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#GREATGASGALA.FIRST WEEKEND IN BALCOMBE, SUSSEX

The Anti-Frack Camp is about 10 minutes walk from Balcombe Train Station. From Blackfriars, Victoria, East Croydon or Brighton.
At the exit, just turn to your right and walk down the road and you will hit the camp.
For the last 4 days the community in Balcombe, supported by people from across Sussex and[...]

By Obi_Live July 28, 2013 Category: An Occupier's Perspective, Blog, Energy, Equity & Environment, Working Groups No Comments

Speaker’s Corner: Economic WG and Hyde Park Assembly

It started as an experiment, but the Economics Working Group are now taking economics to the people visiting Speakers’ Corner Hyde Park.

General Assembly Agenda:
Trenton Oldfield.
Police Spies and Stephen Lawrence smear campaign.

Consensus reached on the following things:
1. Consensus to entrust the press team to write a solidarity statement for Trenton[...]

By Obi_Live July 1, 2013 Category: Economics, General Assembly Minutes, Working Groups No Comments

The climate change threat and one million climate jobs: Marquee 2.

Despite the government’s rhetoric on climate change, our emissions continue to increase. The speakers will suggest that investment in climate jobs, renewables and associated research is not only essential in itself but offers a way out of the recession too. The discussion will move on to ways to strengthen links between the environmental and the[...]

By Obi_Live June 22, 2013 Category: An Occupier's Perspective, Blog, Energy, Equity & Environment, Working Groups No Comments

Corporate whining : Thames Water and Tax Avoidance. unpacked and debunked by the OL Economics WorkingGroup.

Question: article from Forbes magazine.
This article was sent to me by a friend who is slightly sceptical about my activities. Can someone who is less economically challenged than myself help me unpack this one?

http://www.forbes.com/sites/timworstall/2013/06/11/another-silly-corporate-tax-story-this-time-its-thames-water/
Answer from Clive:
These tax avoidance stories are complex and lead to ambivalence among the audience. Unlike many within[...]

By Economics Working Group June 20, 2013 Category: An Occupier's Perspective, Blog, Economics, Working Groups No Comments

Drinks and Drugs News: Be The Change – 6th National Service User’s Conference Closing Session

Here is a 5min excerpt of paper I gave to the 6th National Service User [Drug Users] Conference
Feb 14th 2013
Of the 500-strong delegation; the vast majority were people who have been or are dependent on opiates, crack, cocaine all badduns like me;-) a few of them are now paid drugs workers, but mostly[...]

By Obi_Live June 4, 2013 Category: An Occupier's Perspective, Blog, Outreach 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

NHS, Democracy and People Power

Dr Louise Irvine chair’s the Save Lewisham Hospital campaign which has seen a massive mobilisation of local people; 25,000 people marched to prevent the closure of the A & E. The campaign is planning a People’s Commissions of Enquiry, chaired by barrister Michael Mansfield QC , who will hear the evidence that the Trust Special[...]

By Obi_Live May 17, 2013 Category: Real Democracy, Working Groups No Comments