Communiqué: ‘They came back to light the vigil lamp on the grave of Metaxas [1871–1941, military dictator of the 4th of August Regime], his old apologists but also new nostalgic thugs, from ordinary members of the patriotic milieu to salaried parastatals extreme rightists; what all of them saw was a […]
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AGAINST NATIONALIST PARADES On October 26th–27th, 2011, interventions were actualized at schools in Elliniko, Ano Glyfada and Argyroupoli (southern suburbs of Athens, renowned for their capitalist character). Secondary students had written and distributed the following text against the parade of October 28th: One-TWO! One-TWO! Parade (or sheep’s) rehearsal for the […]
Children paint (at) Labidona, October 1st, 2011 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpmhied-7y4 At the beginning of autumn, an initiative of residents in Vyronas (a suburb in the northeastern part of Athens) worked together to create a new Social-Cultural Centre downtown, in Aghias Triadas Grove. They transformed the derelict ‘Labidona’ into a space of self-expression. […]
Since Tuesday, October 11th, the social space for health operates in PIKPA squat, located in Timodimou and Antoniadou streets (‘Petrina’), in the neighbourhood of Ano Petralona —not far from Petralona metro stop. The exclusion of more and more people from an already dismantled health care system led the local popular […]
Let’s counter-attack. Let’s intervene in the feast of the union fat-cats and promote combative features in the demonstration. OCTOBER 19th: EVERYONE TO THE STREETS! ‘Against violence, wherever it comes from’: a phrase that we often hear from Adonis Georgiadis, as much as from someone who belongs to the political left, […]
Crete Island: The general assembly of the workers in the Peripheral Unit of Rethymnon decided to occupy the building of the sub region (former prefecture) on October 18th, to coordinate their actions with employees in regions across the country. Vyronas, Athens: Early in the morning of Thursday, October 18th, the […]
Friday, October 14th, at 20.00: People’s assembly in Merkouri Square Saturday, October 15th, at 15.00: Collective kitchen in PIKPA squat (Timodimou and Antoniadou streets, ‘Petrina’, Ano Petralona) Tuesday, October 18th, at 19.00: Demonstration in the neighbourhood (we meet outside Petralona metro station, from the side of the pedestrian street of […]
On Friday night, October 7th, a fascist bookshop located at 114, Solonos Street was arsoned. Serious damage was caused to the property of ‘Georgiadis editions’. It was the seventeenth attack against this well-established enterprise owned by the notorious far-rightist Adonis Georgiadis and his brother. The particular scumbags regularly appear on […]
On October 5th in the neighbourhood of Dafni, in Athens, 12-year-old Ali Mohammed Rasul was arrested by cops while scavenging through a waste bin. He was taken to a local police station and then was transferred to Amygdaleza juvenile detention centre in Thrakomakedones, northwestern Attica, because he didn’t have papers. […]
Once again thousands marched down central streets of Athens, mainly protesting against the hard prosperity measures. The general strike of October 5th was called by the two sold-out unions (the GSEE private sector and ADEDY public sector confederations), but students also participated in the demo. As in previous general strikes, […]
In Athens alone, the squats live under constant threat of fascists and police. Organized neo-Nazi gangs attack repeatedly occupied projects with arsons, backed by the police. The Greek police tend to launch vengeful attacks on squats whenever riots break out. Very little money is available for the building maintenance of […]