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#PeoplesAssembly Livestreams from London Occupiers. Open Mic.

PEOPLE’S ASSEMBLY against austerity.
Opening plenary:
http://occupylondon.org.uk/archives/30714

First Discussions of the day.
http://occupylondon.org.uk/archives/30721

Democracy and Decision Making.
http://occupylondon.org.uk/archives/30706

Welfare not Warfare
http://occupylondon.org.uk/archives/30725

Local Assemblies, Defending Public Education/Welfare State & The Sharp End.
http://occupylondon.org.uk/archives/30729

OPEN MIC:
Ewa of @NoDashforGas Reclaim the Power. Total Policing

Ruth London, OL and Fuel Poverty Action.
Question to Caroline Lucas.

Timothy[…]

By Obi_Live June 23, 2013 Category: An Occupier's Perspective, News No Comments

MPs, Unions and campaign groups defend the right to Occupy

One year after the Con Dem government criminalised residential squatting their next move is to criminalise all squatting including political occupations.
What would further anti-squatting laws mean for the right to protest?
We do not know exactly what form a new law would take, but we can find some clues. Section 144, the current law[…]

By Zim June 18, 2013 Category: News No Comments

Occupy London in Canary Wharf – Another World Now! People’s Assembly and FLF

What: People’s Assembly in Canary Wharf – Because democracy is too big to fail
Where: Canary Wharf. Exact location to be announced on the day
When: They Owe Us events begin from 12.30pm Friday 14 June onwards. Occupy London’s People’s Assembly begins 3pm.

This Friday in the lead up to the G8, Occupy London[…]

By Tina Bakolitsa June 13, 2013 Category: News, Press releases No Comments

Statement of Solidarity

(approved by the Occupy London General Assembly on the steps of S.Pauls on the 31st May 2013)

Occupy London stands in solidarity with all who refuse to accept the current unsustainable, unjust and undemocratic system. We want structural change towards authentic global equality.The world’s resources must go towards sustainable care-taking of people and planet,[…]

By Vica June 10, 2013 Category: News No Comments

No Dash For Gas interview on Grassroots Takeover

Badgers Vs. The BNP, No Dash For Gas and Ali on the BBC, by Grassrootstakeover on Mixcloud[…]

By Zim June 8, 2013 Category: News No Comments

UAF & English Disco Lovers, Save the Badgers Demo anti-fascist Demo 01/06/2013

Bambuser channels: Vicaolsx & Occupynewsnetwork.
http://bambuser.com/channel/Vicaolsx
http://bambuser.com/channel/occupynewsnetwork
Start of the day: Gathering of the people.

Whitehall.

Parliament Square

St. Margaret St. where the BNP had gathered. Murdoch’s The Sun had reported 150 BNP members, but they were more likely counting the photographers taking photos of the BNP and the police protecting the site from anti-facist[…]

By Obi_Live June 2, 2013 Category: News No Comments

Unite Against Fascism & English Disco Lovers counter-demo against Fascism. Bank Holiday Monday 27th May 2013.

Live video stream from that day.

19mins onwards bottles started to be thrown. Someone posted that it came from behind the Sikhs towards the EDL.
I have not seen that video and not according to this stream.

Leaving the cordon going towards Westminster.

Westminster Tube Station.

Legal Observer @TheJanieMac

Aftermath of EDL demo. According to[…]

By Obi_Live May 29, 2013 Category: News No Comments

London March Against Monsanto 25th May 2013

2 million protestors. 52 Cities.
This is the livestream of the London Demo. Small barely a thousand, but good for a first Demo. 300 ended up having a tour of London along with the Hare Krishna band.

March Against Monsanto: Tour of London.

Outside the U.S. Embassy.[…]

By Energy Equity & Environment May 29, 2013 Category: Energy, Equity & Environment, News, Working Groups 1 Comment