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Also something different.... It is not related to Alexandros but it is one more uprising of greeks, mostly because of the current problems with the economic crisis...

The greek farmers are taking action during the last days. More than 3000 tractors, in all over Greece, are blocking the National Motorway at various junctions, but also other main roads of Greece. At the area of Tempi, a bit north of Larisa, about 1500 tractors have blocked the Athens - Thessaloniki national motorway, and the only way to go is from other small roads and routes that exist in the area. On other occasions, the railway has also been blocked, and the farmers in Crete are also occupying the local airport!

Farmers blocking the streets is not something new in Greece, the difference now with the events of the 90s, is that it seems that the farmers are not that much controlled any more from the "traditional" syndicalists and the various farmer syndicalist groups that exist.

The current economic crisis has created big problems to the farmers as the prices but also the demand of various agricultural products have dropped significantly. Wheat is now not being sold at all, and its price is around 0.18 cent per Kg, instead of 0.50 that was last year this time, maize price is about 0.09 cent, and there is basically no demand at all, cotton is also experiencing similar problems with its price in the range of 0.25 cent per Kg... Onions are having similar problems, with a price of 0.15 cent per Kg, and a cost of production of 0.20 cent per Kg minimum. There is also no demand at all for olive oil, and its price has dropped around 2 euro per litre ...

An addition to all the above is the increasing production costs, especially the ones of 2008. Fertilizer prices increased by 120%, you all know about diesel prices and how high they were last year, the government also decided to cut cheap diesel for farmers (they were getting it in half price up to now) and is giving them a small compentation instead, which is really nothing... EU subsidies do exist, they help a bit but not really solve the problem, as the expenses are so hudge that this money is just not enough...

On top of all, the Agricultural Bank of Greece, is not giving that many loans for farming any more, in fear of not being paid back by the farmers ...

Therefore they demand:

* No interest loan for all farmers, up to 500 euro per hectare
* A minimum price for all agricultural products to be introduced
* Access to cheap diesel as it used to happen
* Governmental control of the fertilizer companies and the big multi nationals, because of the hudge increases on fertilizer and agrochemical prizes
* Increase of VAT return fund
 
Greece: ITUC demands that justice be done after acid attack on a woman trade unionist: On 22 December Constantina Kuneva, a Bulgarian migrant worker and union activist, was the victim of an attack using sulphuric acid while returning home from her workplace. She was seriously wounded, losing the use of one eye and of her vocal chords and she is still in a hospital intensive care unit.

Almost one month after that scandalous attack, the Greek unions complain that the “investigations to locate the perpetrators are effectively at point zero, in stark contrast to the dazzling speed of the authorities in cases against workers and strike action!” Neither eye witness reports nor laboratory tests have been used in this case. The victim’s statement has not yet been recorded, despite the fact that she can now communicate in writing.

http://www.ituc-csi.org/spip.php?article2722&lang=en

http://www.ituc-csi.org/spip.php?article2723&lang=en
 
Jeff Robinson said:
Greece: ITUC demands that justice be done after acid attack on a woman trade unionist: On 22 December Constantina Kuneva, a Bulgarian migrant worker and union activist, was the victim of an attack using sulphuric acid while returning home from her workplace. She was seriously wounded, losing the use of one eye and of her vocal chords and she is still in a hospital intensive care unit.

Almost one month after that scandalous attack, the Greek unions complain that the “investigations to locate the perpetrators are effectively at point zero, in stark contrast to the dazzling speed of the authorities in cases against workers and strike action!” Neither eye witness reports nor laboratory tests have been used in this case. The victim’s statement has not yet been recorded, despite the fact that she can now communicate in writing.

http://www.ituc-csi.org/spip.php?article2722&lang=en
http://www.ituc-csi.org/spip.php?article2723&lang=en
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Yes that is all correct.... I was thinking yesterday that the whole subject of Constantina has not been very well covered in this thread, although it is not that relevant with Alexandros murder, but the farmers' road blocks are not as well. I will try to update you later today about her, I can say now quickly that there is a demo today starting from Propylaia in Athens, at 18:00 in solidarity to Constantina.

