Occupy the High Court to support the St Paul's Cathedral protest camp
Nick Martian | 26.01.2012 12:15 | Occupy Everywhere | Climate Chaos | Social Struggles | Workers' Movements
Eco-warriors are calling on large numbers of people to occupy the High Court and apply to the judges in chambers for a stay of execution on the imminent eviction of the St Paul's protest camp.
Grounds for a retrial are the fact that some defendants were refused admission to the court to hear their own case, the land is not a public highway and does not belong to the City of London but was originally gifted to the Church of England, and the City of London is a criminal organisation which is not entitled to possession of the site.
Grounds for a retrial are the fact that some defendants were refused admission to the court to hear their own case, the land is not a public highway and does not belong to the City of London but was originally gifted to the Church of England, and the City of London is a criminal organisation which is not entitled to possession of the site.
There is also a claim that some of the protesters have been sleeping inside the cathedral and are therefore squatting the building, which means that only the Church of England has the right to an order for possession of the land and the tents and other property outside.
The claim number for the case against Occupy London is HQ11X04327, between the Mayor and commonalty and citizens of the City of London and persons unknown, and this should be quoted to the judges when application is made for a stay of execution pending a rehearing.
Occupy London has appealed for hundreds of people to come down to the St Paul's protest camp outside the Cathedral to defend it from eviction which they say they expect to start as soon as this evening (Thursday 26 January) and which they intend to resist.
However Mr Justice Lindblom allowed seven days stay of execution on his order granting possession of the site to the City of London to give Occupy London Stock Exchange time to lodge an appeal with the Court of Appeal.
Lawyers for the City of London gave an undertaking not to proceed with an eviction before 4pm on Friday 27 January, but some of the protesters claim that they could be evicted before then if their appeal is lost.
The claim number for the case against Occupy London is HQ11X04327, between the Mayor and commonalty and citizens of the City of London and persons unknown, and this should be quoted to the judges when application is made for a stay of execution pending a rehearing.
Occupy London has appealed for hundreds of people to come down to the St Paul's protest camp outside the Cathedral to defend it from eviction which they say they expect to start as soon as this evening (Thursday 26 January) and which they intend to resist.
However Mr Justice Lindblom allowed seven days stay of execution on his order granting possession of the site to the City of London to give Occupy London Stock Exchange time to lodge an appeal with the Court of Appeal.
Lawyers for the City of London gave an undertaking not to proceed with an eviction before 4pm on Friday 27 January, but some of the protesters claim that they could be evicted before then if their appeal is lost.
Nick Martian
e-mail:
earthaidcampaign@gmail.com
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please stop
26.01.2012 13:12
I may start descibing Earth Aid as a 'militant anarchist-communist revolutionary initiative'.
Town End Boy
We put up one hell of a fight during the Claremont Road eviction of 1994
26.01.2012 13:22
Veteran of the No M11 Link Road Campaign
Eco-warriors at St Paul's are an autonomous group of friends
26.01.2012 16:38
I apologise if my post above has misled anyone into thinking that I was referring to everyone at the St Paul's protest camp as environmental campaigners.
The eco-wariors involved with the protest are a small number of friends, some of whom go back as far as Twyford Down during the road protests in the 1990s.
We are lending our support to the St Paul's protest behind the scenes and I have been posting messages about what we ourselves are doing to help the cause.
The mainstream news media has always called us "eco-warriors" and although its a silly comic book name it seems to have stuck and we realise it is the easiest way to identify us.
You are quite right that the Occupy movement is an anti-capitalist campaign but that is exactly what the environmental movement is all about since we blame capitalism for destroying the earth.
There is no intention to be inaccurate in my posts on Indymedia and nor am I trying to push a different agenda since one of the purposes of Occupy is to include everyone, and if you check back on my previous posts you will see that we have been inviting everyone to join us in occupying entire neighbourhoods over the past several years.
There is no competition going on at the St Paul's protest camp and we all respect each others' right to express ourselves in our own way and to speak freely about what we are doing and what we believe in, as you will realise if you look at what has been published and broadcast.
I posted my email address in case anyone wants to get in touch with me and here are my phone numbers as well: 07883242168 and 07574092827.
Anyone can call me at any time if they need any information about what we are doing.
I don't know who you are but you are welcome to know who I am.
Nick Martian
e-mail:
earthaidcampaign@gmail.com
eco warrior
27.01.2012 03:03
bumbly
Eco-warriors don't always argue about everything!
27.01.2012 04:47
Sorry if this offends you.
Nick Martian
e-mail:
earthaidcampaign@gmail.com