Tuesday Day 18

The occupation of the Market Square, continues ......

After some of the damp conditions during the last week ....... Tuesday was a nice bright and sunny day. As ever, many passers by stopping, reading the banners and displays and debating with the campers.

I think those holding out against the elements for these issue, need to be congratulated for their commitments and deserve help and support from us.

Please drop by and offer your time, help, donations of food, bedding, waterproofing, warm clothing ...... oh, a bit of love.

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While I was there, a man from the council dropped by to say they were removing bins from the camp since they didn't wish to provide any kind of support to those campers in the market Square.  Whenever questioned, he would only point out "that he was only the messenger .... and didn't set policy".  They of course wouldn't present themselves ... and would only send out a minion .... 

Some in the camp then gave me this statement to be published:

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Occupy Nottingham

Press Statement

Nottingham City Council have said that they are happy to continue to allow us to maintain out right to protest.  However, they have stopped the waste removal company from taking away our rubbish as they have said that they will not facilitate our protest ...  The question now remains as to what we should do with it?

When asked whether there could be some kind of portaloo / toilet factility provided for late night, they have said no way!  Consequently, occupants have been left desperate for the toilets with nowhere to go!

The question remainswhy are there no overnight toilet facilities in Nottingham?  Occupy Nottingham have bee forced to rely on the goodwill of local supporters, but what about the general public?

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Links to earlier reports on the camp .... on the last posting from Saturday at:

Nottingham Occupation: Saturday Day 15 

http://nottingham.indymedia.org/articles/2129

Nottingham Indymedia have added a few features with more links ......

Nottingham is occupied [1st Feature]

http://nottingham.indymedia.org/articles/2079

Nottingham Occupation Continues [2nd Feature]

http://nottingham.indymedia.org/articles/2100

Occupy Notttingham: Moved but still in occupation [3rd Feature]

http://nottingham.indymedia.org/articles/2116

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ALAN LODGE 

Photographer - Media: One Eye on the Road. Nottingham.  UK

Email:                 tash@indymedia.org

Web:                   http://digitaljournalist.eu

Member of the National Union of Journalists [NUJ]

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"It is not enough to curse the darkness.

                                   It is also necessary to light a lamp!!"

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