A visit to St Paul's Encampment #occupylondon #occupylsx #digicreativity #gb11

I had an evening free in London last night and so went down to see the Anti-Capitalism Camp outside St Paul's.  It was a moving and enlightening experience.  At times it was like Greenbelt, although at others very much more threatening than Greenbelt.  It was full of life and vitality, as well as very cold and hard.  I sympathise with the passions of the protestors - free market capitalism is disastrous for the poor and the capitalisation of the banks at sovereign expense is simply prolonging the agony.  

But I went to see what it was like and do some reporting.  So here are a few audioboos, pics and videos with a prayer to close with.  I hope that you get some feel for the protest and what it is about. Indeed this reportage might be crucial if, as papers are reporting this evening, St Paul's is now asking them to leave because of the financial implications for their commercial concerns.  I do hope these reports are not accurate!

First a pic of the aims...

Then an audioboo...

Then some more pics...

Then a video...

#OccupyLondon from Pete Phillips on Vimeo.

 

Finally the prayer I said over the site as I prepared to leave...

I wish I was brave enough to have stayed...Jesus would have!

Pete

p.s. On the way back to the hotel, I was horrified to pass the sugary pleasuredome that is M&M World in Leicester Square - is this the epitome of mindless capitalism?

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