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OCCUPY LONDON. THE BANK OF IDEAS REVOLUTION
Uploaded by ingsoc2012 on Nov 19, 2011
Occupy London today opened up its new third space and first building the Bank of Ideas calling it 'a public repossession' and transformed the huge abandoned offices of investment bank UBS into a space for political discussion and debate.
At the opening on Sun Street, Hackney -- one of London's most deprived boroughs, occupiers aged 2 to 62 cut a red ribbon and launched confetti -- made out of copies of the Financial Times -- to cheers and applause.
Tina Rothery, a grandmother from Blackpool who has been staying at the Occupy London Stock Exchange camp at St Paul's commented: "This is a space where everyone is welcome, a place where you can be part of making a real democracy. This is where it starts."
Zigi, mother of two said: "I came with my children -- we're going to set up a kid's space so they can play and be engaged and I can go to a workshop. This whole movement is about the future generation."
As part of the new Bank of Ideas, offices and meeting rooms will be available for those that have lost their nurseries, community centres and youth clubs due to Government spending cuts. Details of upcoming Bank of Ideas'events at http://www.bankofideas.org.uk/events/.
Guests and speakers were also welcomed including Alberto Durando, Secretary of the Cleaners Branch of the IWW union who spoke about issues facing cleaners working in the City of London, such as minimum wage and unfair working conditions and called for the Occupy movement and workers to stand together.
Trader Allessio Rastani, who earlier this year sent shockwaves through the media and public by stating that "Goldman Sachs rules the world" during his provocative BBC interview on the Eurozone crisis; addressed occupiers and took questions in one of many time-tabled talks.
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