She was a cleaning lady and working for a company called OIKOMET. OIKOMET and generally this kind of companies that are dealing with the cleaning sector, are well known to abuse a number of workers' rights. The most of their staff is immigrant women, who normally tollerate everything that happens, because they are afraid of loosing their jobs. No paid overtime, no social insurance, not paid shifts, no work breaks, are just some of the problems that they have to face... In some occassions they even get sexually assaulted by their seniors.

Constantina was a well known union activist in the cleaning sector, also well known to the General Workers Syndicate (GSEE). She had reported a number of breaches of workers rights and was struggling in order the inhuman conditions of work of her collegues to be learnt. Because of her activity, she was always in trouble with her bosses, and even from last year she had on a number of times reported, that she was receiving threatening phone calls .... Her collegues were afraid to even speak to her, or to ask anything from her, as they would definately get sacked..

What she has stated in writing, from inside the hospital, is that "a man dressed in a grey policeman uniform attacked her".

Police in Greece has not grey uniforms, some private security companies though do have. Security companies on a number of occassions are known to undertake such tasks, if they are paid to do so, illegally of course.

There have been a number of solidarity actions for Constantina, although the most from small workers unions and not from big syndicates. GSEE has nearly done nothing, the other known syndicates DAKE (right wing) PASKE (socialist) and PAME (communist) have also not reacted that much ....

A solidarity bank account that had started at the National Bank of Greece, was blocked by the bank yesterday, as "the account was not one of a known charity organization" according to their official statement. Thankfully the money have not been lost, and got transfered to an another bank account that also exists at Piraeus Bank.

The bank account is (the active one)

Piraeus Bank
DECHEVA ELENA TODOR KUNEVA KOSTADINA
5012-019021-277.
 
Some news updates on todays solidarity demo for Constantina.

It was a very big and massive demo, with 10000 participating! A lot of workers unions, the cleaners' worker union, left and radical left movements, anarchists and antiauthoritarians (I estimate we were about 1000), some students, joined all together in a big demonstration against the terrorism of the bosses, and this attempt to murder Constantina. A lot of immigrants were also in the demo, as Constantina was an immigrant as well. There is no question that it was a premeditated murder attempt, as they threw acid on her face but also made her to drink some of it.... The bullet of the cop Corconeas against Alex, became acid this time that was thrown to Constantina, both attacks though are similar, as the state and the bosses, are actively trying to oppress anyone who is resisting ..

The solidarity demo started from Propylaia rather late, as it was very big and more and more people were coming, and moved on the streets towards the Ministry of Employment affairs. There the demo stopped for a while and demonstrated outside the ministry.

It was on that point exactly that the police, who had just appeared, decided to break the demo in 2 parts and started throwing stud grenades towards it and all this because some red paint was thrown towards the ministry wall. The demo was quickly cut in 2, some of the left movements decided to leave and headed towards omonia square, the others though returned back to the ministry, in order to join with the ones remaining outside the ministry.

Meanwhile outside the ministry clashes against the police had started, with comrades throwing stones and petrol bombs against the police. Massive ammounts of chemicals were thrown, so the demo left from there towards Gazi. On the route to Gazi, various banks, atms and CCTV cameras were destroyed, anti-state, anti-police and anti-capitalist chants were shouted and police appeared once again near the subway station. The moved from there though, so the most of us managed to go down the subway, chanting all the way, even inside the train. I have heard that some comrades that remained on top clashed with the police again, but I cannot confirm that. I did not see any arrests or injured people, and there are no reports of anything like this up to now...

http://www.tvxs.gr/v3806

On the link above you can see a video of the demo, you see it gathered at Propylaia at the beggining, as well as its route towards the ministry. The video shows mainly the workers and the left blocks, and shows the demo stopping outside the ministry, but does not show the incidents that followed.

