist slogans, despite claims by councillors the square has become a haven for the homeless . Y" r- N* X5 g8 U' x6 x 1 A) e, K4 j2 o6 E( i) ~& b1 `1 `% {* N& A. A6 I, t
Islington Borough Council are keen to repossess the square so they can start fixing the damage caused by protesters