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City of London Renews Eviction Plans

One month since the OccupyLSX occupation of St Paul’s began, eviction threats from the City of London Corporation have resurfaced. The City today voted to continue with legal action to clear the camp around St Paul’s Cathedral after occupiers called for transparency within the City. The City said it would […]

Seven Occupiers Arrested

Seven OccupyLSX supporters were arrested on Monday night after protesting outside an elaborate feast for London’s rich and powerful. About 25 supporters of the occupy movement staged a peaceful protest outside the Guildhall, where the new Lord Mayor David Wooton entertained David and Samantha Cameron, Theresa May, the archbishop of […]

On the Road to Damascus

On the Road to Damascus

On Thursday afternoon an online protest in Syria specifically organised in conjunction with the London occupation was projected at St Paul’s, as part of a cross cultural joint solidarity protest with the Syrian people. The event, which featured the first live broadcast of a Syrian protest in Europe, was aimed […]

Canary Wharf Seeks Protest Injunction

Skittish City traders have banned protest camps from Canary Wharf in a bid to keep Occupy’s anti-poverty activists at bay. External media reported Thursday that lawyers for Canary Wharf Group, plc – which owns more than half the area’s office and retail space – had sought a high court injunction […]

A Working Community

A Working Community

As OccupyLSX enters it’s fourth week, the Finsbury Square camp has become a well established community, complete with a hotel, bike workshop and a group set up to help the homeless. Conor Hohan, who has been camping at Finsbury Square said the occupation is “now in the process of refining” […]

Night Watch Prevents a Suicide

Night Watch Prevents a Suicide

If it weren’t for a quick-acting occupier, St Paul’s could have had a dead body on it’s steps last week. George Mayne, a student who has been camping at the OccupyLSX St Paul’s base since October 15 was on night watch when he came across a suicidal man on the […]

City of London Corporation Gives OccupyLSX ultimatum

Last week both St Paul’s and the City of London Corporation suspended their plans to evict the OccupyLSX camp, and the City called for a meeting with representatives from the occupation. At the time of print, nominated members of  OccupyLSX had attended one meeting with the City, which laid out […]

Safety in the Camps

Safety in the Camps

Keeping female campers safe has been an important issue discussed over the last week at OccupyLSX. At last Thursdays general assembly, occupiers discussed any personal safety problems they had experienced, and how they can keep women safe in the future. While most females said they generally felt safe within the […]

One Year On: Students March Again

From occupation to an army on the march — Occupy London’s student activists are to take to the streets again today over the Con-Dems’ education cuts. Up to 15,000 students, schoolchildren, parents and educators are expected to storm the Square Mile today, rallying outside the University of London in Malet […]

Helping The Vulnerable

Helping The Vulnerable

OccupyLSX is trying to establish itself as a place to help and protect society’s most vulnerable. This week, members of the occupation announced plans to set up a Welfare Centre at the camp to help the homeless, mentally ill and those with addiction problems. Already, the occupation has readily taken […]