Occupy London

On the 22nd of May #OccupyOil will be holding a funeral procession for Dutch Shell Oil. In a turnaround we are calling for the end of Shell’s destructive behavior throughout the world, from the west coast of Ireland to the Niger Delta. Many people have lost their lives resisting the behavior of this unethical company. It time we said ‘Rest in Peace Shell’ Shell makes nearly £1.6m profits every...

Section 14 Order – indicating imminent public disorder, damage to property or serious disruption to the community – enforced on “questionable” grounds Failure by police to communicate with protestors, political policing, aggressive arrests, reckless use of police force – all captured on video Indications emerging that arrests targeted specific Occupy London...

Event: Occupy May General Assembly Location: The Royal Exchange, London Date: 12 May 2012 Facilitator: Sam Minutes: John Weather: Beautiful warm sunshine. Starts: 16:45 [following approximately one hour of speakers] Facilitator: So it looks like this is a general assembly. It looks like we are occupying here. There are tents, there’s a general assembly, there’s even a bit of sunshine...

News from the International Assembly below; Checkout Occupy London’s upcoming actions for 12 May and 15 May here. See you on the streets! International ‘Global Spring’ Assembly releases manifesto in preparation for mass world-wide protests this weekend As hundreds of thousands of people around the world prepare to take to the streets this weekend as part of a global call for...

Steps of St Pauls – 7:00pm Weather – Unseasonably bitter and cold Facilitation – Liz / Vica                                   Note taker – Jack Proposals for consensus / discussion 1. Proposal for May Funding. – PASSED WITH AMMENDMENT 2. Request for travel expenses. – BLOCKED 3. Proposal to clarify objections, amendments, blocks. – DISCUSSED 4. Proposal for post-ratification of...

12 May: Meet at 1pm, St Paul’s Cathedral. Bring a tent. On 12 May, the Occupy, indignados and take the squares movements all over the world have called for a global day of action. In London we’ll be visiting the ’1%’, those who: · gambled with our pensions and savings, · created financial nonsense to make money out of thin air, · brought the global economy to the brink of...

Supports Climate Justice Collective’s day of action against the Big 6 Energy companies today Announces participation in international #ConnectTheDots environmental awareness day this weekend Today – Big 6 Energy Bash Following an eventful and inspiring May Day, Occupy London supporters are out in force today in support of Climate Justice Collective’s day of action. The Big 6...

Thousands of roses and carnations distributed on the main Liverpool Street Station concourse Tags read: “This flower is a May Day gift from Occupy London.  Please put it in water and enjoy it. There is something better out there.” Just the start of a full day of May Day activities which continue at Paternoster Square at 11.30am. Spring is here. The first of May has traditionally been a day in...

On 1 May, people around the world will strike. They will demand their right to decent working conditions, secure employment and pensions. This day is for all people. It isn’t just for workers lucky enough to have unions to represent them. It is for parents and carers whose work is often not seen as productive, for people forced into workfare schemes, for students whose only way to...

Our city has lost its pride. It’s been stolen. Our politicians, regulators and those who were meant to be looking after things sold us out. Who is benefiting? ‘We are all in this together’ never rang so hollow. There is no ‘together’ and they are not part of ‘we’. They want us to pay for their crisis … and we think we should. So let’s pay them a visit, one by one. On 12 May people around the...