Occupy London Stock Exchange - October 15th

[Terra]

Protesters plan to occupy London Stock Exchange

A group of protesters are organising an occupation of the London Stock Exchange to bring attention to what they see as unethical behaviour on the part of banks, following a similar demonstration on Wall Street.

In a Facebook group called Occupy the London Stock Exchange organisers call on crowds to march on the exchange's headquarters at Paternoster Square and fortify it with tents and barricades "for a few months".

"Beginning on October 15, we want to see at least over 20,000 people flood in, set up tents, kitchens, peaceful barricades and occupy the London Stock Exchange for a few months. Once there, we shall incessantly repeat one simple demand in a plurality of voices," reads the description of the protest on Facebook.

According to the group the protest will begin on Saturday October 15 and run until 11am on December 12.

The event currently has 225 confirmed attendees, with a further 121 tentative yes's, despite the site failing to list any aims or objectives for the event, or exactly what is being protested.

The event takes its cue from a similar protest on Wall Street in New York, first proposed by Adbusters magazine, which began on September 17 with around 1,000 protesters. That protest is still going on, with more than 80 arrests taking place on September 24 alone.

One of the organisers of the protest, James Alexander Fancourt, said the protests were focused against "increasing social and economic injustice in this country".

"Since the financial crisis the Government has made sure to maintain the status quo and let the people who caused this crisis get off scot-free, whilst conversely ensuring that the people of this country pay the price, in particular those most vulnerable," he said.

"What we have in common is that we are the other 99pc, that we want People over Profit, that we are making our voices heard against greed and corruption and for a democratic and just society. And we are doing that in a non-violent and peaceful way."

Because Paternoster Square is private property the group are considering other nearby areas where they can stage a long-term presence, but denied that they were trying to stop the exchange from operating "as this would cause more harm than good".

"Rather than make the situation worse we wish to highlight the injustices and bring important issues to light."

Source (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/financialcrisis/8794169/Protesters-plan-to-occupy-London-Stock-Exchange.html)


I love the smell of need for change in the morning!

[Terra]

More info:


It's time to say enough is enough.

In America, the occupation of Wall Street is entering it's second week as people from all over the country join together in resistance of the growing social and economic injustice which grips the country.

It's time that we too say, enough is enough. Bankers have got off scot-free whilst the people of this country are being punished for a crisis they did not create. Our National Health Service is facing privatisation, the most vulnerable in society are being cut off from support and unemployment is on the rise. Our government is doing everything in its power to maintain the status quo, ensuring that those at the top are unaffected whilst the people pay the price.

This page has been set up to start a movement led by all. It's time to organise and march on the London Stock Exchange to occupy the area. Do everything you can to spread the word. Share on Facebook, tweet with #OccupyLSX, blog, tell your friends, anything to get this moving.

This is the start of a collective, democratic, non-violent movement to resist and say in a loud and clear voice, enough is enough.

Visit the facebook page for more information

http://www.facebook.com/occupylondon?sk=info

Or follow the twitter page

https://twitter.com/#!/OccupyLSX

Source: http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2011/09/485367.html

[Pete]

So here you are, I enclose a copy of a message that I made to the Bush Nazi Cabal thread

"Thank you Eyes wide open for your tireless efforts and for everything you have achieved. thank you also for your call to us to make a stand and demand the crooks be identified and brought to justice.

The "occupy wall St" movement is growing. I have recently accepted to join in with this movement and participate in a similar action in London on the 15th Oct. Your call is heard and it will be carried out in London. This is going to end now.

I also note that due to police intimidation in the states there is a growing number of serving marine corps officers who will be in dress uniform and are joining the demonstrators.

I have no doubt in my mind that rather than wait for the axe to fall, we need to act now. We all know without any further doubt what they have planned, but with your help, they have already been denied certain scenarios and their options diminish by the day. Lets take the initiative. Lets show them how stubborn a sheep can be.

Avalonians are you going to meet me there? http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2011/09/485237.html After talking and preparing ourselves this is our moment, the time has come to ensure that this demonstration remains peaceful and focused upon its intent.

There is nothing to fear except our agreement to accept it."

