Ten Day Occupation of Parliament Square During the Election Will Call For Real Democracy Now!
Occupy Democracy [1] will step up its campaign for radical reform of our democracy on 1st May when it will establish a ten day festival of democracy on Parliament Square [2]. A packed programme will feature speakers, workshops,[…]
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By April 20, 2015 Category: Democracy Action Working Group, News, Press releases No Comments 
Democracy Vs. TTIP – London Action April18DoA
Last information we received was that there were thousands in the events in Berlin and Brussels, and demonstrations in 750 locations around the world. Russia Today covered the Berlin event.
Original Invite:
At its heart, the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership is an assault on democracy. So, on[…]
By April 18, 2015 Category: An Occupier's Perspective, Livestream, News, Stop TTIP, CETABlockers, TISA No Comments
Barnet Activists Decide to Visit Barnet Council Meeting and the Housing Benefit Bandit Mayor of Barnet, Hugh Rayner.
Barnet Housing Action Activists decided to join the Full Council Meeting on Tuesday 14th of April 2015. The Conservative majority held Council were deciding on whether to increase the Council Rents to more than double current rent[…]
By April 16, 2015 Category: An Occupier's Perspective, Livestream No Comments
What a day !!
Got evicted from our squat at 5:30am high court enforcers smashed in the glass doors and hauled us out.
We had to sit in the streets all day then with our stuff…
We went on the march for the homeless I was legal observing it was pretty awesome.
The[…]
By April 15, 2015 Category: An Occupier's Perspective, Housing, Livestream, News No Comments
Barnet Friends of the Earth Environmental Hustings 13 April
A public Environment, Climate Change and TTIP Hustings for the main parties contesting the General Election in the Borough of Barnet.
Alasdair Bethley, co-ordinator of Barnet FoE, said:
“TTIP (the EU-US free trade deal being negotiated) and CETA (EU-Canada equivalent) are being stitched up this year[…]
By April 13, 2015 Category: An Occupier's Perspective, Livestream, News, Stop TTIP, CETABlockers, TISA No Comments
Why isn’t the harm visited upon people living with disability being debated this election?
Could it possibly be the banality of evil? That what has taken place is so disgusting people don’t want to face it? Is it because people would rather protect a illusionary group identity? “at least we arn’t the nazis”,[…]
By April 13, 2015 Category: An Occupier's Perspective, News No Comments
Update 1100hrs.
Despite intimidation attempts by private security to prevent free passage in and out of 24 St James’s Square / 27-28 Pall Mall, S.H.A. activists were able to maintain control of the door and the step outside it. They still, however, remain outside, and could make another attempt to sieze the door at any[…]
By April 11, 2015 Category: An Occupier's Perspective, News No Comments
By Peter Dombi; cross-posted from Our Broken System
This week the Labour Party made a manifesto pledge to abolish the scandalous ‘Non-Dom’ rule, which allows wealthy individuals to avoid paying tax on their foreign earnings, while the rest of us ordinary mortals have to pay all our tax in full. This rule is long-overdue[…]
By April 10, 2015 Category: An Occupier's Perspective, News No Comments
Update. Squatters and Homeless Autonomy at Building 19.
So, far now the security thugs have stepped down after a 15hour siege. The security guards woke us up at 5am and they illegally entered our home. We swiftly acted and informed them about the law and legislation that they should have been following. After we ushered[…]
By April 10, 2015 Category: Housing, News, Press releases No Comments