The first man that is interviewed, is a member of a solidarity assembly that has been introduced for Constantina, and are trying to collect money for her but also to inform the public and attend demos and other solidarity events. The girl that follows is from a antiracist organisation, we must not forget that Constantina apart from being a worker and an activist, she is also an immigrant. Finally the lady that is being interviewed is the vice president of the Athens Cleaners Worker Union (Constantina is the president of this union) and she describes the conditions under which they have to work, the fact that they are paid 400 euro per month with no social insurance, that they are actively trying to contact anyone from the government in order to speak about their problems, she is also personally threatened for her life, but the threats only make her stronger and more determined.


It was really impressive that such a big number of people came down for this demo, even because a number of movements and anarchists had not really called for that demo. It was a very big and passionate demo, a lot of angry and determined people attended, it really seemed that this was needed in order to respond to this murderous attack.. In the big anarchist block, where more than 1000 comrades participated, you could see a lot of angry youth determined to confront the police if that was nessecary... This is the first big demo that has been organised in solidarity to Constantina Kuneba, as the previous ones were mostly small organised by small workers' unions, and it is clear that more will follow.


THE STATE AND THE BOSSES ARE THE ONLY TERRORISTS.
 
Also a small update about the farmers. On the map below you can see all the areas that the farmers with their tractors have blocked the streets. The most blocks appear at the north of Greece, but I know that more farmers are being organized and on the south and may block the streets there as well by Monday, if the farmers' demands are not fullfiled by the government.

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Some farmers today did have a meeting with the minister of Agriculture, but there was not a big outcome out of this, although that the minister and the government said that they will try to help us much as they can, so for now the road blocks continue.

I really do not trust the syndicalists that are leading these demos, they are known and from the past that they will compromise with the government and call for an end sooner or later, we have to see if the farmers will disobey them, as their problems are real and critical as I explained you on my earlier post here.
 
There is a number of building occupations going on during the last weeks, in solidarity to Constantina Kuneba, as well as to the arrested of the recent uprising, that I have not mentioned to you by now...

So we have:

Occupation of Thessaloniki Lawyer Union

Occupation of cultural center in Byronas (suburb of Athens) http://www.katalipsibyron.blogspot.com/

Occupation of Labour Center at Ioannina (city of north Greece) http://katalipsieki.blogspot.com/

Occupation of ESIEA (main journalist union) .. I have allready mentioned you this one at a previous post, but now is over.

Occupation of Labour Center in Xanthi (city of north Greece) ... This occupation is also finished now

Occupation at Info Cafe, a public bussiness in Zografos (area of Athens) http://anti-infocafe.blogspot.com/

Occupation of Labour Center at Iraklio, Crete

Occupation of Trade & Industy Chamber building at Chania, Crete

Occupation of the Greek Refugee Council building : http://katalipsiesp.blogspot.com/
This occupation is also happening as a demonstration against the murders of immigrants and refugees that take place more and more often now. The last incident was the death of a 24 years old immigrant from Βangladesh, while he was waiting at a queue with thousands of refugees at the Immigration Center in Petrou Ralli str, who were applying for asylum. The police decided to "push" the gathered people hitting them repeatedly at the one side of the street and as a result he fell at a big gap that exists there. This is the second death of an refugee at the same area during the last months, as one man from Pakistan died on 25 October 2008 in exactly the same way... One more person is still in hospital after an another incident with the police that happened there on the 6th of December. Nearly every week, every Saturday when refugees are gathered there for asylum applications (because this Immigration Center accepts people only every Saturday), there are injuries of people because of the police treatment.


A big demo in solidarity of the arrested of the recent uprising, is organised to take place today at the centre of Athens, starting from Monastiraki square
 
I am off for Athens center for that demo, it starts in about 2 hours time.

Hopefully I will update you this afternoon.

THE PASSION FOR FREEDOM IS BIGGER THAN ANY PRISON.
 
CHAOS

I am not in the condition to write right now, my lungs are burning from the fucking chemicals, I will try to give you an update later.
I am in Exarchia right now, at my friend's house, even a bit earlier there were big clashes with the police all around Exarchia square.

I was twice very close to get arrested, mostly because after some time I could not breath correctly and therefore not move that well..

We were attacked by the police when reaching Panepistimiou str... What happened just cannot be described.

