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US Ambassador confronted with calls to "Free Bradley Manning"

OccupyLSX to host solidarity rally on 17th December
A beefed up City of London police presence greeted Occupy London activists demanding the freedom of Bradley Manning on the steps of St Paul’s Cathedral in London yesterday (Thursday). US Ambassador Louis Susman was attending the annual Thanksgiving service at the cathedral along with a sizable number[...]

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Build up to N30 Strike

The largest strike action of a generation will take place on Wednesday 30th November.
Occupy London wholeheartedly supports the strike action by over 3 milion workers fighting for their pensions and a better society.
The government is attacking the people with unjust, unequal and unneccesary austerity measures. The banks got bailed out, we got sold[...]

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GA Minutes – 1pm, Thursday 24th November 2011

Minutes from Occupy LSX General Assembly
1pm Thursday 24th November 2011

WORKING GROUP FEEDBACK

Process:
There are process meetings daily at 10pm and 5pm, and twice weekly process meetings at 2.15pm downstairs in the Salvation Army cafe. There’s a board in the library tent that shows upcoming proposals and discussions. Process also provides[...]

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Tomorrow at Tent City University – Sex, Race and Class – Selma James

2pm Friday 25 November, Tent City University, Occupy London Stock Exchange site at St Paul’s Churchyard
Speaker:  Selma James,  Global Women’s Strike. Co-author of the women’s movement classic,Power of Women and the Subversion of the Community, and Marx and Feminism, and Sex, Race and Class.
Followed by discussion.

SELMA JAMES is a women’s rights, anti-racist[...]

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Carol singing with the 1 per cent – Christmas has come early for the bankers

Peaceful carol singing and present delivery for the bankers as we approach that special time of year for them, bonus time. This will take place outside bailed out banks with the singing led by the 3 Kings of the 1 per cent: David Cameron, George Osborne and Boris Johnson
When and where?

Meet 2pm –[...]

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Occupy London responds to the Evening Standard

Since the City of London Corporation published its legal bundle over the weekend – an account of its case that naturally gives a rather one sided picture of Occupy London Stock Exchange and its camp at St Paul’s Churchyard – there have been a series of stories in the media which give an account of[...]

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Bailout the people, not the banks! See you November 30th

The Treasury Committee of Parliament’s Independent Commission on Banking gave their final report yesterday at Westminster. They heard witnesses from executives of banks like RBS, HSBC, and Lloyds, and it’s their charge to examine the policy and investigate the actions of these banks regarding the crisis. We want to remind Parliament that their duty is[...]

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GA Minutes – 7pm, Wednesday 23rd November 2011

Location: St Paul’s Steps
Event: Evening General Assembly of Occupy LSX
Date: Wednesday 23 November
Facilitator: Arun
Minutes: John
Started 7.20pm (after band finished)
Facilitator: Welcome to new people…
Announcement: Tomorrow’s lunchtime GA will be all about the lunchtime GAs and internal coordination between the sites.
Process group feedback: Have been doing more streamlining, to[...]

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GA Minutes – 1pm, Wednesday 23rd November 2011

Weds 23 Nov 1pm GA MINUTES
Initial comments:
Energy is currently being spread thinly over the 3 sites – LSX, FS and BoI; We may need to reassess number/locations of GAs to address this; Discussion has begun online and should be continued in Process meetings and at subsequent Gas.
Later comments on the same subject:[...]

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