Judge Rules Against OccupyLSX
The High Court this week ruled in favour of the City of London Corporation’s calls for the eviction of the Occupy London protest camp outside St. Paul’s Cathedral. Mr Justice Lindblom pointed to the extent and duration of the obstruction [...]
High Court to Give Verdict on Occupy London
The High Court verdict in the case brought against Occupy London by the City of London Corporation will be given tomorrow. Judgement will be handed down in Court 25 of The Royal Courts of Justice at 2pm, with Occupy London supporters [...]
Mario Joseph to Speak at Occupy London
Famed civil rights lawyer Mario Joseph will be making a special appearance at Tent City University for an important talk on conditions in his native Haiti as part of a rare trip to the UK. This week marks the two year anniversary of [...]
No Art For Oil: BP & Tate on Thin Ice
Following reports that a number of the UK’s biggest cultural organisations have renewed millions of pounds worth of sponsorship deals with BP, Occupy London collaborated with art activist collective Liberate Tate to stage a mourning over [...]
Vigilante Justice – Occupy London establishes Criminal Investigations Unit
OccupyLSX has established the Occupy Criminal Investigations Unit (OCIU) with an initial view to collect evidence of financial crimes, war crimes, family law crimes and house repossession crimes. The initiative was inspired by the visit [...]
Welcome to Occupy 2.0
The Occupy movement entered the New Year in full swing with the launch and development of new digital platforms designed to maintain, propel and extend the dialogue of social, economic and environmental justice into the year ahead. These [...]
Bank of Ideas: Still Surviving the Downturn with No Bailout Required
Occupy London’s Bank of Ideas has been granted permission to take its case against a possession order to the Court of Appeal. Building owner UBS was criticised by Lord Justice Lloyd for failing to give adequate notice to occupiers ahead [...]
Attempted Arson at Occupy Exeter
Early this morning occupiers in Exeter were attacked with fireworks. Several fireworks were set off at 3am aimed at the camp situated on the Cathedral green. The fireworks narrowly missed tents, hitting the Cathedral wall. Later [...]
Occupy London’s Financial ‘Crisis’
Certain sections of the mainstream media would have us believe that Occupy London is as bankrupt – monetarily and morally – as the financial sector on our doorstep. The money has been lost! Donations have been siphoned off into individual [...]
Occupy Everywhere: Going Viral
This week, coinciding with the two-month anniversary of the emergence of Occupy London, calls have been made for a national day of creative, non-violent action to highlight economic and social injustice. Occupy Everywhere (December 15th) is [...]
N30: Time to Strike
Millions of public sector workers and protesters are today staging a walkout over the government’s changes to pensions contributions, in what is being hailed as the largest UK strike for a generation. Fourteen trade unions initially committed [...]
A High-Profile Occupation
As Occupy London continues to weather the shortcomings in coverage from some corners of the media, the number of high-profile supporters, participants and advocates remains on the rise. Recent visitors include comedian Mark Thomas, musician [...]
All in all: Another Hole in the Wall
A number of emerging occupations cropped up at university campuses last week, with student activists railing against funding cuts, supporting teachers in the face of public sector pension cuts, calling for an end to neoliberal economic policies [...]
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