Anyway more later or tomorrow, I am not calm and not breathing good
 
Hello all. I can say I am a bit calmer now, so I will try to describe what happened today... Because I was near the end of the demo I am not 100% of what happened exactly in all its length, because at a point some of us we got isolated but I will tell you what I saw, and what I know after I discussed with other comrades.

Today there was a demo against the new counter terrorism law and in solidarity to the arrested of the current uprising, called by anarchists - anti authoritarians. The gathering point was Monastiraki square, outside the subway station, basically at the center of Athens at 12:00. I arrived there at about 12:15 and a lot of people were already gathered. About an hour later a big demo of about 3000 and more comrades, started walking up Ermou str. Ermou is the main street for shopping in Athens, and especially on a Saturday noon it is normally full of people coming in and out of the stores. The demo passed peacefully from there, a lot of people stayed and watched as we progressed towards Syntagma square. Police was following us, running on the sides in order to block our way to the parliament. The demo passed from there as well and went towards Panepistimiou str.

There, police realized that they were not covering the right side of the demo, so a group of policemen started running in order to get on our side. It was clear from their movement that they wanted to surround the demo completely forming a big kettle around us. A lot of us on that point we went on the pavement in order to block this movement, and this is when RIOT police attacked us. They started throwing grenades on us, not near but actually ON PEOPLE, a girl that was next to me at a point got a grenade on her and the grenade exploded exactly there, very close to my face. A lot of chemicals were also used, a lot of the new ones as well, as I described you and last month. There were no petrol bombs and very little clubs, as the decision was that our demo would be peaceful, so we tried to defend from the attack with whatever we could find, stones bottles even with our own bodies and hands. A girl felt down unconscious from the beatings with her head full of blood and the police was keeping hitting her from the top. Some of us made a "human shield" around her in order to get the hits instead of her. As you can understand I got quite enough hits on that point as well, thankfully I did not get injured, but I am still in pain especially on my back ...

On the same time police was also attacking and at the front of the demo, using grenades and chemicals, with the comrades trying to defend as much as they could. Unfortunately a lot of people in the demo panicked, we did not manage to keep a formed block on the street, and about 200 of us that we were on the back (where I was as well) we got broken from the rest and completely surrounded. Police was hitting us with their clubs and throwing chemicals and grenades on us, we were responding with our fists and some stones and clubs. At least 3 more people got injured there, a lot of us (including me) we could not breathe very well. Thankfully the front police line decided to open up and we run out of there towards Propylaia, where the rest of the comrades were. There we stayed on the street and decided to defend from the NEW police attack that started then. Some quick road blocks were made with rubbish bins, and for some time we effectively managed and made the police to move backwards, but finally with EXTENSIVE use of chemicals they broke us and people got scattered at various directions. About 300 of us we went to Exarchia, but were unable to get in the polytechnic building as there was RIOT police outside there as well.

In the streets of Exarchia, more RIOT police existed and quickly enough clashes against the police started. At Exarchia square and the surrounding streets, road blocks were formed and clashes continued, with stones clubs and petrol bombs thrown at the police, who responded with even more chemicals and grenades. The citizens were out on their balconies, shouting at the police to leave, and throwing various things on them. They later came down the road, getting all streets full of people, so the police was not so able to move around... The square got empty as we were pushed back and somewhere there I run away and reached by friends house, as I could hardly breathe and was very close to get arrested for a second time... Riots finished a bit later.

It is certain that there is a big number of injured, because the were hitting on the heads, but also throwing grenades ON PEOPLE. The fact that only anarchists were on that demo, with no left or other movements, made them more decisive and brutal as they wanted to "teach us a lesson" ...

I have no clue if there are any arrested, I assume that there must be some ...

some photos here : http://athens.indymedia.org/front.php3?lang=el&article_id=977386
 
Dimitris said:
About an hour later a big demo of about 3000 and more comrades,

The demo passed peacefully from there, a lot of people stayed and watched as we progressed towards Syntagma square.

