Bailiffs, assisted by police, launched the action to clear the long-standing Occupy London camp at St. Paul’s this week. Shortly before midnight on Monday, 27th February, bailiffs, officers in riot gear and police vans began to draw together to enforce the eviction order sought by the City of London Corporation […]

In keeping with its tradition of hosting eminent speakers in their field, Tent City University hosted panellists Professor Conor Gearty, David Wolfe, Sarah Sackman, David Allen Green and Occupy LSX Defendant George Barda as part of Occupy Law on Monday 20 February. I co-organised this event with Max.  Our motivation […]

In early January, black-on-white A4 prints displaying a bold and simple message began to appear amongst the tents in St Paul’s Churchyard. My Tent for your Bonus, the posters declared. The first day just a couple of tents were on offer. “I could only afford to print a few copies,” […]

Protests erupted near Syrian embassies and consulates around the world this weekend after an incident in the city of Homs in which state forces are said to have taken the lives of at least 200 people – in what appears to be the most brutal episode since the uprising began. […]

The Edinburgh Occupy National Gathering witnessed the formation of the Occupy Women’s Network following a Safer Spaces workshop introduced by Women Against Rape, in which participants spoke about their experiences of dealing with discrimination, bullying and other disruptive behaviour. Some men are noted to have supported women against rape and […]

Friday night, the Sheffield encampment, in the cathedral grounds. A pink-haired deacon facilitates the pre-conference General Assembly. For those from well-organised but somewhat lacking-in-home-comforts Occupy LSX, it feels like entering Granny’s house. Tassled rugs, sofas, sideboards and chairs with all four legs intact. Outside, a stack of seasoned logs beside […]

A High Court possession order against Occupy London’s Bank of Ideas was enforced last week with an eviction of activists in residence at the free-for-all community space. Protesters behind the ‘public repossession’ of the Sun Street site were forcibly evicted in the early hours on 30th January after two months’ […]

A creative collective of Occupy supporters chose February 4th to bring their diverse talents to St Paul’s Churchyard. The event was billed as ‘OccStock’, a thankyou to the hardy Occupiers as well as a chance to showcase local artists and bring diverse communities together. Co-ordinator Gee knew it would be […]

Occupiers from various UK sites will converge on Sheffield this weekend for the 3rd National Occupy Conference. The gathering will use sites including the city’s Occupy camp and ‘Citadel of Hope’ – a former Salvation Army building recently brought into public repossession by Occupy Sheffield – for discussion, entertainment, debate […]

Storms of an intensity rarely experienced in London ripped through the Occupy site at Finsbury Square two weeks ago. Information, library and tech marquees were flattened by the gale force winds and residential tents were swept away. The storms struck after weeks of work to transform Finsbury Square into a sustainable, […]