On 12th May, the City of London police (and some of the met police too) were acting rather stupidly, randomly trying to throw cordons across a march of around 700 people, sometimes succeeding, sometimes failing, mostly pissing people off.



As part of the 12M Global Day of Action that occurred in over 350 cities, around 700 protesters gathered at St Paul's to take a tour of the financial institutions…

Video of cops arresting ppl who were sat down outside the bank of england / royal exchange during the Occupy London 'Meet the 1%' protest on the 12M global day of action.

Full info here: http://london.indymedia.org/articles/12209

A crowd of 300 with banners including “Love, breathe, hope Occupy” - “Bank of England is the St Paul’s of Money” and “A Line of Tents guards our future” camped out at the Royal Exchange, after taking in targets including Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch, RBS and Santander.

People reached the Royal Exchange at about 4pm. There was a Metropolitan police presence at all points along the …

As part of the 12M Global Day of Action that occurred in over 350 cities, around 700 protesters gathered at St Pauls to take a tour [map | pics] of the financial institutions responsible for much of the crisis. Throughout the march, City of London police repeatedly tried to slow and halt the march and there were clashes as people pushed through police lines. The tour concluded at the Bank of E…

Islington council has issued an eviction notice under the Open Spaces Act 1906 ByeLaw 17 demanding that Occupy Finsbury Square leave in one weeks time - by 4pm on Friday 18th May - or face court proceedings...

The site was occupied on October 22nd 2011 after hundreds took part in the Tour of Corporate Greed demonstration.

See also Occupy London [twitter 1,2]

Quick article roundup and some links about the global spring protests around the world...

Mayday - 3M - 12M - 15M - 16M - 18M - 20M

In May, the 99 percent will open up new avenues of resistance as activists around the world gear up for the intensification of popular protest and direct action.

For the realization is slowly beginning to dawn upon the people that nothing less will do than a revolu…