Pete

[Terra]

Anonymous Twitter alternative developed for rioters (http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/10/03/vibe_anonymous_twitter_for_anarchists_occupy_wallstreet/)

After discovering that BBM and their Twittery playthings fed straight into the hands of the cops, smartphone-toting revolutionaries have taken up a new type of instant messaging – Vibe (http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/vibe/id433067417?mt=8).

Like Twitter in that it is open and lets you mass-message, Vibe is unlike Twitter in that all messages or "vibes" are anonymous. You can set how far you want them to be available too – from 15 metres to global.

The messages self-destruct after a set period of time: from 15 minutes to forever. That makes it much more attractive to those who want to bring down the Man via the medium of street protest, but don't want the Man, or their mothers, or the police looking at twitpics of themselves jumping up and down on burning bin-bags.

According to the New York papers, Vibe is now the instant messaging app of choice for the protesters at Manhattan's #OccupyWallStreet.

Though it is innocently described on the iTunes store as a good way to chat to other people near you at football games or conferences, developer Hazem Sayed is actively keen for his app to be adopted by the protesters – flying out to the Manhattan protest from California with leaflets about his app explaining its uses.

It seems to be catching on:

The NY Daily News interviewed protester Drew Hornbein, a member of the camp's Internet Committee, who explained its uses to the paper:

"Let's say you're protesting and someone up ahead sees that the cops are getting ready to kettle people, they can send out this vibe that only lasts a few minutes that says, 'Cops are kettling'," said Hornbein.

"It's anonymous too, so not only are you able to send out relevant information to a small radius, but it also disappears, there's no record of it, so no one can come after the person who sent it."

Another social media platform for Theresa May to worry about.

Seems like the best place to put this bit of news, however I do hope this does not turn out to be a riot, a peaceful demonstration is what is needed. ...but we all know the old bill, and the tricks they play (http://www.infowars.com/agent-provocateur-riots-commence-in-london-at-g20/).

Peace and hope,

[EYES WIDE OPEN]

See you there for the peacefull demo. :)

[Terra]

Just wanted to wish you all a great day if you are going. Was hoping to be there myself but that is out of the window now unfortunately.

If anyone needs it, there's some handy info on here should you run into trouble:

Green and Black Cross Legal Information (http://greenandblackcross.org/legal)
DIY Guide (http://www.schnews.org.uk/diyguide/)

Hope the sun is shining for you, the msm reports it, and plod is peaceful.

All the best,

[ktlight]

Take the money out of politics!

cCRnkamitVk

[Rocky1]

I have less of a problem with the banks and Wall Street than I do with the laws that allow them to act as they do. Banks were given bailout money without restriction or direction.. Wall Street invests as it does because the laws allow them to.

Greed is not the problem. Rather waste and corruption are the bigger problem. Every modern convenience we all have is the reslt of someone's greed and desire to become wealthy. Even the computers we all use to "complain" is a product of greed. Our cell phones, cars, even the food we eat is all the result of someone wanting to be rich.

However when banks are given bailout money with no restrictions; when Solyndra recieves more government money than some US states are given by the government for infrastructure, there is a problem. When Nancy Pelosi earns 17 million dollars in one year; when Harry Reid and his famly's net worth is in the multi multi millions in part because of legislation in which he participated, there is a problem When billions of dollars are given to pet projects rather than the needs of the population, there is a problem. When dead people collect medicare, medicaid, and social security benefits, there is a problem. When illegal aliens are allowed to cross the borders, use our services, use our health care facilities, use our schools, obtain benefits illegally, use false identification or no identification at all, that is a problem, When they take money that is often earned illegally and without paying taxes and then send it back to their home ncoutries, there is a problem. I just heard of a young Mexican who has been working in construction for seven years and is now going back to Mexico to retire with a new house, car and a business he set up. He paid no taxes in America. That is a problem. I just heard that as much as 130 billion dollors per years are lost to fraud in these three areas alone. The issue is not greed - it is corruption.

Wall Street is only a product of a system that promotes greed. It has become a symbol of everything that is wrong with the system, but it is still only an product of the system. Don't blame the wealthy for being wealthy. Protect against corruption. Create a tax structure that is fair and equal to everyone. Change the laws, change the system. Elimate waste and corruption and you eliminate most of the complaints of the protesters. But don't punish those who have worked hard to obtain wealth - as long as it was done within a system that allows it.

[Poly Hedra]

Who's coming tomorrow?