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The Save Cat Hill Protection Site have had their first organising meeting.
No livestream of the meeting, but you can see an update via Occupy Mayday channel.
As the video explains,they need more people and assistance.
Occupy Granny Power!!! The cat hill blockade camp is growing, join us!
Cat Hill Protest
Occupy Barnet
Green Generation[...]
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April 19, 2014 Category: An Occupier's Perspective No Comments 
The latest from Glyn Moody about the Cost to Benefit Ratio in the TTIP – Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership. Benefits amount to less than 0.05% extra GDP added per year and the costs are a cause for concern.
As we draw near to the conclusion of TAFTA/TTIP’s first year of negotiations, the detailed[...]
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April 18, 2014 Category: Guest blog, TTIP 11 Comments
Speculative investors claim at least 1,7 billion Euros from crisis-hit countries
Speculative investors are claiming more than 1,7 billion Euros in compensation from Greece, Spain and Cyprus in private international tribunals – for measures implemented to deal with economic crises, a new report released today by the Transnational Institute (TNI) and Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO)[...]
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April 16, 2014 Category: Guest blog, TTIP 8 Comments
The Cat Hill Protection Camp is now on it’s third day.
http://bambuser.com/v/4539752
Donnie Vortex gives an update day three of the camp.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9ygGRkiPaU&feature=youtu.be
Livestream courtesy of Occupy Hungary: Please follow for updates
http://bambuser.com/channel/occupyhungary[...]
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April 16, 2014 Category: An Occupier's Perspective No Comments
Bromley Bedroom Tax Petition by Paula Peters
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATtT95OLndY&list=UU1ErN-pLzpiXnxBUJzzYjTA
Unanimous vote from the Bromley Tories. NO.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYqR-TWOgGI&list=UU1ErN-pLzpiXnxBUJzzYjTA
I would like to take this opportunity to thank the 635 residents of Bromley who signed my local bedroom tax petition, and I have since collected more signatures as more every day want to sign the petition. Last night,[...]
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April 16, 2014 Category: Guest blog No Comments
Occupy London DAWG Meeting: Thursday 10th April 2014 6pm
[please note next meeting @ Friends House, Euston; starts at 6.00 pm on Thurs. 17th April]
Present: John, Sam, Dean, Chris, George B, Maria S, Maria 2, Steve, Janie Mac, Ali, George, Jamie
Minute Taker – Sam. (I’ve summarised a lot, as there was much said,[...]
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April 15, 2014 Category: Democracy Action Working Group Minutes, Working Groups No Comments
By Cathy O’Neil, a data scientist and member of the Occupy Wall Street Alternative Banking group. Cross posted from mathbabe
HFT – High Frequency Trading.
It’s unusual that I find myself in the position of defending Wall Street activities, but here goes.
I just don’t think HFT is that big of a deal relative to[...]
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April 14, 2014 Category: Guest blog No Comments
HOLT MEETING 18.3.14.
Attendance: Olly, Becky, Obi, Roger, Katie, Dan, Rob, Dave.
We reviewed activities up until now and agreed that, given the short time period the group had worked together, the activities/actions had been successful including:
A well attended public meeting
Flashmobs
Public meetings at underground stations
General support for strike action
Roger had[...]
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April 14, 2014 Category: Guest blog, Occupy The Tube Campaign No Comments
Don’t sacrifice EU environmental standards to get trade deal with US, warns Greenpeace policy director
April 9, 2014 – Food & Agriculture
In an exclusive interview with viEUws, Marco Contiero – Greenpeace’s EU agriculture policy director – talks to AGRA FACTS journalist Rose O’Donovan about the future challenges for EU agriculture and discusses the potential[...]
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April 13, 2014 Category: Guest blog, TTIP No Comments
