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。6 I+ M. O7 [3 ~; u# I5 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。; K" X/ z2 J6 ^% u; {+ p X
You wouldn't want to Occupy this! The squalid conditions of protesters' London camp are revealed ; d6 I2 w) W# ?! _公仔箱論壇By Ian Garland ; c) y* J" ^/ t' m% r2 W" O 1 S- P3 x% \" ]# F6 S5.39.217.76A mountain of discarded roadsigns and shopping trolleys protects a makeshift camps of tattered tents. : \1 E' y3 j- k: B8 O* b 1 d" m7 H* y' `% W. L; v( O2 Y公仔箱論壇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. : ~7 o/ z! h6 A5 x, E $ M3 `; Z2 I, D* g* G1 }. i, b5.39.217.76 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. % W( O! x& C3 z6 R9 g" S( r1 K! W5 w. a. R6 Z 4 T$ T4 |2 P7 m `+ \ ztvb now,tvbnow,bttvbOccupy protesters have barricaded themselves into their camp on Finsbury Square in the City of London 5 o( c! R5 f8 o: O4 utvb now,tvbnow,bttvb , m2 o2 e: q9 e, M3 t. t- n* b6 B1 RBefore protesters were evicted from the neighbouring camp at St. Paul's Cathedral in February, Finsbury Square was used as an overspill.! s/ ]1 K$ a# b
' G- E( h& x% UIt later became an 'eco village' where sustainable technologies were showcased. " q/ p3 Y9 t, Q& Qtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbBut there was no sign of that today. The once pleasant park is now a barren, litter-strewn dump. A; S! J4 p) r/ n0 f, r* d
' `! k' Q/ d' T" d% `4 @& _- M! 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。 4 F; Z+ _/ P- G7 p, p) m20-30 'protestors' remain at the Finsbury Square camp - eight months after it was first 'occupied', F- u1 C( {4 F% ?* Q6 F3 g
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Residents of the square are bracing themselves for an eviction attempt on Friday and have barricaded themselves in5.39.217.76: J) S1 \- j b) @
' I. l: R0 r, j" l! ?8 [7 e. v5.39.217.76Islington Borough Council moved in March to start eviction proceedings against the 'residents' of Finsbury Square. * k5 P# }1 B* R A5 z Y/ _tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb; n2 ?# ^; r3 h
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. 4 q8 \/ z+ o& r! I# J! itvb now,tvbnow,bttvb + \4 x( I7 T: \6 _8 E0 n5.39.217.76Islington councillor Paul Convery insists the time has come to move the camp on - claiming many legitimate protesters have been replaced by vulnerable homeless people. ( T z- j6 e2 P5 V$ {& G. Z3 N; l1 J% V" Y& x5 x( z
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. ( o) b, K) H% |# D* ?) U6 ~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。" u6 r7 H% e* f) D- o
'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$ k( s7 F6 ^8 j; p# G# ]. E( C
8 Z6 s0 y* `7 Q. C7 d" d5.39.217.76 ; W/ i4 r9 x. J, I2 C, m* RAt one time protesters used the square to showcase sustainable technology, but it is now a litter strewn dump ( t$ q9 j( h2 ~! N6 f2 V8 |公仔箱論壇, m* A) W" W7 _2 M' C2 q( ]
But Tom McCarthy, a resident at Finsbury Square, insists the camp serves an important purpose.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。- p1 O8 E2 I0 m r
9 [& a" Y, W, y3 O1 S R- Z5.39.217.76He wrote on the Occupy Finsbury Square blog: 'This camp makes a political statement about our society.公仔箱論壇# v* [" W u0 N
9 o, w6 c3 }6 J* C1 Z# R# M'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.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。. U- B0 Y5 K- n# Y; a" |
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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.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。/ S" E/ h$ o/ {1 r% P& V
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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.'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 j' E" _% x4 [- ?) m4 X# s' s
公仔箱論壇4 n5 b; @: J0 m9 Y: I6 E ; Y% x9 y1 @. c8 b+ R9 E7 _, Xtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbIslington Council claims the camp is now just occupied by vulnerable and homeless people 1 `4 v `7 Y0 \9 i3 \5.39.217.76. F" T# K d) Q/ k; c6 [ . n- ~' r, ~2 w2 j5 b) i7 n6 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。Banners erected on the camp still preach anti-capitalist slogans, despite claims by councillors the square has become a haven for the homeless+ ]/ J" l; E% ?. w- M
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Islington Borough Council are keen to repossess the square so they can start fixing the damage caused by protesters