There were no petrol bombs and very little clubs, as the decision was that our demo would be peaceful,
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7849498.stm


Hundreds of anarchist protesters in Greece have fought running battles with police through the centre of the capital, Athens....
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Rioters smashed shop windows and threw stones and petrol bombs..
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The futility of firing tear gas at rioters who wear gas masks has dawned on the authorities and it is reported that Greece is taking delivery of water cannon, which should be ready for action within a fortnight, our correspondent reports.
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Just another less biased report for your consideration. :)
 
to derf

Why don't you go and continue trolling on other threads, you seem to be getting some response for your "efforts" there
 
Dimitris said:
Hello all. I can say I am a bit calmer now, so I will try to describe what happened today... Because I was near the end of the demo I am not 100% of what happened exactly in all its length, because at a point some of us we got isolated but I will tell you what I saw, and what I know after I discussed with other comrades.

Today there was a demo against the new counter terrorism law and in solidarity to the arrested of the current uprising, called by anarchists - anti authoritarians. The gathering point was Monastiraki square, outside the subway station, basically at the center of Athens at 12:00. I arrived there at about 12:15 and a lot of people were already gathered. About an hour later a big demo of about 3000 and more comrades, started walking up Ermou str. Ermou is the main street for shopping in Athens, and especially on a Saturday noon it is normally full of people coming in and out of the stores. The demo passed peacefully from there, a lot of people stayed and watched as we progressed towards Syntagma square. Police was following us, running on the sides in order to block our way to the parliament. The demo passed from there as well and went towards Panepistimiou str.

There, police realized that they were not covering the right side of the demo, so a group of policemen started running in order to get on our side. It was clear from their movement that they wanted to surround the demo completely forming a big kettle around us. A lot of us on that point we went on the pavement in order to block this movement, and this is when RIOT police attacked us. They started throwing grenades on us, not near but actually ON PEOPLE, a girl that was next to me at a point got a grenade on her and the grenade exploded exactly there, very close to my face. A lot of chemicals were also used, a lot of the new ones as well, as I described you and last month. There were no petrol bombs and very little clubs, as the decision was that our demo would be peaceful, so we tried to defend from the attack with whatever we could find, stones bottles even with our own bodies and hands. A girl felt down unconscious from the beatings with her head full of blood and the police was keeping hitting her from the top. Some of us made a "human shield" around her in order to get the hits instead of her. As you can understand I got quite enough hits on that point as well, thankfully I did not get injured, but I am still in pain especially on my back ...

On the same time police was also attacking and at the front of the demo, using grenades and chemicals, with the comrades trying to defend as much as they could. Unfortunately a lot of people in the demo panicked, we did not manage to keep a formed block on the street, and about 200 of us that we were on the back (where I was as well) we got broken from the rest and completely surrounded. Police was hitting us with their clubs and throwing chemicals and grenades on us, we were responding with our fists and some stones and clubs. At least 3 more people got injured there, a lot of us (including me) we could not breathe very well. Thankfully the front police line decided to open up and we run out of there towards Propylaia, where the rest of the comrades were. There we stayed on the street and decided to defend from the NEW police attack that started then. Some quick road blocks were made with rubbish bins, and for some time we effectively managed and made the police to move backwards, but finally with EXTENSIVE use of chemicals they broke us and people got scattered at various directions. About 300 of us we went to Exarchia, but were unable to get in the polytechnic building as there was RIOT police outside there as well.

In the streets of Exarchia, more RIOT police existed and quickly enough clashes against the police started. At Exarchia square and the surrounding streets, road blocks were formed and clashes continued, with stones clubs and petrol bombs thrown at the police, who responded with even more chemicals and grenades. The citizens were out on their balconies, shouting at the police to leave, and throwing various things on them. They later came down the road, getting all streets full of people, so the police was not so able to move around... The square got empty as we were pushed back and somewhere there I run away and reached by friends house, as I could hardly breathe and was very close to get arrested for a second time... Riots finished a bit later.

It is certain that there is a big number of injured, because the were hitting on the heads, but also throwing grenades ON PEOPLE. The fact that only anarchists were on that demo, with no left or other movements, made them more decisive and brutal as they wanted to "teach us a lesson" ...

