Archive for category: News

And Justice For… All?

This week, following the 3-month anniversary of the emergence of Occupy London, the former Old Street Magistrates Court in Hackney is playing host to a series of hearings and trials of corporate bodies, proposed legislation and individuals alleged to be behind some of the most heinous and unobserved crimes of […]

Judge Rules Against OccupyLSX

The High Court this week ruled in favour of the City of London Corporation’s calls for the eviction of the Occupy London protest camp outside St. Paul’s Cathedral. Mr Justice Lindblom pointed to the extent and duration of the obstruction of the highway at St. Paul’s as factors behind his […]

High Court to Give Verdict on Occupy London

The High Court verdict in the case brought against Occupy London by the City of London Corporation will be given tomorrow. Judgement will be handed down in Court 25 of The Royal Courts of Justice at 2pm, with Occupy London supporters expected to gather outside from 1.30pm. Occupy London are appealing for members […]

No Art For Oil: BP & Tate on Thin Ice

Following reports that a number of the UK’s biggest cultural organisations have renewed millions of pounds worth of sponsorship deals with BP, Occupy London collaborated with art activist collective Liberate Tate to stage a mourning over the environmental destruction propelled by the oil industry – with an art installation and […]

Welcome to Occupy 2.0

The Occupy movement entered the New Year in full swing with the launch and development of new digital platforms designed to maintain, propel and extend the dialogue of social, economic and environmental justice into the year ahead. These developments first caught headlines across the pond as news emerged that tech […]

Bank of Ideas: Still Surviving the Downturn with No Bailout Required

Occupy London’s Bank of Ideas has been granted permission to take its case against a possession order to the Court of Appeal. Building owner UBS was criticised by Lord Justice Lloyd for failing to give adequate notice to occupiers ahead of last month’s ruling on the order by the High […]

Attempted Arson at Occupy Exeter

Early this morning occupiers in Exeter were attacked with fireworks. Several fireworks were set off at 3am aimed at the camp situated on the Cathedral green. The fireworks narrowly missed tents, hitting the Cathedral wall. Later at 3.30am another firework was thrown at a tent as its occupant slept. The camp’s Nightwatch team were […]

Occupy London’s Financial ‘Crisis’

Certain sections of the mainstream media would have us believe that Occupy London is as bankrupt – monetarily and morally – as the financial sector on our doorstep. The money has been lost! Donations have been siphoned off into individual bank accounts and shady eco-activist charities! We’ve spent thousands of […]

Occupy Everywhere: Going Viral

This week, coinciding with the two-month anniversary of the emergence of Occupy London, calls have been made for a national day of creative, non-violent action to highlight economic and social injustice. Occupy Everywhere (December 15th) is an invitation for concerned citizens and communities across the UK to engage with the […]

N30: Time to Strike

Millions of public sector workers and protesters are today staging a walkout over the government’s changes to pensions contributions, in what is being hailed as the largest UK strike for a generation. Fourteen trade unions initially committed to the action during the TUC conference in September, but further support has […]