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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6 [( Z6 y* x. I+ P6 @: }3 nwww2.tvboxnow.comYou wouldn't want to Occupy this! The squalid conditions of protesters' London camp are revealed
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9 M" R9 b! I2 P3 `# @! B+ tA mountain of discarded roadsigns and shopping trolleys protects a makeshift camps of tattered tents.www2.tvboxnow.com2 C) b1 _6 L; Q: U
8 H* R' ?) @; L" `: n0 g2 {. V6 U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.
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2 g$ f: Z0 Z7 X7 u$ b 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0 Z. t+ P0 M9 K" t2 d9 B, x. J2 F
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T2 G' r& E7 c0 l$ c+ o; cOccupy protesters have barricaded themselves into their camp on Finsbury Square in the City of London
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9 Y& q! V1 o9 F" Rwww2.tvboxnow.comIt later became an 'eco village' where sustainable technologies were showcased.
* t3 S+ U9 w$ a0 `5 z/ fwww2.tvboxnow.comBut there was no sign of that today. The once pleasant park is now a barren, litter-strewn dump.
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20-30 'protestors' remain at the Finsbury Square camp - eight months after it was first 'occupied'
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& m9 u; U9 w( j5 F/ z2 V! R公仔箱論壇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,bttvb6 p1 I% ]9 }5 X0 q
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3 g- ^9 f9 U) [8 ~( }6 g. ~tvb 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councillor Paul Convery insists the time has come to move the camp on - claiming many legitimate protesters have been replaced by vulnerable homeless people.公仔箱論壇' q+ a6 T# i8 @7 \; b3 k; ~9 ~
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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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) `; y5 i" H2 J* [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.'
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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.
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'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.
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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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! N# Z2 ~4 @8 U6 J- w1 Btvb now,tvbnow,bttvb'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 homelesswww2.tvboxnow.com8 \1 Y6 O: ]# F
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( i3 N' q( g2 h/ u& qIslington Borough Council are keen to repossess the square so they can start fixing the damage caused by protesters |