Donate

We are accepting donations from anyone for anything they might wish to donate! We are now accepting monetary donations, scroll down to see how you can support.

Monetary Donations

For updated information on where to donate please visit http://occupylondon.org.uk/donate-2

Info Tent

  • Materials for construction of banners and signs (bright coloured markers, paint, tape, big paper and fabric, clothes pegs, erasers, fabric scraps, brushes)
  • Gaffer Tape

Surplus Tent

  • Sleeping bags and warm blankets are in high demand
  • Tents, gazebos. Weights for larger tents. Rope/string
  • Wooden pallets, roll mats to prepare for the cold
  • Gloves, wooly hats, scarves
  • Low-power lighting (LED strips), solar-powered lighting, torch lights (esp hiking headlamps) with batteries
  • We could put up large-area lighting if someone can donate five meters of LED strips and three six-foot poles
  • Desks, chairs, benches are generally useful
  • Long extension leads
  • Medical CO2 fire extinguishers
  • Trailer bike for camp laundry runs

First Aid Tent

  •    2 Ventolin Inhalers

Kitchen Tent

  • Big catering stoves
  • Lots of Butane gas cans (CP 250 cartridge)
  • Biofuel generator that can be run from cooking oil from the onsite kitchen
  • More light, esp the low-power/solar kind
  • Car battery (and battery charger) – to run our 12-volt LED lights – old is okay if it holds some charge
  • Shelves, reusable cutlery and crockery, cups or mugs for hot drinks
  • Sandbags, CO2 Fire Extinguisher
  • Bottled water for entire camp (to Kitchen)
  • Cold drinks (juice etc)
  • Food: Jam, milk, soya milk, fresh veg (especially tomatoes), baked beans, eggs, vegan food, treated soya

Legal Tent

  • Lighting (bright low-power LED strips preferred)

Library Tent

  • Sturdy table
  • Bookcase

Tech Tent

  • Torches with straps (hiking headlights)
  • 5V/DC mains plug to set-up network printing
  • Inverters
  • Solar power system, with inverter and deep cycle batteries
  • Webcams
  • Power Gorilla portable laptop charger

Media Tent

  • Chairs and tables
  • Whiteboard
  • Laptops, table (for 6-10 people), chairs
  • HD video cam

Tent City University

  • 3x3m tent/marquee for library – URGENT!
  • Generator
  • Lights
  • Speakers, amp, microphone
  • Chairs, cushions etc.
  • Books for library. (political theory, other political, good fiction)
  • Daily newspapers
  • Shelves

Please send all donations to:

Occupy London
West Courtyard
St Paul’s Churchyard
London EC4M 8AD

For the most recent list of request for product and/or services donations, please visit our Wiki:

OccupyLSX – http://occupywiki.co.uk/London/Wishlist
OccupyFS – http://occupywiki.co.uk/Finsbury_Square/Wishlist

171 thoughts on “Donate”

  1. Hello Occupy London,

    I’m writing en behalf of everyone in my band, we’ve been watching the protests–several of us were down for a time yesterday and today–and we’ve been completely inspired and we wish you the absolute best. We’re working on taking up a collection for you of the basics you request on the “donations” page, we’ll try to scare up as much as we can for you.

    Also, though the protest is quite serious business, we wanted to offer our services as well, everyone in the group wanted me to tell you that we’d be be absolutely delighted to play a gig for the camp if you feel like you’d like some entertainment some evening. I think we could probably get two or three other bands to join us as well to give you a nice evening of music.

    keep fighting and good luck, this is one of those rare openings in politics, let’s make the most of it,
    Will, Alex, Nick, Radhika, Nicholas, Martin, and Niamh

    • Oh, that’s a good idea with the band night! My band Robinson also would like to show our support and come over from Worcester to support you guys!
      You’re doing such a great job there and let us know if we can be part of it, and we’ll try to come down to London to make staying over a bit more enjoyable :)
      So Will, if you would put that up, you can always contact us!

      OccupyLSX, keep going, that movement is so important!All the best!

  2. Thank you for sticking up for the 99% ! You are doing a really important job at a vital time. Keep it up…

  4. Guys, set up an account to accept monies. A lot of people that cannot be physically present will want to help this way..

