London

Repurposing London’s “Anti-Homeless” Spikes Into Cozy Bedrooms

July 27, 2015 Maria Sanchez Diez, www.qz.com Resist! Creative, Homeless, London

By Maria Sanchez Diez in Quartz - London has taken to placing small, sharp spikes to discourage homeless people from sleeping in public areas. But a group of activists has found a creative way to subvert the tactic: transforming them into cozy bedrooms, complete with tiny libraries. The collective, called Space, Not Spikes, wants to make a point: the hostile metal studs and other devices purposely designed to drive people away are not okay. “We’re told where we can walk, where we can sit, where we are welcome but only if we spend money,” says the group’s manifiesto. The group chose the spiked nook in Curtain Road, in the eastern neighborhood of Shoreditch, and glued on a mattress and the small bookshelf, with some available books for the public. Leah Borromeo, one of the activists involved in the protest, explained to Quartz that the germ of the idea came when the group overheard a couple of women coming out of a store, laying their shopping bags over the spikes on the ledge so they could sit there.

Climate Activists Lock Down At Heathrow To Prevent Expansion

July 14, 2015 Plane Stupid, www.planestupid.com Resist! Airport, Climate Change, London

By Plane Stupid - 12 climate change activists from anti airport expansion direct action group, Plane Stupid, got onto the north runway at 03:30am this morning at Heathrow Airport by cutting through a fence, in a peaceful protest against proposals to build a new runway. The protestors say that going ahead with the recent Airports Commission recommendation that a third runway should be built at Heathrow will make it impossible for the UK to meet its climate change targets. The skies above Heathrow are already the busiest in the world, and demand for flights is driven by air fares that are kept artificially low by generous tax exemptions.

London: The City That Ate Itself

July 5, 2015 Rowan Moore, www.theguardian.com Educate! Capitalism, Community, Gentrification, London

By Rowan Moore in The Guardian. London is without question the most popular city for investors,” says Gavin Sung of the international property agents Savills. “There is a trust factor. It has a strong government, a great legal system, the currency is relatively safe. It has a really nice lifestyle, there is the West End, diversity of food, it’s multicultural.” We are in his office in a block in the centre of Singapore and he is explaining why people from that city-state are keen to buy residential property in London. He’s right – London has all these qualities. It has parks, museums and nice houses. Its arts of hedonism are reaching unprecedented levels: its restaurants get better or at least more ambitious and its bars offer cocktails previously unknown to man.

Hundreds Of Thousands Protest Austerity In London

June 21, 2015 Rose Troup Buchanan, www.independent.co.uk Resist! Austerity, London, Neoliberalism

By Rose Troup Buchanan in The Independent. London, UK - Hundreds of thousands of people have marched through London protesting against the Conservative government’s austerity measures. Charlotte Church branded austerity "unethical, unfair and unnecessary" as she joined the quarter of a million demonstrators. Comedian Russell Brand and singer Church both received loud cheers as they spoke at a rally at the end of the protest - the biggest in Britain for several years. The Welsh singer, 29, described the idea that Britain needs austerity as "the big lie" and said: "What this country needs is economic stimulation - most economists around the world would say the same. We need to get the blood pumping." She called for the country to rally and "save ourselves from decades of yuppie rule".

Occupy’s Matthew Varnham: A Legal Occupation

February 13, 2015 James Mowatt, www.shoutoutuk.org Educate! London, Occupy Democracy

I met with Matthew Varnham the day after he joined a panel of speakers at ShoutOut’s ‘Power of Protest’ event at LSE. A law graduate, Matthew has been an independent supporter and legal advisor to Occupy since 2011. He recently approached the civil liberties organisation, Liberty, for the purpose of launching a judicial review against the GLA’s territorially obstinate policies. Since this challenge, Occupy Democracy has declared monthly protests at the square until the General Election this May. The first of these was held just over a week ago, on the 24-5th of January. It was mostly uninterrupted, and went ahead as (anarchically) planned.

Occupy Wins Parliament Square Fence Stand-Off

January 27, 2015 Beth Parnell-Hopkinson, www.londonist.com Resist! London, Occupy Democracy

Occupy Democracy protesters have won the latest round in a series of scuffles over access to Parliament Square, after fencing erected in October 2014 was taken down at the weekend. The group had organised a 10 day protest in the square last year, but found itself unceremoniously evicted by police getting creative with the 2011 Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act (PDF). Under the Act, anything which can be construed as sleeping equipment or a structure is banned, which now includes umbrellas, backpacks and pizza boxes (go figure). The area was then fenced off, with Greater London Authority (GLA) workers claiming it was for maintenance work and to allow the grass to grow back.

Occupy London Planning Democracy Day Protest In Parliament Sq.

January 26, 2015 Peter Carty, www.ibtimes.co.uk Resist! Democracy, London, Occupy

Occupy London are planning another demonstration this afternoon in Parliament Square, in the shadow of the Houses of Parliament. The demonstration will go ahead in defiance of a ban by the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, on protests in the square. The protest takes place on Democracy Day, which this year coincides with the 750th anniversary of the world's first elected parliament. Following efforts by London Mayor Boris Johnson to bar protestors from the square, the civil rights campaigning organisation Liberty has filed a Judicial Review against the ban.

