Occupy Cardiff sympathises with Julius Cease rs Hench Men! and dare to speak out !
Awaiting news of the occupy Cardiff story and seeing developments unfold ............wales online reported............http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2011/11/29/wru-bosses-vow-to-fight-occupy-cardiff-squatters-91466-29859619/
Occupy Cardiff movement occupy Inland Revenue building on Westgate St, Cardiff
Welsh Rugby Union bosses are set to launch legal action against squatters who have moved into a city centre building owned by the WRU. The group, part of the Occupy Cardiff movement, have claimed squatters rights and vowed to remain in the old Inland Revenue building on Westgate Street “indefinitely”. They say they want to turn it into a media centre for their protest movement. Millennium Stadium general manager Gerry Toms, however, said the occupation was “unlawful” and that WRU solicitors had been instructed to start legal proceedings. “We have spoken to the police. They have to take into account the legal peculiarities and they have advised us that we should seek legal redress,” said Mr Toms.
“Our view is that the property belongs to us and we feel that their occupation is unlawful. We will be seeking redress through the civil courts.” South Wales Police confirmed the dispute was a civil matter. The building has been empty since it was last used by an Army cadet unit in April. The occupation began a week ago, but the group only made their occupation known on Saturday afternoon when they unveiled large banners at the front of the building. WalesOnline was yesterday allowed into the building, but the squatters refused to be named or allow photographs. Inside, the walls had been graffiti ed with “artwork”, while tables, chairs and concrete slabs were being used to barricade doors. Mr Toms, a former South Wales Police chief superintendent, said a window at the rear of the property, had been “forced” open. But an Occupy Cardiff spokeswoman said they had gained “legal” access to the building through a window which was already “buckled”. She said: “What we don’t want to do is anything that breaks the law. The one thing that we are not is criminals.” The spokeswoman, who said she was a musician, said the occupants ranged in age from 18 to 55 and included a mix of students and professionals. She said the group hoped to turn the building into a “multi-media headquarters for the Occupy Movement”, offering poetry workshops, and boasts an “artist in residence”. “It’s a fantastic and huge space. It’s about using resources fairly. The whole issue is that the management of resources at the moment is distorted by capitalism,” she said.
I for one can't help feeling that the bad publicity and media aren't exactly getting behind these average people, in fact .....some protesters feel there may be something far more sinister going on. With every efforts of the police and officials to silence and minimise the speech and voices of the people! Who began this in a most peaceful and respective manner! are now in fear of persecution to the extent that even passer's are starting to feel intimidated and afraid . afraid of what you may ask? It seems that everyone is afraid of breaking the law its self with so many bylaws and ways of infringement it seems that any single one of us may end up with a criminal record with such shady guidelines in today's society when it comes to the matter of the law ...... even the law officers themselves seem to be getting caught up in the mish mash of what is right and wrong" as The occupy Cardiff story unfolds.... this latest attempt by the police to limit public rights in such a manner totally bugger's belief and am praying that the situation will be seen with fresh eyes in public opinion as more innocent people face being criminalised for simply speaking out or witnessing freedom of speech!!!
I am deeply saddened by this footage that was sent to me by a passer by who was in fear of the repercussions of standing up for himself and his personal property!
Further more, not only is there a lack of justice and sympathy on the streets for the protesters, it seems following the court proceedings of which i hoped would have been dropped on the basis these people are not gypsies or traveller's! I also learnt that another date has been set for proceedings to go ahead with combination charges!!! as a public person tries to rally their heads around all this my sympathies go out to the protesters as all odds deemed to be stacked against them!
wales online reported.....
Two Occupy Cardiff protesters appeared in court yesterday charged over a short-lived demonstration camp outside Cardiff Castle earlier this month.
The pair are charged with failing to comply with an order made under Section 61 of The Criminal Justice and Public Order Act, 1994.
Jason Lee Mark Simons, 37, and Erik Kinks, 17, who waived his anonymity, both pleaded not guilty. They were ordered to appear in court again on February 8 for a full trial.
As part of his bail conditions, Simons is not allowed within the grounds of the castle. The pair were joined in court by around 30 fellow protesters.
One thing i have always been proud of is the outspoken openness of the welsh people! I find it barbaric in today's society to suppress and silence the voices of a proud people and am ashamed that this is being allowed to go on so openly! get behind these protesters i urge the common man! so that we as a community do not lose our voice!
i stand by my post of the Julius Caesar decade of Cardiff! the evidence is transparent!
Absolute cover up regarding the relaxed immigration laws, should be enough unsetlement from the public, to force the government to answer the questions put to them! But yet again we appear to be kept in the dark while parliament fight amongst themselves and fail to address us the great British public with real facts and figures.