    Also, good touch with the bands! It’d be good to have events of that sort down there to attract more attention..

    Keep it up!

  6. Have you thought about printing t-shirts with “we are the 99%” for sale to our supporters/wellwishers. This is another way to raise funding and promote the cause.

  7. Please please consider accepting financial donations. I would really to contribute, but can’t get to London this week for family reasons. Thanks and all the best to everyone involved. :)

  8. Yes I too would be able to help monetarily as I don’t really have items to donate, especially in bulk! Wish I did though because I would. Thank you for doing this!

  9. Please see the value of monetary donations, there are many, many of us who would like to help but cannot physically be there. If there are concerns about maintaining independence then perhaps individual donations at £30-50 or something could help this. In the long term, an online donation system will be very practical, especially as winter is setting in and supplies are need, and in the long term larger amounts might be need for legal teams, printing etc.

  10. Guys. It’s fantastic what you’re doing. Please set up an account so that people like me who can’t be there with you but want to support you can donate some money for you to get the things that you need. Thankyou. You are all stars.
    Pete

  11. Don’t give up guys. Sadly I cannot show my physical support. Maybe allow us to donate by proxy to a list of businesses who will promise to support the cause, by delivering what is needed. Food, blankets. etc.

  13. Idea RE cash donations (cut and paste from occupy facebook page) post it c/o the dean, st pauls…. i think you can trust him, send cash..notes… in the post… the revolution c/o the dean, st pauls cathedral, london

  14. I can donate some time to lead some yoga and meditation? Yoga community is behind you. Stay strong, peaceful and united. Non-violence in action and communication. Consensus and listen to each other. Namaste

  15. I brought metal cutlery down yesterday, but the kitchen was not able to accept it, as there were no washing facillities and worries about ‘knives’.

    What is the present situation with metal cutlery?

    If it’s still no metal, i think you need to mention ‘plastic’ on your list :)

  16. “Global Bucket” is a financial institution which started out as nothing more than a plastic tub on a table near St Paul’s Cathedral in London in October 2011. Every citizen in the world opened an account there, without realising it. Global Bucket’s basic policy was (from the start – and remains) to be non-profit-making, to share its resources with those in need, and to neither charge nor pay interest. It is now the world’s largest so-called ‘bank’. (Wikipedia, 2021)

  19. What you are doing is fantastic and is long
    overdue. The peace camps worked in the eighties.
    This will work today. As soon as you are ready for
    money donations let the people know. They want to support
    you so much.

    Keep up the good works!!!

    All the very best
    Ray

  20. I came to this page hoping to donate money and… I can’t.

    So… I guess that’s my vote to make monetary donations available :)

  21. I think at least one person in the kitchen needs to have a Food Hygiene Certificate. You can do it on line, costs approx £25 and takes a couple of hours.

    Keep up the great work, you are all stars**************** POWER TO THE PEOPLE.

    Dina Amina xxxx

  22. i can supply some 10 litre or 25 litre platic jerry cans (brand new) ideal for holding drinking/cooking water….I’m in the bedford area if anyone wants to take some down.

  23. We can bring plastic cutlery, paper plates, blankets, napkins, plastic table cloth. Do you need camping mats? they are good at keeping out the cold at night. Stay safe and warm. Anything else? what are you doing about laundry?

  24. I will be heading up from Brighton on Wednesday. I will bring what I can. Any news on the financial donations yet???

  26. Hoping to get down there either by tonight or tomorrow morning il have some tuperware cleaning supplies black sacks water food etc.. We are the 99%

  29. New York supports you! We hope the London GA finds consensus to accept monetary donations so that we can help you from across the Atlantic and around the world.

  30. They are established ! Now we must do everything to keep them there.
    Everyone contact your local Sustainability/environmental/Green/CAG’s etc Groups and urge them to set up collections and deliveries of food, water and goods.
    Hold Swap-shops, sponsored events etc
    Most of all SPREAD THE WORD ! Let’s see some Posters, Flyers, letters in the local paper, newsletter, website etc
    We must get across to those who are reluctant to accept that real change has begun.
    We can ALL contribute to the campaign…even if it’s just telling the neighbours and asking them to pass it on.
    COME ON THE 99 % !!! WE CAN DO THIS !!!

