A few days ago the municipal administration of Athens, having as pioneer the mayor Giorgos Kaminis, conceded a municipal building on 159, Filolaou Street to the Nazi gang Chrissi Avgi (Golden Dawn), in order to accommodate their party offices. The particular office was designed for the needs of the regional school committees, and despite the unanimous conviction from the second communal council, the keys were handed in to the fascists.
In the spring of 2009 para-state members of Chrissi Avgi took over a playground in Aghios Panteleimonas Square, which resulted in the trampling of the vitality of hundreds of both local and immigrant kids. As if this was not enough, they put on the daily agenda of the neighbourhood beatings, intolerance, racism and the recruiting of young children from nearby schools. And unfortunately they don’t stop there. Their rich resume includes murderous assaults on immigrants and refugees, the bullying of youths in squares and public places, as well as the targeting of social fighters, squats and social spaces.
The fascists aspire to be established at the offices of Filolaou Street, in order to acquire another base for their terrorist activity. They wish to sow undisturbed in our neighbourhoods the seeds of social cannibalism and terror, where at the same time large parts of the society stand up and fight collectively. They wish to poison the society with racial hatred and nationalistic bursts, while class inequalities are growing and social injustice deepens. It’s no coincidence that last May they took advantage of the tragic death of Manolis Kantaris, in order to sow terror in downtown Athens. Furthermore, it’s no coincidence that in the anti-memorandum demonstration of June 28th and while the police forces were trying to disperse the decisive crowd of demonstrators with the use of chemicals and batons, members of Chrissi Avgi embraced tight with the police squads (MAT) that actually smuggled them into the courtyard of the Greek parliament, in order to protect their fascist buddies from the wrath of the crowd.
ARE WE WILLING TO TOLERATE THE NAZIS ACTING UNDISTURBED IN OUR NEIGHBOURHOODS?
To poverty, unemployment, wretchedness we answer with solidarity.
To racism and social segregation we answer with common self-organized struggles of locals and immigrants, young and old, workers and unemployed.
To cannibalism and alienation we answer with collectivity.
The struggle against fascism is a matter of life and dignity.
Not a single inch to the enemies of freedom.
FASCISM IS NOT A SPECTACLE IN NEWS BULLETINS!
NEITHER IN PAGKRATI, NOR ANYWHERE
KICK FASCISTS OUT OF EVERY NEIGHBOURHOOD!