By Steve Rushton
Crossposted from Occupy.com (USA publication)
“The entire Scottish independence movement is firmly against nuclear weapons,” Jimmy Watson, a resident at Faslane Peace Camp, tells me.
At 32 years old, Faslane is one of the world’s longest-running peace camps and a symbol of the widespread opposition to nuclear weapons both across Scotland, and[…]
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By August 24, 2014 Category: Economics WG, Energy, Equity & Environment, News No Comments 
This post will try to keep up with the latest on the war in Gaza. Updated 05-08-14
Lady Warsi resigns over UK Government stance on Gaza on Twitter
With deep regret I have this morning written to the Prime Minister & tendered my resignation. I can no longer support Govt policy on Gaza
[…]
By July 28, 2014 Category: News No Comments
The Excel Centre, London, Sunday 8th September, 12 noon sharp.
More information on the location at 12 noon on 7th September.
On Sunday the 8th September, the Occupy movement will take action against the Defence & Security Equipment International (DSEi) arms fair in East London, which is billed as “The world leading defence and security[…]
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By September 5, 2013 Category: News No Comments
17 DECEMBER: Meet at 9:30am
In September residents of Barnet in North London took action against the local council and occupied their local library which had been closed down as a consequence of the government’s austerity measures despite overwhelming local opposition.
The council is now trying to evict the occupiers and hand over the premises[…]
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By December 14, 2012 Category: News No Comments
On October 13th Occupy London will be throwing a street party to mark it’s one year anniversary. Come outside the London Stock Exchange from 2pm to 5pm, and bring music, food, games, colourful banners….and pots and pans!
We will be joining people all over the world in a #GlobalNoise, a global day of protest to[…]
Occupy London will be celebrating the 365th year anniversary of the Putney Debates by holding a series of events inspired by the Levellers’ and Diggers’ demands for social justice, civil rights and equal access to the land.
The programme of events is scheduled between 27th October and 11th November 2012, and the venue for some[…]
Two great threats loom over our societies, one depressingly familiar, the other entirely unprecedented. Firstly, only seventy years after the Holocaust in Europe, extreme right-wing politics is once again becoming a major force here and elsewhere, as the cracks in liberal democracy widen. Secondly, alarmed scientists are warning us of the possibility of climatic and[…]
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By July 25, 2019 Category: Blog, News No Comments
Air pollution, the car and public transport
The noxious fumes from both petrol and diesel cars are increasingly being accepted as part of modern life, especially in cities and towns. They are also being recognised for the part they play in shorteningpeople’s lives. Now, scientists are making more discoveries including that particles of air[…]
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By October 13, 2018 Category: An Occupier's Perspective, Blog, Economics WG No Comments
Remain or Ratify? by Steve Freeman
Last week the slogan “No second referendum, yes to a ratification referendum” was highlighted when London Mayor, Sadiq Khan, called for a “second EU referendum”. He predicted May would bring back a “bad deal” or an even worse “no deal”. Who will ratify or reject this deal – the[…]
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By October 3, 2018 Category: An Occupier's Perspective, Blog, Real Democracy No Comments
Solidarity with the Stansted Defendants!
Last year, 15 people grounded a deportation charter flight for ten hours to prevent it taking off. The individuals responsible for this non-violent direct action have been charged with terrrorism-related offences that could result in life imprisonment.
They were due to stand trial in March this year but[…]
By September 20, 2018 Category: News No Comments
Infinite Regression – Busting the Myth Busting
An absolute must-read on the recent letter and proclaimed ‘myth busters’ from Claire Perry MP that attempted to make fracking not only palatable – but positively a joy!!! Grrrr… such lies and waffle, thankfully untangled brilliantly by Refracktion here:
http://www.refracktion.com/index.php/infinite-regression-busting-the-myth-busting/
This is what she had to say about[…]
By September 16, 2018 Category: An Occupier's Perspective, Blog, Fracking News, News No Comments
10 Years On – Let’s #ChangeFinance
This September 15th marks ten years since Lehman Brothers collapsed, sparking the global financial crisis. After the crash, the government bailed the banks out with over £130bn of our money, promising they would #ChangeFinance by reforming the banks, but instead starved our public services, wages and economy of investment.[…]
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By September 15, 2018 Category: Economics WG, Livestream, News No Comments
100 Women at Parliament Square
About Wednesday…
100 years ago, many women suffered extreme hardship, imprisonment, force-feeding, family breakdowns and much more – in order to get us a voice in society – yet we’re still having to fight to be heard!
I think any Suffragette would look at the state of our ‘democracy’ today[…]
By September 9, 2018 Category: An Occupier's Perspective, Blog, Fracking News, Press releases No Comments
Byline: A Bill of Wrongs
We just got this experiment going off the back of Byline Festival and we could do with your input.
Here’s a two minute clip:
an article about it https://www.thecanary.co/exclusive/2018/08/29/a-bunch-of-folk-in-a-field-have-taken-a-massive-stride-towards-real-democracy/
and the link to the Bill of Wrongs that remains live and monitored for analytics by Robert, the Icelandic bloke[…]
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By September 6, 2018 Category: News No Comments
#SaveDave – Occupy London Occupier.
I haven’t blogged for a long time. It’s old hat in the days of instagram, isn’t it?
Also, I’ve been busy. Busy being in hospital. My partner has leukaemia, he’s been in hospital for most of the last seven months. I’ve been sleeping in a van in the carpark outside[…]
By August 19, 2018 Category: An Occupier's Perspective, Blog No Comments
