Occupy Britain – Join the 99% for positive change

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OCCUPY Nottingham for global change!
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Location:  Old Market Square - October 15th – 1PM
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From indymedia.org.uk :-

Nottingham Occupy 4 Market Square
Nottingham Occupy @ Market Square Day 2 Sunday
Nottingham Occupation continues: Wednesday Day 5
Nottingham Market Square continues occupied, Day 7

For the Jarrow March, anti-cuts/student fees & for global change.

Notts SOS is to welcome the marchers on the Forest Recreation Ground, and march with them to the Market Square, where there will be a joint demonstration against the cuts. The route of the March has been agreed and marchers will approach the Forest from Nottingham Road (Basford) at 12:30 for a brief meeting up on the Forest Recreation Ground at 13:00, then at 13:30 the march will go down Mansfield Road into the city centre ending up in the Market Square for a rally at 14:30.

Various anti-cuts, students & political groups from Nottingham will be supporting this event. The occupations are happening all over the UK and the rest of the world in most major cities, we want to support the jarrow march when it comes to nottingham!

Things to bring to help out if you can

tents
tarps/rope/poles
sleeping bags/blankets
food/drink
art material to make signs
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pa/soundsystem

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15th Oct 1pm in Dundee, Be there to OccupyDundee

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• Location: College Green
• Website: http://network23.org/occupybristol/
• Email: occupybristol@riseup.net
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Address: Occupy Bristol, The Caravan, College Green, Bristol, BS1 5TB

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We are occupying College Green in central Bristol in solidarity with the global occupy movement, started by Occupy Wall Street.

We believe in people not profits, and in fairness.

Ordinary people right now are paying the price of a recession caused by bankers. But bankers seem to be the only people who aren’t suffering because of it.

People all around the world – millions of people, in over 1,000 cities – are coming together to express their frustration, to share their stories, and to talk about ways the world could be different.

If you are interested, College Green is now a space where anyone can come down, find out more, and get involved. We’re friendly and do not bite!

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Glasgow anti-cuts march 01 October 2011
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General Assembly
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GENERAL ASSEMBLY – Sunday 9th October 2PM
General Assembly was a great success the information moving forwards can be found here http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=228095440577057

General Assembly:

This Sunday, the 9th October, at 2pm, a group of us will be meeting to discuss ways to support Occupy the London Stock Exchange and the Occupy Movement worldwide.
Our initial aim is to occupy Newcastle Civic Centre on Sat 15th October with a day of music, talks, action, flash mobs, open forum discussion, workshops and anything else anyone wants to bring to the table.

Occupy Newcastle is an open group with no leaders and no hierarchy.
All are welcome, always.
Unfuck the world,
Occupy Newcastle.

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“Peacefull playful gathering of the 99% to occupy daily in protest of the private banks that have made us a slave class”

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Location: PEACE GARDENS

GENERAL ASSEMBLY: Tuesday 11th – 6.30pm – Peace Gardens

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We didn’t leave Albert Square, we agreed in consensus to move 30 yards and scale down the Albert Sq occupation in return for the Peace Garden site and guaranteed protection from eviction for both sites. Pretty good deal I thought. This am there were 20 tents but a couple are going to OccupyNorwich.

MANCHESTER OCCUPATION HAS BEGUN!!!
Town is now occupied…Police have consented to tonight possibly tomorrow…Three tents…shelter and a place to charge phones…PLEASE COME DOWN TO ABLERT SQUARE; LETS OCCUPY…MANCHESTER IS NOW OCCUPIED…BRING URSELF TO ALBERT SQUARE…BE THE CHANGE YOU WANT TO SEE…

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OCCUPATION START: Saturday,October 15th!!

Campaigners are to gather outside St Paul’s Cathedral at midday on Saturday before marching the short distance to Paternoster Square, home of the Stock Exchange, as well as the London head office of investment bank Goldman Sachs.

GENERAL ASSEMBLY: Sunday 9th October, 4.30pm @ Jubilee Park

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A brief summation of events at the ‘Block the Bridge’ Occupation 

Location: London Westminster bridge
Date: Oct 9 2011

Event recorded employing livestreaming facilities by who we now know as ‘Tim Hardy‘

Today’s occupation ’Block the bridge was backed and facilitated by UK-unCut organisation and was a success with over 2000 people of all ages and cultures converging on Westminster bridge from around the country, to show solidarity and support in opposition to the NHS bill.

A general assembly was convened at 1pm so that individuals and groups could present speeches and arguments against the proposed changes and to convey their fears for the future of the NHS as a result of the bill.
A common theme was that the bill will inevitably result in the privatisation of the NHS and that reassurances from the government to the contrary could not be relied upon. There was a heavy presence from the health service sector all of whom seemed to share this common concern.

A banner drop was made at 2pm reading: ”Save our NHS” to the sound of drums echoing across the bridge in unison with the cheers and chants of the protesters.

The protest moved off slowly at first but the pace quickened in a march around 4:30pm the group moved quickly Chanting: ”They say CUT BACK, we say FIGHT Back” and the new statement sweeping the world ”We are the 99%”
The Police followed behind at first keeping pace with the marchers, as the protestors made their way across another bridge believed to be Lambeth bridge, suddenly police in riot gear blocked their path forward, another line quickly formed to their rear to complete a kettle.

As has been demonstrated in the past the practice of ‘Kettling’ seldom resolves anything but serves to escalate any situation to violence yet is still utilised as a first response to any protest taking place in London. Fortunately the protesters did not respond to this provocation and remained calm whilst their rights were violated,

The group begin singing, the message of peace and change still is focused in this group. Legal Observers accompanying the group being kettled challenge the police’s authority to detain the protesters and enquire as to what power they do so. Their questions go unanswered for the most part.

As time passes there are reports of police arrests transmitted through the crowd, and also reports that the police are attempting to confiscate camera equipment and footage.

The cameraman does a great job of spanning the crowd, with over 150 – 200 viewers from around the world tuned in to the live stream, He then unfortunately gets singled out by the police and is lead out peacefully by a Police Officer – and escorted away from the crowd, leaving the kettled group behind. As he leaves the kettle he is served with a breach of the peace order under section 50 of the public order act.

From the live footage – filmed only on ‘Tims’ camera, the world watches on as the police first throw a protestor to the ground and then arrest him – and rip off his scarf, they appeared to offer no explanation for this action.

Individuals were taken from the crowd one by one and their details and photographs taken it is not yet known if this was entirely voluntary or if under duress or fear of arrest.

This tactic is suspected to have been deployed to remove him from the area and prevent him from keeping a public record of events taking part on the bridge, a common tactic employed by the police in such situations. He remained polite and courteous to the officers throughout.

We at Occupybritain.co.uk would like to voice solidarity with those taking part in the march today and thank them for being the voice of the people in spite of the clear attempts to discourage them.

Together we can make a difference.

Article: Admin [Joe] + Admin [Ash] + Credits to the cameraman!
Recorded Footage: http://beyondclicktivism.com/2011/10/09/live-broadcast-from-blockthebridge-from-1pm/?b-vid=2030559
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We are the 99% of Norwich, Norfolk, United Kingdom.

Occupy Norwich is inspired by Occupy Wall Street, a leaderless resistance movement with people of many colors, genders, abilities and political persuasions. The one thing we all have in common is that We Are The 99% that will no longer tolerate the greed and corruption of the 1%.

Come on down on to the Haymarket on October 15th, bring your placards, bring food and drink and warm clothing if you intend to stay. We don’t know how long this will last, but the first step is to get ourselves down there together, talk and plan, make friends, reconnect with our local community, and make it OURS!

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