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With occupations of Dublin’s Dame Street and planned rallies is Spain and Germany #OccupyTogether and #globaldemocracy tags have spread to draw together the reaction to democratic control over banks worldwide.

The movement is stretching across all social networks. On Tumblr members of the public have been detailing their reasons for supporting the cause via We Are the 99 Percent. On Instagram the #occupy tag pulls together images from the global occupations in Wall Street, The Hague, Sydney and Venice.

Malcolm Gladwell of The New Yorker wrote on 4th October, “Facebook activism succeeds not by motivating people to make a real sacrifice but by motivating them to do the things that people do when they are not motivated enough to make a real sacrifice”. But with such enthusiasm and dedication to a cause held in such high regard by so many left in dire straights by the restrictions of financial austerity, the spread of social activism by Facebook and Twitter signals a new generation of people actually taking to the streets and making their virtual voices heard in the real world.

With live blogging and tweeting of events as they happen from the occupation, follow #OccupyLSX for updates from the front line of the protest.

The focus on Wall Street’s role in the global banking crisis has switched to London this week as protesters plan to occupy the London Stock Exchange from midday Saturday. A middle finger up to the global financial corporations after a year of economic discontent, the Occupy London Stock Exchange site has been set up to ... Read more