  31. I would like to send a Sainsbury order to you guys. I have spoken with Sainsbury and there shouldnt be an issue as we have the full address. Who should I direct the delivery to? And when is the best time for a delivery?

  32. Hi Ashley, thanks so much for your support! You can direct all deliveries to: Occupy London, West Courtyard, St Paul’s Churchyard, London EC4M 8AD. Deliveries have taken place today, so we are sure it will get to us.

    On monetary donation front, we are working to try and find a solution. At this stage we are accepting cash donations at the information desk based in at Occupy London. We will keep you updated on a solution.

    • My most important donation to support you is this one below. I’ve been there yesterday. Please please please pass the message on during the next assembly if you find it sensible:
      - No alcohol/drugs in the site!!
      - Ask people to reduce the vast amount of (even better eliminate) ‘just-for-the-sake-of-confrontation’ messages and plackards. We are not there to “upset city workers”. We need to influence the 99% that we are all together in this, not just to celebrate how much we agree among the 15%. City workers are within the 99%, sorry. And some of them support us, believe it or not. Let’s stop judging people’s lives.
      - All people camping should engage more in building something lasting and effective. Last night 23:00 there was a small group working at the entrance, and a big one playing instruments in the middle of the site (with cans of beer etc.). Let’s sing and celebrate once we’ve done the homework: this is a UNIQUE opportunity to engage others.

      I really hope this helps. All the best. And than you so much for taking part in this and allow me to have a voice too.

      • No, we do not support you and you are absolutely out of order. It is time for you to move on and remove yourselves.

  34. paul from west yorkshire its wonderfull to see so many who will stand up for the rest of us i am 60 years of age i have been a conservative all my voting life more to the right than that but i have seen in the world hope for us all i firmly believe this is somthing new when i get my bus pass in november after waiting since january when i was 60 i might try and come down to st pauls not only to see your wonderfull effort but to pray for you as well you may not in all cases beleive as i do but you my dear freinds are the hope for the future a future devoid of greed and the coperate belief that ordinary people must pay for the bankers mistakes we need to realise that we cannot and will not see public services slashed no hope for our young people apart from army service the increase of pension age the pressure on the sick and disabled of which i am one THANK GOD FOR YOU

  36. Was down there today talking to one of the legal oberservers and a very nice older gentleman who was carrying a placard around. You are all an inspiration and will try and get down as often as I can. And yes set up a donations online function everybody wants to give.

    • Anytime someone in the camp is feeling low or disillusioned I show them this blog. Thanks for all the wonderful comments. We shall prevail

  37. Any progress on setting up online donations? Think it’s quite important that you do this quickly – I’d imagine it would quickly fix your supply needs for the foreseeable future.

  39. Thank you SO MUCH for getting this going. I’m fed up of our ‘leaders’ and ‘leaders’ in the USofA and Europe making idiots of us, protecting the 1%. Enough is ENOUGH! I am going to try and get my donation down to you though it is quite a trek.

  40. I’d also like to be able to make an online donation. Hope you get a chance to set this up soon. I’m unfortunately rather far away in Finland to be able to visit you in person.

    You’re probably aware of this already, but you’re getting very positive coverage in the Guardian. Glad to hear the canon at St Paul’s is being supportive. I can appreciate the clock’s chimes must be difficult to sleep through. I used to be a chorister in the cathedral choir in the 80s and slept within a couple of hundred metres of that clock for five years. At least I always knew what time it was as I was trying to get to sleep, I suppose… On the positive side, it seems like a fantastic location being right by the cathedral. Helps create more of a splash, I’d say.

    The best of luck with your campaign. I hope to come and join in when I’m next back in the UK.

  41. Hey there, as I understand the council is not picking up your rubbish. We could maybe set up a regular collection with regular donations? Or should we continue carrying the rubbish away one bag at a time?

    Thanks, and well done people!

  42. in the absence of the ability to donate financially as yet, online deliveries (Sainsburys etc as above) seem like a good idea- what do you need which could be delivered by an online supermarket service? Presumably not perishable foodstuffs, but what could we send which would be of use?

    I trust the Dean of St Pauls with coins, but possibly not our postal service. :-(

    You’re all stars.