Cameron insists that these relaxed laws only apply to children! i ask how many children are finding their way to the ports and British borders without parents??? figures please David!
Basically this statement is encouraging immigrants to put their children through grave risks and hazards! to jump the immigration ques and to fast track their way to benefits. Is this just an incentive to encourage immigrants who don't have children to simply go out and make some for this purpose alone?
What a hideous idea? Yes well, as crazy as it all sounds,
its another idea that Cameron supports, to make up reasons for swelling this country's population and bringing it to its knees!
Further more..... why is it Mr Cameron cannot tell the British public which ports and docks these relaxed immigration laws apply to and why it been allowed to continue for so long!
simply because this person does not value public opinion and wishes to lead a voiceless country, if we do not know what is going on we simply cannot have an opinion about it! I say it is our government who are ignorant of the British people and not the people who are ignorant!!
We are asking the right questions and not getting the answers if this was to happen in a court room they would simply lock the accused up and throw away the key!!!
when did the politicians stop being answerable to the great British public and why do they act no better than a common criminal when it comes to topics of immigration in the UK?
Observing following.... the occupy Cardiff story.....FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE OCCUPY MOVEMENT ....ORIGINATED ON WALL STREET ....... Occupy Wall Street is leaderless resistance movement with people of many colors, genders and political persuasions PEOPLE GATHERED IN ATTEMPT TO RAISE AWARENESS AND EDUCATE EACH OTHER BY SHARING KNOWLEDGE OF THE MONTERIES AND BANKING SYSTEM, TO SHOW PEACEFULLY PUBLIC OPINION ! The 99% will no longer tolerate the greed and corruption of the 1%.
OCCUPY CAME TO CARDIFF AND THE RESULTS SHOULD HAVE BEEN A TOTAL EYEOPENER TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC 8PM AFTER A DAY LONG OF PEACEFUL OCCUPANCY POLICE DECIDED TO START EVICTING THOSE LEFT REMAINING ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQ4LrNoEU2o SEE FOR YOURSELVES AND PASTE THAT LINK INTO YOUR BROWSER
I was shocked and horrified to see the hard hitting tactics of local police! The way they forcefully handled men and women, who dared to publicly speak out about the Julius Caesar attitude of the banking and fat cats of business constantly persecuting and making money off the backs of (poor working) people who were merely voicing their concerns in peaceful manner!! Is a complete disgrace to welsh policing. I for one was looking toward wales occupy stories to be different to the rest of the stories we see around the world, knowing the spirit of the welsh, and that Cardiff police are no strangers to crowds of all sorts! absolute disappointment is what i feel and so many others with the response of bystanders recorded as the events unfolded.
Speaking to a gentleman from wales who was at Cardiff castle it became obvious that YET AGAIN..... the British people are expected to put up and shut up!! hence why i call this the Julius Cesar attitude. The gentleman concerned was arrested and charged for speaking openly of the persecution of good people in a non political or predigest manner, of the misguides the banks constantly get away with and how the government bail them out using public money.
I was completely shocked at the large amount of police presence on Friday for a peaceful rally after a full day of non violent and non obstructive gathering the police suddenly decided enough is enough and told the people to move on or else!! using large police presence and police horses they forced people out of the area against their will and many fearing for their safety complied but for a handful of people it was not the end as they were arrested and locked up inc. a 17 year old boy!
Not only were these people given an option of a caution, but those who felt they did nothing wrong and refused to accept it were then face possibilities of being charged with.........Section 61 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act, this is a complete abuse of policing in public opinion .. when speaking to one man arrested who had no vehicle no tent or spare clothes, makes us wonder if the police have any idea of the very laws they are trying to enforce!!!!! this public order act has never before been used in this manner in the UK before in this situation.
This latest attempt to silence the average man and woman in Cardiff is not going unnoticed by the public and the videos captured by observers show clearly the disregard for public safety by the way the police chose to handle the situation. In this particular situation it reminded me of the by gone days of Julius Cesar and his great army dictating and bullying the poor people into submission! instead of public flogging they used the strong arm of the law i for one am ashamed to be Welsh when the authorities are using the by laws set down in the magnacata (to protect the poor people from high taxes and banking corruptions) capitalize control manipulate enslave suppress silence! How can they do this?
On the Monday 28th November 2011 one member arrested will be appear in court at Cardiff magistrates, the police deem to criminalize hardworking people for speaking and voicing their opinions please if your support under the infringement of rights to freedom of speech! start sharing your views and opinions and make your voice heard don't be silenced and make it known that the public are watching these violations of law being used against the very people who it should protect!!