I have no clue if there are any arrested, I assume that there must be some ...

some photos here : http://athens.indymedia.org/front.php3?lang=el&article_id=977386
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The only comment I can make without using :mad: language I prefer not to use is : be very careful from now on at future demos,from a conversation I had last night with someone more experienced with police and its brutal tactics, I was told they will get tougher from now on because it seems elections are inevitable and they will try to keep their fascist-right wing base solid.
Try to keep safe !!
My thoughts and solidarity with you and yours


* 4 arrests from yesterday -(confirmed) from this greek blog : http://believinginnow.blogspot.com/
and 2 seriously injured - from this greek blog : http://tsak-giorgis.blogspot.com/2009/01/blog-post_8210.html
 
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Both photos are from the last part of the demo that was cut off from the rest, where I was as well.

You can see so many people, but only 1 raised wooden club in order to hit a cop. This is the main problem of yesterdays demo, the fact that it was decided that the demo would be peacefull it was taken by a lot that they would come down with nothing on their hands... Flags that can be used as long clubs are NEEDED especially in order the demo to be guarded effectively... We were trying to guard with our bodies instead, holding each other and turning our back to the cops, as you can see on both photos.

The fact is that anarchist demos are now attacting more people than before, we have not seen a 3000 anarchist demo for years on the streets of Athens... There are people therefore with not much experience on demos that could get nasty, and panicked...

Anyway, there are a lot still to be discussed.
 
Something else as well.. According to the news, the state is prepared to buy trucks with water tanks and water cannons for the demos... This is very serious as water thrown under such pressure can even break bones. On summer 2007 when nearly the 1/3 of Greek forests got burnt because of massive fires we had not enough fire brigades but now we spend money on water cannons for demos ..... Water cannons are supposed to be used only in open areas where if they hit you, you cannot end up hitting yourself somewhere, where will they use those in Athens?? Apart from Syntagma square that the place is a bit open all the rest are not-so-wide streets ...

They are also buying dogs :)confused:?!) which I cannot think how they will use them and if they will be used at demos or not and they have allready bought and some taser guns.

They are so stupid though that they can easilly throw water on us and then start shooting with the tasers, turning half of the demo to a big barbeque ...

There are also reports that they are thinking of buying paintball guns, guns with plastic bullets (they have some but not a lot), and portable road blocks....

The army has also bought shields and tear gas launchers, the government has officially denied that these will be used in demos but they are for the greek troops in Afghanistan :)confused::hmm:?!) .... What is the purpose of sending those in Afghanistan I wonder ....
 
Stella said:
Why don't you go and continue trolling on other threads, you seem to be getting some response for your "efforts" there
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Who's trolling?
All I'm doing is offering an alternative to the 'truth' that is being offered from a single extremely biased source.
That is allowed in a free society I understand unless 'news' is only acceptable from comrades theses days.
That would be a typical course of action for extreme political nut cases.
 
derf said:
Who's trolling?
All I'm doing is offering an alternative to the 'truth' that is being offered from a single extremely biased source.
That is allowed in a free society I understand unless 'news' is only acceptable from comrades theses days.
That would be a typical course of action for extreme political nut cases.
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what? people actually ther on the frontline you mean? how are they biased twatface?

fuck right off there's a good troll :)
 
Derf was right... few hundreds of anarchists breaking up shops ...

The photos that 'proove" this

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The photos above from Ermou str, the "shopping street" of Athens that I described you. The one we trashed according to your unbiased BBC link ....

These are from Syntagma square
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and finally one that shows the first tear gasses at Panepistimiou str ...

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More photos and 2 videos of the few hundred anarchists that trashed shops according to the unbiased and legitime BBC news coverage....

http://athens.indymedia.org/front.php3?lang=el&article_id=978381

The last 3 photos on that link are from Propylaia, where a small roadblock was created (as I described on my post) but it was then broken by the police and we went to Exarchia...

I have not found any photos of the Exarchia incidents yet, when I will, they will be posted here as well.

From Stella's link this photo :

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You can see a few hundred anarchists disturbing this man from drinking his coffee .... :p ... Did not see BBC reporting this
 
video from Alexis' memorial 40-days service

video from Alexis' memorial 40-days service



and a video - tribute to Alexis with English subtitles and "Wish You Were Here" by Pink Floyd


WE DON'T FORGET
6/12/2008
 
2 demos for today.

