Occupy protesters from across UK meet to address camp issues

In London, Occupy protesters have taken over the vacant Old Street Magistrate Court, about a mile away from another encampment at the St Paul’s Cathedral. They say they will use the building to hold trials of the 1 percent. Protesters are currently fighting to keep their camp open, as London’s High Court continues hearings on evicting protesters from the site. Protesters from Occupy camps across the UK are facing similar efforts and over the weekend many of them gathered in Edinburgh for a conference to talk about the challenges facing their camps, and ways in which they could collaborate. Representatives from Birmingham, London, Sheffield, Leeds, Glasgow and many other cities had frank discussions about their problems, including pressing issues of camps overwhelmed by people with mental health issues, alcohol and drug addiction, and violence against women. FSRN’S Tom Allan reports.