  43. Thank you, thank you thank you. I’ve been waiting so long for this day to come. YOU ARE OUR HOPE AND INSPIRATION. I’ll be down on Saturday to support you. KEEP THE FAITH!

  44. Well done everyone wish I was a bit younger and didn’t have so many family members to look after I’d be down there with you.

    If you do set up donations set up an account so we can pay cash in at a bank if you can find a decent bank that is, second thoughts that might not be possible.

  45. Waiting and hoping that this snowballs to even more towns and cities around the UK. I live in Torquay and I’m dismayed that so few people are aware here of what you guys are doing. With the support you deserve eventually even those with their heads in the sand must take notice. You will succeed, we will succeed; of that I’m sure. It’s been a long time coming. I’m thankful that we have the technology now to allow a movement like this to grow and blossom.

    I echo the request for some means to donate electronically. It’s more frustrating being able to see what is happening but not being able to contribute and support the cause in some small way. I’ll monitor this site closely to see if the situation changes.

    Keep up the good work.

  46. Please can we donate electronically? Can you set up a bank account we can transfer money into?

  47. I should say, youve got 1 with the best blogs Ive noticed in a lengthy time. What I wouldnt give to be able to build a blog thats as interesting as this. I guess Ill just have to keep reading yours and hope that 1 day I can write on a subject with as much understanding as youve got on this 1!

  48. Definitely need a paypal button. I came to donate from a link from the guardian. Couldn’t.

    • Maybe not a paypal button on reflection but something simple. Even an account no and sort code would be enough.

  50. Hi, I’m really grateful to you for all for camping out! I came on Saturday, blogged about it, and will def be back next weekend. I’ve been following the developments of the indignados in Spain from the beginning and have been really inspired, I’m excited it’s come to London and hope people join in support!

    PS. I don’t have lamps, but if you need a cable with a simple lampholder I can sort you out… let me know! @EmilyBenet

  51. There are thousands like me who want to contribute to this vital campaign. Pse set up online payment facility ASAP. Great article by Polly Toynbee.

  52. I thought my days of protests are over but the spirit of this campaign has energized me and I will be joining the students march on the 9th and bringing along my two boys. This is about their future. It is time for each one to do his bit for a more equal world.

  54. I’ve got a large tarp I’ll bring this afternoon. I also have a whiteboard if someone wants to organise transport to pick it up from North London.

  55. I’ll second that.. setup an account to receive money… can’t be there but would like to help….

  56. All good wishes. Will donate when you figure out an electronic method. Ask Avaaz or 38 degrees how they do it?

  57. There is a lot of injustice in the world just hope you can make a difference in a peaceful way. Good luck to you all .

  58. Thank you SO much for having the courage and committment to protest in this way. I am a Social worker and a SWP member, and I can tell you that I have been waiting for this to happen for a very long time ( I`m 50). We are witnessing the death throes of Capitalism… all the people around the world are waking up to the fact that the western political – economic model has collapsed, and a more equal and democratic system needs to be put in place, if we are to survive as the human race. Best wishes to all of you.
    Please set up an electronic system where we can donate money, as lots of people want to do this who cannot make it to London
    30 Nov – GENERAL STRIKE – show this Gov just what we think of their Neo-Con policies !!

  59. What you are doing is just terrific and you have my admiration – and by tomorrow you’ll have my best cleaning things and my bin liners and a bucket.

  60. I love the simple but strong message of this protest. This is democracy. Let’s make it work.

  61. Thank you for taking this protest to the heart of the matter! It’s good to know you’ve got St Paul’s and Polly Toynbee acting as guardian angels!! Your efforts are very inspiring and hugely appreciated. I’m intend to go on strike on the 30th to protest at the threat to vital local services.
    I can’t be there with you but hope to make a donation of some sort asap.
    Good luck!

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  66. Good luck all, your doing a superb job. Lots of us are behind you, and im coming down for a week in November to keep up the solidarity.

  67. Keep up the good work guys. Get that financial donation thing going I want to support! Any help or support you need with your web site give us a shout; my contribution to the cause!

  68. Hi. I’ve tried to send a Sainsbury’s grocery delivery your way. The confused driver called me, wanting a named person he could get a signature from. The stuff has gone back to the depot for redelivery. His depot won’t let him give the stuff to “any old protestor”, as I asked him.

