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Occupy Exeter: Moving into the Cathedral Green, and speech from Priest.
The group calling themselves "Occupy Exeter", in tribute to similar movements which began in New York and spread around the world, staged a protest march from the High Street in Exeter to the Cathedral on Saturday.
Video shows the protesters marching and shouting slogans such as, "this is what democracy looks like", on the way to the Cathedral to set up their camp.
Protesters claim that up to 150 people turned up to the march to protest against income inequality.
Acting Dean of Exeter Cathedral, Carl Turner, spoke to protesters before they set up their tents.
"We can't give you permission to stay here overnight and we can't guarantee your safety staying overnight," he said.
He added: "We do ask you to respect that this is a Holy place and we have some guidelines to give you if you want to stay."
A statement on Exeter Cathedral's website said: "While we would rather you did not occupy our land and we do not give you permission to do so, nevertheless, we acknowledge your right to peaceful protest and freedom of assembly."
The statement then listed guidelines for the protesters, such as respecting the Cathedral and its precincts and keeping access free for emergency vehicles.
Footage then shows the group setting up 13 tents next to the walls of the Cathedral. It is thought that about 20 people slept at the camp at the weekend.
Police are monitoring the area around Cathedral green.
The protest comes after widespread criticism of the ongoing demonstration set up outside St Paul's Cathedral in London, which last month forced the building to close for the first time since the Blitz.
The protesters did not disrupt either the Remembrance Sunday service or two minute silence, which attracted hundreds of people to the Cathedral's main entrance, and laid their own "Occupy Exeter" wreath covered with poppies next to their camp.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/8888342/Occupy-Exeter-set-up-protest-camp-outside-Cathedral.html
A statement on Exeter Cathedral's website said: "While we would rather you did not occupy our land and we do not give you permission to do so, nevertheless, we acknowledge your right to peaceful protest and freedom of assembly."
The statement then listed guidelines for the protesters, such as respecting the Cathedral and its precincts and keeping access free for emergency vehicles.
Footage then shows the group setting up 13 tents next to the walls of the Cathedral. It is thought that about 20 people slept at the camp at the weekend.
Police are monitoring the area around Cathedral green.
The protest comes after widespread criticism of the ongoing demonstration set up outside St Paul's Cathedral in London, which last month forced the building to close for the first time since the Blitz.
The protesters did not disrupt either the Remembrance Sunday service or two minute silence, which attracted hundreds of people to the Cathedral's main entrance, and laid their own "Occupy Exeter" wreath covered with poppies next to their camp.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/8888342/Occupy-Exeter-set-up-protest-camp-outside-Cathedral.html
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