Members of the “Occupy London Stock Exchange” group say their Facebook page is followed by more than 9,000 people, writes The Guardian. Protests against the global financial system that take place daily on Wall Street will extend to London, the main financial center in Europe, this weekend, as a protest is organized for Saturday. A number of British organizations announced that they support the movement of occupying the financial heart of London, as part of “the worldwide movement for real democracy” which seeks to highlight the social and economic injustice.
The Facebook page of the “Occupy London Stock Exchange” movement is folllowed by 9,000 people, including 3,500 that announced already their intention to participate in the protest.
Laura Taylor, a supporter of the movement, said: “Why do we have to pay for the crisis caused by banks? More than a million people lost their jobs, tens of thousands of houses are seized by the banks, while small businesses struggle to survive. However, bankers continue to make profits of billions and pay themselves huge bonuses even after they were rescued with 850 billion pounds of our money”.
Another supporter, Kai Wargalla support: “It is a movement of people who protest against economic and social injustice in the UK. We want to be with the 99%, the vast majority that values people more than profit”.
In the U.S., the movement “Occupy Wall Street” is in its fourth week of existence and expanded in several cities. Also, many celebrities – the rapper Kanye West was the last one to show his support for the movement – come and support the demonstrators through their presence.