    Could you let us know someone’s name, and a way a delivery driver can find them? It can be an assumed name if you prefer.

  69. Another message of support here, im from the north west and cant afford to come and be with you guys, i will be donating anything i can in the coming months.

    I read your initial statement and although i am in agreement with the general assembly i believe there is an important addition. There needs to be a ban on funding for political parties, they should be state funded equally. Unless we can stop the system of legalised bribery with political party donations the politicians are completely conpromised and nothing will change. This needs to be the main focus because its a message than will appeal to more sections of the british public. Although i agree with you… a stance against the cuts outright will only scare away many in middle england who dont have the full facts, in the end we need to persuade these people and engage them.

  70. please send me any updates on the protest, theres not much about you on the news. i guess its not deemed important when the sun can talk about x factor and some such shit. but after all the role of the media is to distract the public.
    im gonna be up to saint pauls on sunday, im gonna bring some dried food. tea, as us brits dont go to war without one. coffee, and hot chocolate. your all doing fantastic work up there. there was a good feature in the daily mail yesterday, about the portrait of a protest, they had tents numbered, and said who was living in them. looking fwd to seeing you all, my freinds and family think im nuts, but for evil to provail, it requires good men/women to stand idle, and ive been standing idle for 43 years to long. cu all sunday, i’ll be the man with the hat on a bike so easy to spot. if anyone recognises me, please say hello. keep up the good work, viv la revolution, and remember, gandi got an entire country from using peacefull means. you guys are nothing lilke the august rioters, allthough some say you are, to me you not even in the same leage, or same ballpark, and not even the same game.
    for you entertainment needs, i recommend the book the creature from jakyll island, best read ive ever had, if they got some copies in waterstones i’ll buy some for you all, as bordom is your greatest enemy.
    Gary hurman

  71. Thanks to everyone who made me welcome whilst filming today, and for sharing your views with me. I hope to be back on the weekend – keep those spirits up

  73. Keep going guys, you have my support! Is there an address i could send supplies too, as I don’t live in london.

  74. I was up at the camp today – it was freezing cold and your thin little tents didn’t look at all wind proof. You are a really determined group of people because you are certainly not there for fun……

  75. Set up an online donation facility please – for those of us who don’t live in London and would like to contribute there isn’t much we can do at present.

    Thanks.

  76. You are doing a fabulous job and I wish to show my support for you. Although English, I live in Spain and cannot physically get to London. I would like to donate to help make life comfortable for all the Occupy people – please consider setting up a bank account? I know paypal are fairly dodgy politically but it might be a good test of their avowed ‘neutrality’ to set up an account for them? – it would give them a chance to do something good for once.

    Anyway, good luck, keep strong and fingers crossed for mild weather.

  77. Just had a thought if you want avoid using the financial system – what about kiva?

    http://www.kiva.org/
    They are a network for globalising micro loans but there is a ‘donate’ option.
    Perhaps they can help?

    Lisa x

  78. It would be great to have electronic donations as I think masses of people would flood in with donations then.

    Can you send cheques to “Occipy London” at the address?

  79. I keep checking back on to see if you are receiving donations yet. Please set something up I know loads of people who want to donate up here in the Northwest. I am so pleased you are there, i am sick of all the bashing you are receiving by the unaware, ignorant public who think THEY have got nothing to worry about. Hopefully they will come come good sooner rather than later.

  80. Please set up an account so we can donate! We are overseas and really want to support what you are doing.

  82. Good site … Just killing some time at school rubbaging around and found your site. Good looking place. I will have to add this place to come back and see what’s new. Cheers!

  83. Use Paypal for donations too. Accepts all currencies! Get an article in the “Church Times” read by the hierarch also – hope they’ve interviewed you?!

    I’ll donate, just waiting for my paycheque!

  84. If you, and I say this with all due respect regarding your right to protest, are actually opposed to capitalism, why do you make use resources that feed the capitalist system?

  85. I’m moving back to London from Stoke post uni have a bit of stuff I won’t be needing anymore (including food supplies mainly tinned stuff, pasta, rice, etc and some books amongst other things) will bring what I can and you’re welcome to use what you can and sell/donate/freecycle what you don’t.

