After the City of London Corporation told OccuplyLSX campers to pack up by Christmas, or expect an eviction, occupiers turned the tables, telling the City what it would take for them to make any further decisions. The General Assembly of OccupyLSX told the City it planned on staying on in […]
OccupyLSX protesters took their placards and message to the US Embassy today – and were met with a very heavy police presence. Occupiers went to the embassy to protest the actions against their fellow occupiers in New York City earlier today, where police forcibly evicted Occupy Wall Street protesters. Officers claimed to […]
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 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 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 […]
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 […]
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” […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]