The Occupy London Stock Exchange collective said a Facebook page on the protest had attracted more than 9,000 followers.



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Wednesday 12 October 2011 08.52 BST
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Protests against the global financial system which have seen huge demonstrations in New York's Wall Street will spread to the City of London this weekend.

A
number of campaign organisations, including direct action group UK
Uncut, say they will support an occupation of the heart of the capital's
financial centre on Saturday as part of a "global movement for real
democracy" to highlight social and economic injustice.The Occupy London Stock Exchange
collective said a Facebook page on the protest had attracted more than
9,000 followers, with more than 3,500 confirmed attendees.Laura
Taylor, a supporter of the so-called OccupyLSX, said: "Why are we paying
for a crisis the banks caused? More than a million people have lost
their jobs and tens of thousands of homes have been repossessed, while
small businesses are struggling to survive."Yet bankers continue
to make billions in profit and pay themselves enormous bonuses, even
after we bailed them out with £850bn."Another supporter, Kai
Wargalla, added: "This is a people-powered movement protesting against
the increasing social and economic injustice in the UK. We want to stand
with the 99% - the overwhelming majority who value people over profit."We want to make our voices heard against greed, corruption and for a democratic, just society. We stand in solidarity with Occupy Wall Street,
protesters in Spain, Greece and the Middle East who started this
movement. They have inspired people all over the world to step forward
and make their voices heard."UK Uncut supporter Peter Hodgson
said: "The success of the square occupations across Spain in calling for
democracy and an end to austerity, alongside the rapid growth of the
Wall Street occupation, has shown that this is what is needed in London
and the UK. The government is ignoring its electorate as they impose
these austerity measures."