  86. Has anyone thought about setting up a registered charity and using that and the media to get your message out. What needs to be done is not just to wake up the public but to make those in power realise that the movement really has support. The news organisations would find it hard to ignore the fact that a charity was set up which would get valuable time on TV.

    The advantage of a charity is more people will donate to a charity as it has legitimacy but also charities have a publicly known reason to exist, an objective, a mission statement etc. What is missing is what we want to achieve in terms of changes to the system etc.

    Just some thoughts

    Right now I am broke and need to feed and cloth my children for the winter, when I have done that I will donate what I can. I am with you all the way.

  87. Thank you again for what you are doing on our behalf—
    DONT MOVE
    If possible do try and stay at St Pauls rather than moving. St Pauls ‘accident’ though it was, has highlighted the moral issues eloquently -if you move you will be out of site out of mind-and more easily dismissed. There was a very good article in the Independant this Sunday on how crucial your location is.

    Also great article in the Guardian online you have probably already seen
    http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/oct/30/andrew-rawnsley-occupy-protesters-grown-up.

    Hoping its safe to donate money

  88. Many of us are really proud of what you’re all doing there, and understand what it’s about. You are not alone.
    Take care, keep warm, keep dry, keep safe, look after each other, and take a break away from it when you need some head space and a bath. Don’t worry about what the Telegraph says!

  90. Can’t fit “London Camp for Climate Action” in Name of recipient! Hope “London Camp For C.” still gets to you!

  91. I admire what you are doing and the dignified way you are doing it. Stay where you are for as long as you can. Your presence is a continuing embarrassment to the government financial cartel, putting the selfishness and complacency of City institutions at the forefront of news coverage. Don’t give up the cause. Thank goodness there are people in the clergy who have a concience.

      • I think it is more un-Christian to deface memorials to dead firefighters. You have already destroyed the festivals of All Saints and now you are jeopardising the Remberance Sunday service. It is utterly selfish (hmmmm….thought you were campaigning against greed, but then again you do set up bank accounts as well! The only solidarity you show is with people who agree with your ideas)
        If you are campaigning against the capitalist system, why are you doing it on the hallowed site of worship?

    • Give St. Paul’s it’s due reverance and strip the lead off the roof and weight it in to feed the protesters.

  93. Protesting against bankers but setting up a bank account; protesting against corporations but accepting donations from Sainsbury….
    somehow things do not seem to add up….

    • If you had done your homework, Alice, you would have noticed that the bank account is with the Co-op bank. Which, as far as bank accounts are concerned, is about as decent as you can get.

  95. Saw your ‘zombie bankers’ video – stonking good idea! Terrible dancing but 10 out of 10 for getting ideas across in a way that people can relate to. How about Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Boxing Day – try and get people down from different faiths down for vigils/prays as surely greed and attainment for nothing more than material wealth is all about what most/if not all religions are against. Muslims, Sikhs, Christians, Hindus, etc (excuse my ignorance but it could be a very long list otherwise) get on down to St Paul’s Cathedral for this battle of the spiritual over the material. Time to move this world away from the madness of greed which is destroying the fabric of our society and reducing us year by year to lesser mortals. Time to move away from this selfish one-against-the-other mentality and realise we are all but one. Granted the 1% might think themselves not part of the rest of us but they are the minority and the majority can always win if they just apply themselves. Enough is enough!

