Save the World/Occupy the City

From time to time, people get so fed up with something they have a public protest. Those protests are a chance to let off steam and get the attention of the media. Once in a blue moon the protests actually achieve some sort of change.

What's the latest craze? Occupy the City. How does it work? A bunch of people stand around in or near a financial district and complain that bankers have been bankers. What has happened so far? Some streets have been blocked; some media attention has been grabbed. And now the London variant - some senior church officials have resigned. Why? Because the City of London financial institutions kicked the protesters off their land and those protesters were given temporary sanctuary beside St Paul's Cathedral. Now St Paul's officials have decided that wasn't a great idea - some want to show support against city greed, while others just want the tents to go away.

But what of the protest itself? No bankers have stopped being bankers; no traders have stopped trading. No matter how justified the protest, is the target the church or the City? Do protesters actually have to camp out? What will it take to make a change in society?