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# #Occupy  - What do they want?
- URL: https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/occupy-what-do-they-want/
- Published: 2011-11-07T11:11:10.000Z
- Updated: 2026-04-22T09:56:38.000Z
- Description: Last week's discussion at the Frontline Club - with OurKingdom associate editor Aaron Peters and others - looking at the aims and potential of the global occupations movement.
- Author: ourKingdom editors
- Tags: Europe, #Migrated, Politics & activism, United Kingdom, Occupy!, Civil Society, UK, Democracy and government, #en, #Import 2026-04-09 15:51, #appended-excerpt

Last week's discussion at the Frontline Club - with OurKingdom associate editor Aaron Peters and others - looking at the aims and potential of the global occupations movement.

Chaired by **Kevin Marsh**, Director of OffspinMedia and former Editor of BBC Radio 4's *Today* programme.

With:

[**Harry Cole**](http://www.harrycole.net/?ref=opendemocracy.net), a political journalist and media commentator. He set up Tory Bear in 2008 whilst studying at Edinburgh University. He is now News Editor of Order-Order.com and writes for The Daily Beast and Total Politics and The Commentator. Twitter: [@MrHarryCole](http://twitter.com/?ref=opendemocracy.net#!/MrHarryCole)

[**Naomi Colvin**](http://auerfeld.com/?ref=opendemocracy.net), supporter of [OccupyLSX](http://occupylsx.org/?ref=opendemocracy.net). She set up [UK Friends of Bradley Manning](http://blog.ukfriendsofbradleymanning.org/?ref=opendemocracy.net), the UK support group for the accused Wikileaks whistleblower. Twitter: @auerfeld

[**Richard Murphy**](http://courageousstate.com/about-richard-murphy-author-of-the-courageous-state/?ref=opendemocracy.net), a chartered accountant and economist. He is the author of [*The Courageous State: Rethinking Economics, Society and the Role of Government*](http://courageousstate.com/about/?ref=opendemocracy.net). Twitter: [@RichardJMurphy](http://twitter.com/?ref=opendemocracy.net#!/RichardJMurphy)

[**Aaron Peters**](http://www.opendemocracy.net/author/aaron-peters), a PhD candidate at Royal Holloway, University of London. He is co-editor of [Fight Back!](http://www.opendemocracy.net/ourkingdom/ourkingdom/fight-back-reader-on-winter-of-protest), host of Resonance FM's[ 'Novara'](http://resonancefm.com/?ref=opendemocracy.net) and student activist. He is also on the National Committee of [NCAFC](http://anticuts.com/?ref=opendemocracy.net), one of the organisations behind last years students walkouts and street actions. Twitter: [@aaronjohnpeters](http://twitter.com/?ref=opendemocracy.net#!/aaronjohnpeters)

**Julian Assange**, [WikiLeaks](http://wikileaks.org/?ref=opendemocracy.net) editor-in-chief.

[**Daniel Ben-Ami**](http://danielbenami.com/?ref=opendemocracy.net), journalist and author, he has contributed to numerous national, specialist and international publications. He is author of [*Ferraris For All*](http://www.amazon.co.uk/Ferraris-All-Defence-Economic-Progress/dp/1847423469/ref=sr%5F1%5F1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1267048492&sr=8-1&ref=opendemocracy.net) and [*Cowardly Capitalism*](http://www.amazon.co.uk/Cowardly-Capitalism-Global-Financial-Casino/dp/0471899631/ref=ntt%5Fat%5Fep%5Fdpt%5F4?ref=opendemocracy.net).

Last week's discussion at the Frontline Club - with OurKingdom associate editor Aaron Peters and others - looking at the aims and potential of the global occupations movement.