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OccupyLSX Speaks Out Against G20

OccupyLSX Speaks Out Against G20

OccupyLSX has spoken out against the G20 summit that began in Cannes, France today. The G20, a group of the world’s most powerful finance ministers and central bank governors is a controversial force, and is met by huge protest every year. The G20, which began in 1999, was set up […]

Archbishop Backs Banking Tax

Tax the banks, Archbishop Rowan Williams said yesterday in what appeared to be an olive branch to campers after last week’s eviction uproar. The head of the Anglican church had until recently refused to comment on the occupation, now nearing its third week in St. Paul’s Square after police barred […]

Feeding the Masses

Feeding the Masses

Alessandro Petruzzi has become a familiar face to participants of the London occupation, who he feeds us daily. Working from a small, camp kitchen,a tent tucked on the right side of St Paul’s Cathedral, he provides at least 400 meal a day using food donated by supporters of the movement. A […]

Stock Exchange Monopoly

The “Capitalism Is Crisis” banner might have come down, but there is a new centerpiece of (self-) expression at the St. Paul’s camp: A giant monopoly board that plays on discussions of greed and bailouts. The piece was donated to the camp by an unnamed artist ahead of the Monopoly Bike Ride […]

The City Put ‘Pause’ On Legal Action

The City Put ‘Pause’ On Legal Action

LONDON (OPC) — Activists in London celebrated Tuesday as St Paul’s Cathedral and city councillors pulled out of plans to break up the protest camp on the church’s doorstep. More than 250 campers from Occupy London Stock Exchange have held St. Paul’s Square for more than a fortnight after police barred them from the […]

St. Paul’s Suspends Legal Proceedings

St. Paul’s Cathedral have suspended joint legal action with the Corporation of London against protestors. The move comes following the resignations of Canon Giles Fraser last week and the cathedral’s Dean, Graeme Knowles, yesterday. Occupier Wail Qasim said on hearing the news, “the church’s move is a culmination of their own internal debate and […]

The Church and State Seek Legal Action

The Church and State Seek Legal Action

Camp residents voiced anger this week as clergy and councillors alike threatened legal action to force them from a public square. Between 200-300 campers from Occupy London Stock Exchange have held St Paul’s Square for more than a fortnight after police barred them from the privately-owned Paternoster Square directly outside […]

Fears Of A Violent Eviction

Fears Of A Violent Eviction

After weeks of ignoring the occupiers camped outside St Paul’s, the cathedral has agreed to open dialogue, but only after it sought legal action to evict occupiers. On Sunday, the Dean of St Paul’s Graeme Knowles and the Bishop of London Dr Richard Chartres  met with the occupiers to listen […]

Occupy London Joins March Against BHPB

On Thursday, 20th October a small group of protesters assembled at Occupy London to march two miles in solidarity with communities impacted by BHP Billiton (BHPB), the world’s largest mining company, in what was the Occupation’s first off-site protest action.During the march, protesters took turns on the megaphone, leading chants […]

Sunday Service at St. Paul’s

Sunday Service at St. Paul’s

Bitter cold and a closed cathedral failed to stop the faithful, as Christian campers gathered for an outdoor service Sunday afternoon. Around 200 worshippers from the occupation, rallied in St Paul’s square as the Cathedral’s prebendary Reverend Adrian Benjamin led the congregation in a full Church of England service. The […]