  97. Friends in Occupy London and across the world.
    Wonderful your spirit, wonderful your courage and intelligence.
    Einstein is said to have said, “The mind that creates the problem cannot be the one that solves it” The truth of this we have seen in the environment and economics, politics and sociology; we solve one problem and create ten more.
    How do we change our minds?
    Our minds are a function of our egos. Ego is the identity we build up for ourselves from childhood. It marks us out as different from our siblings and our peers. It mediates between our inner and our outer worlds. Those are its useful functions. Its uselessness is in the way it drives us to compete when collaboration would be useful. Ego makes unnecessary distinctions and conceits. Ego demands like a needy child.
    Ego is not who we are. It is the learned persona we present to the world. Who or what is behind the ego? Who or what is behind the mind?
    The ancient Greeks understood the dilemma. “Know Thyself” was carved above the temple doors. The East, for over five thousand years, has finely honed its scientific knowledge for advancing self-discovery. Meditation is the stepping back from ego; it is returning to the ground of being from which existence springs. It is the wave remembering that it is not different from the ocean.
    In a recent survey of successful people in many different fields, all spoke about their moments in the zone; their times of inspiration. It comes to them on holiday, or in the shower or watching the sun go down. These are indeed ways of meditation just as a screwdriver is a way of opening a tin or the heel of your shoe is a way of hammering in a nail.
    The fact is that meditation is a tried and tested tool for doing the job of emptying the mind, stilling the ego so that inspiration and self-awareness can appear. Self awareness knows we are not lonely islands in a sea of chaos. We are the ocean and the drop of water. Then how can a part fight the whole? How can the human part abuse and mismanage the whole of nature? Meditation is the key to stepping back to see what is important. Its side-effects are creativity and freedom, clarity and love.
    It’s no good anyone telling this to anyone. It has to be experienced. And I’m not saying everyone should meditate. What I am saying is that meditation is a proven fast-track scientific method to step back from our driven ways and habits, back into a world a world of empathy and cooperation.
    There are no immediate solutions to our global problems – only the solutions that emerge from egos finally in balance with quiet minds. The journey outward is an equal part of the journey inwards. This is the open secret, the master key to open up our future.
    Love
    rashid Maxwell. Devon

  98. I would like to send you my best wishes and support. At last a focal point for the vast majority of ordinary people who feel frustrated and powerless at this moment in time. If we listen to our politicians and those others who control the destiny of our country and the rest of the nations in the world – ‘we are all in this together’. Hmmmmm, from where I am sitting, that statement rings pretty hollow. Especially when you consider that our Prime Minister is a millionaire from a privileged background and has surrounded himself in Cabinet by fellow Old Etonians and at the last count, a further 18 millionaires. No, it doesn’t just ring true. Some of us are deeper ‘in it’ than the wealthy politicians, and the corporate chief executives, financiers, stockbrokers, bankers and others who annually award each other nice fat bonuses and salary hikes and provide the political parties and politicians the finances to ensure that the wealth and power are kept in the hands of these elite. What we are witnessing here and now, by your actions and those elsewhere in the world is the beginning of of a see change in how the majority of the populations of the world view this awful financial crisis that is the result of rampant corporate greed. People making themselves fantastically wealthy by gambling the wealth created by those that actually produce something. The well being of nations and the custody of our planet is far too important than to be left in the hands of just these political and corporate elite.

  104. Hi all,
    I’m so glad you are doing this. I would come and help if I could, but all I can do is give a bit of money, sorry.
    Isn’t it ironic: this is the perfect manifestation of David Cameron’s Big Society, although I doubt very much if he approves……
    We are all thinking of you and with you in spirit!

  106. Hello from 2 a couple of Jewish Christians in Cornwall over 70 .
    We hope yu are warm enough and all is well. Does you r mail reach you as I imagine the address you is not official ??? Please sing some songs .
    How about a “Wailing Wall” ? with photo’s on it of people like us who support you but can’t be there ?? Jesus said “Love oneanother , that’s it isn’t it ???
    Shalom from Tony and “Grannyline”

  112. Keep going and be patient. You’re doing a really good job. By focusing the collective awareness on the issues, the answers and solutions should start to materialise effortlessly and spontaneously.

  113. If it helps, a pretty smart/cool tutor once told me that the hardest part is knowing the right questions to ask and that working out the answers is the easy bit.

  114. It seems to me the only way to truly occupy, is to occupy trading space either as in the ‘robin hood tax’ or some other way that directly affects the traders. In particular of the shadow banking system, since these are the people that have been ruining stuff.
    If fraudster’s were sent to prison did not pass go etc.

  115. Is there plans in the pipeline for ‘Occupy’ support items that can be purchased with funds going to the cause? I know so many people who cannot be there but would like to show support with a badge/t shirt/poster etc.