12:00 at Pireaus, Athens, a demo in solidarity to Konstantina Kuneba, the activist that was attacked with acid as I have allready told you.

15:00 starting at Exarchia Athens, ANTI FASCIST gathering and demo, responding to the gathering of Xrisi Avgi members tonight at Rigillis str, Athens. Our gathering will not stay at Exarchia, the target is to stop the fascist gathering.

I am off to Athens, I will be at both. Because the anti fascist demo may take quite long, for various reasons that I cannot really "announce" on the web, I am not sure if I will be able to update you this afternoon but tomorrow.
 
Occupation of the Greek National Opera in Athens

from the blog :
" Rebelling Interactive Opera Theatre

December’s rebellion, while drawing strength from all previous social struggles, laid the ground for a generalized resistance against everything that offends us and enslaves our lives. It triggered a fight for life that is being disparaged on a daily basis. As an answer to those who understand rebellion as a short lived firecracker, and discard and undermine it by simply saying “life goes on”, we say that the struggle not only continues but has already set our lives on a new basis. Nothing is finished; our rage perseveres. Our agony has not subsided; we are still here. Rebellion in the streets, in schools and universities, in labour unions, municipal buildings and parks. Rebellion also in art.
Against art as a spectacle that is consumed by passive viewers.
Against aesthetics that exclude the ‘Different’.
Against a culture that destroys parks and public space in the name of profit.

We unite our voices with all those in struggle.
In solidarity with Konstantina Kouneva and those arrested during the rebellion.
With our struggle and our own culture, we respond to state oppression, social exclusion and to the attempts of the mass media to terrorize and misinform.
With this initiative that originated in the ‘Arts’ (considering everybody’s life as art), we re-claim a space for the art of living of each and everyone to unfold and for exploring the reformation of culture. We aspire to an unmediated art; open and accessible to all.
We liberate the Greek National Opera because by definition it belongs to all of us.
We feel the need to take things from the beginning and to reinvent the role of art.
Through self-organized processes, we propose free creative actions by everyone and for all those who consider culture as a product of collective creativity.
To recover and reclaim the culture that has been stolen from us.

OPEN GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE LIBERATED OPERA
EVERYDAY AT 9.00 PM




STREETS ARE OUR SCENE
REVOLT IS OUR ART

Free opera-tors

and the blog (in Greek) : http://apeleftheromenilyriki.blogspot.com/
there are photos from the occupation (!!) and the banners outside the opera

Obviously NOTHING IS OVER

We are just getting started... :)

(There are plenty more events, assemblies, demos in Athens and all over Greece, tomorrow I'll try to write a summary about them)
 
Barking_Mad said:
Since you weren't there you have no idea what is biased and what isn't.
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The whole thread is biased. Even the title assumes murder when there has been no court case to say either way and it's all based on the word of a couple of posters who never seem to be able to produce a photo of "massive" demos showing large crowds when other news sources say there were far fewer than they claim.
A fascist troll is anyone that won't accept the word of the extreme left/anarchists. It's a normal tactic of extremists to have a dehumanising phrase for anyone they need to discredit as a possible threat to the revolution.
Our very own BNP has 'pakis' and 'niggers' to blame for the ills of the UK. This lot have fascist pigs as their scapegoats.
Both employ the same theme of using someone to blame and use in an attempt to propel their minority crap into a popular movement. both would turn the lives of the people they took power over into shit if they ever managed to gain power.
I honestly think that this bunch of cretins would be even worse that the bastards in the BNP and you know what a bunch of first class cunts they are.
That or they resort to direct threats as the Greek anarchist bastard did earlier in the thread. A sure sign of a liar who is doing his best to impose his minority stupidity on the whole country or even the whole world if he could only get enough week minded fools to be his dogs.

I'll ask again. If the movement is so popular why not fight elections and prove it.
I suspect the answer is that they are a minority bunch of fucking idiots who only the brain dead would vote for and they know it so revolution it is.
 
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how hard do you try to be this scummy?l
 
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