OccupyDemocracy Activist Locked To Houses of Parliament Railings

November 24, 2014 Revolution News!, www.revolution-news.com Resist! London, Occupy Democracy, United Kingdom (UK)

At about 3:30pm this afternoon occupydemocracy supporter Arran locked on to the railings of Houses of Parliament. Arron has a bicycle D-lock around his neck linking himself to the House of Parliament railings. He was arrested at the previous occupydemocracy protest in October for sitting on a piece of Tarpaulin on Parliament Square. The focus of the occupydemocracy demonstration has now moved directly in front of the Houses of Parliament where our constructive programme of talks and debates continues on the pavement. Explaining his decision to take this act of nonviolent civil disobedience he said: “The oppression of my free speech during Occupy Democracy in October was so extreme I feel this is the only way to get my voice heard “

Why Occupy Democracy In London Again?

November 24, 2014 Maya Oppenheim, www.newstatesman.com Resist! London, Occupy Democracy, United Kingdom (UK)

Part of the global Occupy movement, Occupy Democracy campaigns against corporate corruption, austerity and privatisation. The occupation drew a diverse crowd, including a number of “Occupy virgins”, students and of course the usual die-hard activist folk. Asad Khan, a women's wear fashion-designer was not your usual suspect. Incensed by what he saw as the police brutality of last month’s Occupy protest, Khan was at home when he came across a YouTube video of the occupation. “I saw a video of the police dragging people off parliament square for simply sitting down, I thought it was absurd and grotesque so I came down to see what was going on straight away”.

London Police & Occupy Activists Conflict Over Democracy Encampment

November 23, 2014 Resist! Democracy, London, Occupy

Occupy London activists defied police warnings and gathered in central London on Friday to set up camp outside parliament. Demonstrators converged on Parliament Square despite being told by Scotland Yard that they are banned from putting up tents or sleeping overnight by the landmark. About 100 demonstrators formed a blockade in the road around the square, unveiling banners reading “real democracy now” and chanting “the police should be helping us”. Long tailbacks formed along Whitehall as motorists sounded their horns, while scuffles broke out between protesters and police as the demonstration moved towards Downing Street. Author Donnachadh McCarthy, 55, said: “It’s outrageous that in Parliament Square free speech is being suppressed by Boris Johnson’s officers. If you don’t have free speech in front of parliament, you don’t have free speech.” After marching back down Whitehall toward the square, protesters were met by a police blockade and gathered near the Nelson Mandela statue, playing Free Nelson Mandela by The Special AKA. Nearby, around 80 activists gathered outside the supreme court.

Parliament Square Protest Law Is Too Restrictive

October 30, 2014 Various, www.theguardian.com Resist! Democracy, Freedom of Speech and Assembly, Law, London, Occupy, police brutality

The appalling treatment of protesters occupying Parliament Square last week (Occupy protesters forced to hand over pizza boxes and tarpaulin, 24 October, theguardian.com) calls for an urgent review of current legislation governing protest there. For 10 days, until Sunday, Occupy Democracy campaigners hosted a daily programme of assemblies and workshops outside parliament to address what they say is “a huge democratic deficit” in Britain today. Using the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (PRSRA), which bans any “structure designed for staying” along with any “amplified sound”, police responded by kettling protesters and confiscating a wide range of items including umbrellas and sleeping bags which protesters were using to keep dry and warm.

Occupy Democracy Not Considered Newsworthy, It Should Be

October 28, 2014 David Graeber, www.theguardian.com Resist! Corporatism, Democracy, Journalism, London, Media, Occupy

You can tell a lot about the moral quality of a society by what is, and is not, considered news. Occupy Democracy, a new incarnation of Occupy London, has attempted to use the space for an experiment in democratic organising. The idea was to turn Parliament Square back to the purposes to which it was, by most accounts, originally created: a place for public meetings and discussions, with an eye to bringing all the issues ignored by politicians in Westminster back into public debate. Seminars and assemblies were planned, colourful bamboo towers and sound systems put in place, to be followed by a temporary library, kitchen and toilets. One could speak of many things here: the obvious embarrassment of the police, compared with the perseverance and cheerful good humour of the occupiers, who continually grew in numbers and spirit as the repression increased. But what I really want to talk about is the reaction of the media.

Occupy Democracy Brings London A Blast From Its Past

October 27, 2014 Kate Aronoff, www.wagingnonviolence.org Resist! Democracy, Freedom of Speech and Assembly, London, Occupy Central

Inspired partially by Occupy Central in Hong Kong, London’s newly formed Occupy Democracy is being called a revival of Occupy London, which for a brief time in 2011 served as a major center of the global Occupy movement. The new occupation began shortly after an 80,000-person march organized by the country’s Trade Union Congress, though it has not been involved with Occupy Democracy in any official capacity. According to organizer Phil England, the idea for the occupation came in March, when a general assembly of Occupy London decided to embark on “a campaign for real democracy [in the United Kingdom].” Demonstrators have been camping out since October 17, and intend to stay until Sunday. As in Hong Kong, organizers are looking to build a movement for truly representative democracy.

Green Politician Jenny Jones Arrested In Occupy London Protest

October 22, 2014 Robert Booth, www.theguardian.com Resist! Green party, London, police brutality

Police erected a 2 metre metal fence around much of Parliament Square on Tuesday and arrested 15 demonstrators including Green party peer Jenny Jones. Lady Jones, 64, chairwoman of the London assembly’s economy committee and deputy chair of its police and crime committee, was arrested for “obstructing police” as they moved in to break up the demonstration. She was “de-arrested” after giving details suitable for a summons.The politician could now face prosecution, Scotland Yard said. “The evidence in this case will be considered and a decision made whether to proceed with a prosecution,” a Met spokesperson said. Jones had been to see what was happening at the Occupy London protest on Tuesday morning after her office had been contacted by protesters complaining about heavy-handed police tactics.

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