A branch of Occupy Norwich has decided to take sole responsibility for the Haymarket camp in the form of a working group. It is therefore their responsibility to improve the image of the camp and bring the message out to the public more efficiently. Occupy Norwich will welcome feedback from the working group, [...]
Continue Reading → During the last four months the Occupy movement has raised awareness of global problems and has also found broad agreement across society, both locally and globally, that these urgently need addressing: Inequality, unsustainabilty and dysfunctional democracy. Those at the Haymarket have had positive and mutually enriching conversations with literally thousands of people during [...]
Continue Reading → On 30 January 2012 the GLA gave notice that it intends to submit the Byelaws to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport for confirmation. Please read, digest, publicise and make your views known.
Continue Reading → If you want to raise an objection, you can send it to Carl [...]
The National Occupy Gathering took place this month in Sheffield, 20 – 22 January
Continue Reading → We had a very fruitful meeting in Sheffield, where we stayed in the squatted Citadel of Hope, a Salvation Army building which has been empty for years. It was really interesting to find out about the activities of Occupy [...]
Debbie Barker and the Survey Working Group have provided some interim survey results based on something over 300 responses. Keep sharing the survey link on the front page of the site!
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The survey also gave some details of people who haven’t visited the camp yet…
Initial [...]
Globally there are 84,700 individuals (0.00121%) with net assets exceeding US$ 50 million each
Continue Reading → 0.042% of the worlds population control 38.5% of the world’s total worth **
2,700 people globally have assets above US$ 500 million each **
In the last few years the wealth of millionaires grew 29%, that is twice as [...]
Date: Wednesday 7th December
Time: 5.30pm
Route: Haymarket to Castle Green
Continue Reading → Time: 5.30pm
Route: Haymarket to Castle Green
Robert Kett, leader of the rebels who stood for justice and fairness, was put to death at the castle on this day 462 years ago. He had committed no crime.
Robert Kett gave up his farm and business interests to [...]
Occupy Norwich supports those who are striking on Wednesday 30 November to defend themselves against growing injustice. The government proposal is to make public pension scheme members pay more, work longer and get less on retirement. This is on top of several years of increased service needs, pay freezes, funding cuts and an [...]
Continue Reading → Received this email from Occupy Edinburgh:
Continue Reading → “Hello occupiers,
Here is a copy of our original motion for support originally put
forward by the Green Group on the council:
THE CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL
24th November 2011
… GREEN GROUP MOTION
Support for Occupy Edinburgh
Council:
Notes that [...]
Organised by Occupy Bristol. Please support this and publicise it:
People in the UK will be moving their money out of high street banks, and into Credit unions or other ethical finance.
Why?
Large sections of the population, particularly the most vulnerable, are being forced to pay for the reckless mistakes [...]
