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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  & u, [! g: i2 C1 ?6 P
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A mountain of discarded roadsigns and  shopping trolleys protects a makeshift camps of tattered tents.

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.

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.9 V8 {0 E" d' m1 t7 a
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Occupy protesters have barricaded themselves into their  camp on Finsbury Square in the City of London6 ~; |" }! [$ e5 B- p/ M/ V
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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.5.39.217.76) y. [' T( `4 ]& d
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But there was no sign of that today. The once  pleasant park is now a barren, litter-strewn dump.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。) p2 `% r. T: W& I- B

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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& p+ |4 _. N- t+ T: l2 |
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Islington Borough Council moved in March to  start eviction proceedings against the 'residents' of Finsbury  Square.5.39.217.76- D* R# Y8 Y0 _/ `5 F+ w$ V
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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.* ~4 A0 t( z/ ]. A* n

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councillor Paul Convery insists the  time has come to move the camp on - claiming many legitimate protesters have  been replaced by vulnerable homeless people.5 E" P' R/ [, ~# H# j+ |8 `# \* B
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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.
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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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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." I, X+ b( \( M1 o
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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.

'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 people

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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 homeless公仔箱論壇3 y# H, Q/ Z+ i) [

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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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