Comments on: Occupy London responds to the Evening Standard

By: Mary

Mary — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 23:54:32 +0000

Beautiful worlds but I don´t see any reply to any of my questions there…Are you creating a road of fairness and pushing people who don´t agree on the sides as litter? Never been good with poetry or grand words, sorry. Maybe the 1% will return to the fair road if we deal with them in a proper way with actions like occupying the UBS building, and not camping with homeless people outside a church and threatening it with bad PR?

By: human of planet earth

human of planet earth — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 16:24:32 +0000

Mary
I think the path to equality and fairness is littered with side roads and diversions,
some have left the road and never come back, the 1%
and the rest of us struggle !

By: Hidden Member of society

Hidden Member of society — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 09:43:54 +0000

I hope from seeing some of the below posts, shows that it is definitely not overlooked by the camp. It is the complete opposite.

By: Mary

Mary — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 23:59:19 +0000

I can understand why they chose not to answer those “over-the-top” e-mails, I can’t see any good manners on them, just demands, demands and demands, instead of asking for things nicely.They are agressive e-mails. If someone you don’t know sends you an email DEMANDING all your details, your family particulars, the name of your employers, and your last 2 years bank statements …Will you reply promptly and sweetly?Maybe it is not the content you demand, it is just a matter of manners asking for it?

Let me get this right…are you seriously THREATENING St Pauls?With bad publicity? And if they had replied to you, will you start making a press release saying how nice and helpful they were?I mean, they let you stay there even though they clearly have a loss on revenue and popularity…Why are you attacking them? Aren’t you suppose to attack London Stock Exchange?

Have you sent a complain to St James Palace about the royal security? Why St Pauls is to blame about something they don’t have control over?if 99% is more important than the 1%, and i agree with that, why is 5 people more important than the 3000 that might fit inside on a service?

And what will happen to the vulnerable once you leave the camp?

On top of that, if you are choosing freely to ignore an eviction note with the risks of violent measures by the police , and you want a 300 year old building , symbol of a nation, place of worship and visiting, to be your hiding spot?Seeing the way you’ve mananged the camp, do you think they will risk the building because you have decided not to respect the law?

Why are you asking St Pauls and not the head of the Church of England, Queen Elizabeth II, or the Arch. of Canterbury?

And as Holly walls of St pauls are we talking about the same ones you are chaining your bicylcles to, attaching signs, those sacred steps where you play football?

I did really supported this movement but I think it is getting too radical and there is no unity. Can’t fight the system without unity.

By: tweeds

tweeds — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 16:41:19 +0000

Do recycle! Wasted words shall not also wasted paper be.

By: Blamyrabbit

Blamyrabbit — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 14:49:06 +0000

The Evening Standard article was extraordinarily paradoxical when seen in light of their rather remarkable campaign and Disposessed Fund, which people should really take time to have a look at: http://dispossessedfund.communityfoundations.org.uk/
How could the editor and professional journalistic staff have permitted such a nasty, malicious and twisted article to appear on their front page? Was Janus at work yesterday?
By contrast the response delivered by Occupy is measured, commendable and mature, and is a credit to the activists’ wordsmiths.
There are some extraordinary dilemmas faced by the protestors on a dynamic and daily basis, but their reponses in facing up to these difficulties have been outstandingly courageous and humanitarian.
A number of those now being drawn to the camps are the very Disposessed the Evening Standard has campaigned for. Can we hope for an apology from the ES or retraction of the article?

By: Hidden Member of society

Hidden Member of society — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 12:42:37 +0000

This has made me quite tearful, for a number of reasons. First, to see that St Pauls have put themselves as a witness for the corporation, which means they are part of the violent act. Second, I am someone who has not seen my family for 6 years. I am trying everything to try and get to be well enough to show them that I am ok. I can’t get to a level to show this. I have not celebrated Christmas all that time, because Christmas is nothing without family

I stay away, because I feel absence is better than seeing them suffer from seeing me suffer. My family did show their suffering when I have seen them, from not knowing how to relieve my torture. I saw one family member become unwell trying to help me. I can’t have that happen again.

I really hope that the scrooge story that saw a happy ending can become true in our own society.

Thirdly, I feel humbled to here of so much support from professionals at the camp. I wouldn’t go to the welfare tent. Will never go to any one that is within this system. I just don’t want others to get as traumatised as I am by the system, so all those involved that are showing true support within the camp to people that do build up courage to go to you, thank you.

You are showing bravery to ever be associated as part of the camp, so this is recognised. I hope that more will be brave to start my dream of my snowball effect, so seeing change within the systems by transferring the good within the camp into the services and society that is not there. This would be my ultimate occupy.

By: TSPB

TSPB — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 12:30:43 +0000

You haven’t forgotten about it have you? You know exactly what is going on don’t you?

By: Paddy

Paddy — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 10:06:36 +0000

Exactly Graham.

By: Paddy

Paddy — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 10:02:44 +0000

Good balanced post bored of waiting. Suprise, surprise your main points are over looked…