Occupy Nottingham: 100 days and counting
anon@indymedia.org (Nottingham Indymedia) | 24.01.2012 20:55
On Sunday 22nd January, Occupy Nottingham marked it's 100th day in occupation. The camp, part of a global network of occupations, was started on October 15th. Despite the harsh weather, campers remain committed to staying "as long as it takes".
On the newswire: Occupation Camp Nottm: Collected coverage 100 days | Nottingham Occupation Camp now at day 100 | Occupy Nottingham camp to reach 100-day milestone | Occupy Nottingham Camp: Day 99 | Nottingham Occupation Camp now at day 86 | Binmans' mascot: regular visitor to Occupy Camp
Previous feature: Occupy Nottingham: Xmas and New Year in Market Sq | Occupy Nottingham: Two months in | Student photographer hassled by Notts Police | Occupy Nottingham: No plans for eviction. Yet. | NSAFC Report on @OccupyNotts 36 Days In | Occupy Nottingham: Still there | Occupy Nottingham: Moved but still in occupation | Nottingham Occupation Continues | Nottingham is occupied
Speaking about the motives behind the occupation, a camper who has been there from the start said: "We will be here for as long as it takes. We want to get people to realise enough is enough. We may not be able to stay here forever, but we are still trying to raise public awareness. We're still getting overwhelming support from people."
Another camper said: "Initially we were hoping for 24 hours but we have exceeded that. The message is beginning to get out there. People of all walks of life are starting to take notice and take things on board. We would like to see the city council being a bit more vocal with the Government. Our MPs also need to stand up for our city in Parliament."
With occupations elsewhere in the country either evicted or awaiting eviction, there was some concern, early in January, that the city council were planning to evict the camp by the end of the month, however the council have subsequently denied this.
Campers continue to report widespread support (and even received a solidarity message from Occupy Rotterdam), but this hasn't been universal. Late nights, particularly at the weekends continue to be problematic and, the large "occupy" banner has been stolen.
anon@indymedia.org (Nottingham Indymedia)
http://nottingham.indymedia.org.uk/articles/2364