David Harvey, Professor of Anthropology at the City University of New York spoke last week to the occupiers outside St Paul’s Cathedral in London. Here’s a video of his speech, in which he argues “one of the things that I think we’re learning over the last few years actually and particularly over the last few[…]
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American supporters of Occupy London to demand entry to embassy to
question Ambassador
In response to the brutal eviction of Occupy Wall Street in New York
this morning, Occupy London – which is campaigning for economic and
social justice as part of the global fight for real democracy – is
calling for a people to[…]
By November 15, 2011 Category: Press, Working Groups No Comments 
Occupy London will be holding a solidarity action outside the US Embassy in Grosevener Square at 3pm today.
Meet at the steps of St Paul’s at 2pm.
OWS “Such a movement cannot be evicted. Some politicians may physically remove us from public spaces — our spaces — and, physically, they may succeed. But we are[…]
By November 15, 2011 Category: Press, Working Groups 15 Comments
Yesterday evening (Monday), a number of supporters of Occupy London, campaigners for social and economic justice, staged a peaceful direct action outside the Guildhall, while the new Lord Mayor David Wooton entertained David and Samantha Cameron at his annual banquet. Other guests included Theresa May, the archbishop of Canterbury and the bishop of London.
The[…]
By November 15, 2011 Category: News, Press, Press releases, Statement, Working Groups 55 Comments
In yesterday’s edition of the Independent, Tom Hodgkinson wrote a positive and thoughtful review of his experiences at the Occupy London Stock Exchange camp, and came to the conclusion that the Occupy protest was a fundamentally Christian one.
While it is easy to see how one might come to this conclusion, one must ask, does[…]
By November 14, 2011 Category: News, Press, Press coverage, Working Groups 62 Comments
Open discussion is at the heart of our Occupation and our decision-making process. The more people we can involve in our debates, the stronger and more representative the results will be.
Occupy London wants to operate and conduct our discussions in a safe anti-oppressive space – whether offline or online – that is welcoming, engaging[…]
By November 13, 2011 Category: Press, Working Groups 81 Comments
Occupy London will today join war veterans and others to show respect to all those who lost their lives in both World Wars and other conflicts.
There will be a 90 minute service in the St Paul’s Cathedral beginning at 10.15am and the two minutes silence will be observed by all.
‘We Dare to Dream[…]
By November 13, 2011 Category: Press, Working Groups 19 Comments
Occupy London has been passed information about the discussion at this year’s Mansion House Conference, held by the City of London Corporation on Thursday 27th October 2011, entitled Trust and Values in the City.
As part of Occupy London’s mission to create a more just society, address social and economic inequalities and fight for real[…]
By November 12, 2011 Category: Press, Statement, Working Groups 105 Comments