    With you all they way!!! xxx

  117. Your focus on the Corporation of London is great. The Vicar up at St.Bart’s Church in Smithfield (5minutes from your camp) Martin Dudley is the guy who made the comment in a prayer at a corporation dinner where he asked to be saved form “enemies camped around us”. Hardly a Christian point of view

  118. I agree with Mark. The Corporation of London makes North Korea look democratic and progressive. Whats more Martin Dudley at St.Barts Church as well as being a vicar is also a Councillor on the Corporation of London. He is fundamentally compromised and when he said his infamous “enemies camped around us” prayer he quite clearly wasnt representing Christianity, the Church and social justice but the Corporation of London. He should be forced to decide between being a Priest and being a Councillor on the Corporation. It is wrong for a Priest to be political and especially when he is defending the Corporation. As with the former Dean of St.Paul’s who sided with the Corporation of London and was forced to resign, the same thing should happen to Martin Dudley.

  119. Please spare us this whole world is against us, capitalism is wrong, self righteous crap. You are so naive it is beyond a joke. A few enlightenments….

    Those masks you like to wear, royalties go to Time Warner, the studio behind V for Vendetta. So I’m sure that corporation is grateful for your support.

    Starbucks is doing a roaring trade next to the camp. I’m sure that corporation is grateful or your support.

    I saw one comment about Sainburys food orders and hear of Ocado deliveries, I’m sure those corporations are grateful of your support.

    Those tents, many of which are branded companies- Quecha, Berghaus etc – IPO’d and financed by investment banks, thanks for your support.

    Your efforts are futile. Many of the long term unemployed in the camp still would be in good economic times, they are unemployable in all markets! Take a look in th mirror, look over your shoulder. Most people don’t give a shit, so just move on – back to your rabbit warrens, your soup kitchens, you dole queues and man amongst yourselves what a AB world it is and how we should not encourage success.

    Pitiful.

  120. I know Cameron doesn’t have two brain cells to rub together, but surely the irony of last night could have not escaped him. He has the audacity to describe the EU as “out of touch” and needing to be “refashioned”. He tells other countries they must democratise. He willingly supports the bombing of innocent people. And there he was giving a speech in the most undemocratic institution in the western world.

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  123. What exactly do you use the money donated for? Most of the things in the camp seem to have been donated, what accountability do you give for the cash that gets given to this campaign.

    • That’s how we like it. We don’t want to work, just protest all our lives at the latest thing. We can’t protest for free can we?

  124. Hello Occupy London! I think you are all so corageous and fantastic!! You have my utmost admiration. Please don’t give up. I cannot be there but want to donate. You reaally should set up an online link to donate, guys!! It’s far easier and you’d fare far better. The global occupy movement is “The Last chance Saloon” for the 99%

  125. It is time for everyone to stop protesting. You are all the typical layabouts who cannot be bothered to get a job after spending too much time flying paper aeroplanes at the back of the school class. Stop sponging off other people, stop being envious, just do some honest work in your life.

    • Why not…instead of complaining actually set up a business that can provide these said jobs? Why do you think almost 10% of the population is out of work. I can tell you that 10% is over 6million people.

      Now. Until you actually provide a way out of this mess, something that apparently the people we elect to the post can’t sort out with apparently no limits to their budgets, shurrup and go home to your Mercedes S-class or something along those lines.

      This is the best, most productive protest I have ever seen and I for one do not wish to see it end. In fact, depending on how it evolves, I have a feeling it should become a more permanent fixture.

  127. great job! please keep it up, you really are helping to open peoples eyes! the majority support what you stand for, even if they are to pacified/lazy to say so!

    more occupy sites/more power to the 99%!

    bless you all!

  128. keep up the good work: (good to see you are ignoring the ‘fools’) –
    in solidarity – I will send a donation when the new account is set up.
    Meanwhile I am writing to the authorities in support of OLSX’……

  129. Just want to say what youre doing is important, and people will look back on it some day and say you did something that mattered. The people in power are starting to pay attention, even as their media stooges attempt to bury all reports in a mountain of celebrity trivialities.

    Ignore those who attempt to demoralise and undermine you. The cops hate peaceful protest. It doesn’t look good to attack someone who doesn’t fight back! The mainstream media attempt to portray you as shiftless, irrelevant: but more and more people are starting to awake to whats really going on. I had never heard of the corporation of london until it was mentioned in relation to olsx. You need emphasise your goals in a language that people can understand.

    Please set up some sort of account to accept money! Check out the 38 degrees site, it seems to be upsetting some senior cabinet ministers too…

  131. Just want to say what an amazing job you are all doing, as soon as I get my next pay cheque I will be donating. All the best, Simon