London Benefit Event in solidarity to the arrested comrades of Resalto


London Benefit Event in solidarity to the arrested comrades of Resalto

 

The antiauthoritarian centre Resalto in Athens was raided by the police on the evening of December the 5th, as part of the 'preventive' strategy of the Greek state to repress any form of social and political action, a year after the assassination of Alexis Grigoropoulos by the Greek police. In response, the Town Hall of Keratsini was occupied by comrades, and was later raided as well. 

 

22 comrades where arrested during the brutal break-in of the Resalto centre and where charged under the anti-terrorist law and another 42 afterwards in the Town Hall. The court imposed very strict bail conditions, the first ever so strict in recent Greek history,  which included very high amounts of bail-money. Only for the 22 of Resalto the bail money amounts to 51.000 euros.

 

For the financial support of the 22 arrestees of Resalto and for the prompt payment of  the bail-money, a solidarity event is organized by the comrades in London. It is very important that we all contribute in gathering this unusually high total amount.

 

Come and show your support!

 

  Solidarity is our weapon

 


The revolt cannot be suppressed- cannot be imprisoned

 

 


 


 

Greece: urgent financial support to arrested comrades of Resalto (ελληνικα, english, français, español, srpsko-hrvatski)

Οικονομική ενίσχυση για τις εγγυήσεις των συλληφθέντων του Ρεσάλτo

Ύστερα από την αστυνομική έφοδο το απόγευμα του Σαββάτου 5 Δεκέμβρη στον χώρο του Ρεσάλτο, οι 22 σύντροφοι και συντρόφισσες αφέθηκαν ελεύθεροι από τα δικαστήρια του Πειραιά τα ξημερώματα της Τρίτης 8 Δεκέμβρη. Για την μη προφυλάκισή τους αλλά και για να αφεθούν ελεύθεροι έως την εκδίκαση της υπόθεσης, τους επιβλήθηκαν περιοριστικοί όροι καθώς και υψηλές χρηματικές εγγυήσεις. Το συνολικό χρηματικό ποσό των εγγυήσεων ανέρχεται στα 51.000. Πιο συγκεκριμένα: σε έναν από τους συλληφθέντες η εγγύηση είναι €15.000, σε τρεις από €5.000 ο καθένας-καθεμία και σε άλλους-ες εφτά η εγγύηση είναι από €3.000. Το σύνολο των χρηματικών εγγυήσεων πρέπει να κατατεθεί έως την Πέμπτη 17 Δεκέμβρη αλλά για να αποφευχθούν τυχόν γραφειοκρατικές εμπλοκές τα χρήματα της οικονομικής ενίσχυσης είναι σκόπιμο να συγκεντρωθούν έως την Τρίτη 15 Δεκέμβρη. Για την οικονομική ενίσχυση των 22 συλληφθέντων του Ρεσάλτο, λοιπόν, αλλά και για την έγκαιρη αποπληρωμή των χρηματικών τους εγγυήσεων, συγκροτήθηκε ταμείο αλληλεγγύης. Η συνδρομή όλων μας σε αυτό κρίνεται απαραίτητη έτσι ώστε τις επόμενες ημέρες να μαζευτεί το συνολικό ποσό των υψηλών χρηματικών εγγυήσεων. Για τον λόγο αυτό αλλά και για την αμεσότερη και βέβαιη συγκέντρωση των χρημάτων επικοινωνήστε με το κινητό τηλέφωνο +306973657960 ή με την ηλεκτρονική διεύθυνση tameio22@espiv.net. Η δημοσιευση τραπεζικων λογαριασμων για την καταθεση οικονομικης ενισχυσης ειναι παρανομη συμφωνα με το ελληνικο συνταγμα (λογω φορολογιας)

Για την Αγγλία μπορείτε να χρησιμοποιήσετε και αυτόν τον τρόπο:

http://sysiphus-angrynewsfromaroundtheworld.blogspot.com.

Για την Ισπανία υπάρχει κάτι αντίστοιχο: http://www.klinamen.org.

Έχει βρεθεί τρόπος με τον οποίο οι σύντροφοι που έχουν στήσει αυτά τα blog να στειλουν άμεσα και με κανένα κόστος όλα τα χρήματα που θα μαζέψουv.

Η αλληλεγγύη είναι το όπλο μας.

 

Financial support for the bail of the detainees Resaltο

Following the police assault and brutal break-in at the anarchist antiauthoritarian centre Resalto, in Greece, during the afternoon of the 5th of December 2009, the 22 arrested comrades were released by the Piraeus Court at the dawn of the 8th  of December 2009. For their release, both for prison and from custody until their trial, the Court imposed limitative clauses on them, and furthermore, bail-money was set at a very high amount. The total amount of bail-money sums up to €51.000. More specifically, for one of those arrested bail was set at €15.000, for three of them at €5.000 per person and for the remaining seven, bail starts at €3.000. The total financial amount of bail-money must be deposited by Thursday 17th of December, but it is advisable, for the purpose of avoiding bureaucratic deadlocks, that this money is raised until Tuesday 15th of December 2009. So, for the financial support of the 22 arrested of Resalto, but also for the prompt payment of bail, a solidarity fund has been established. It is necessary for all of us to assist in gathering this, unusually high, total amount of bail-money. For this purpose, in order for this amount of money to be securely raised you are all greatly encouraged, and kindly asked to establish direct contact at the following telephone number: +306973657960 or establish contact via e-mai, at the address tameio22@espiv.net in order to obtain the bank account number where this money may be deposited. Publicly advertising a bank account for fund-raising is illegal under Greek law (for tax purposes)

If you are in the UK you can donate here:

http://sysiphus-angrynewsfromaroundtheworld.blogspot.com/

If you are in Spain, here: http://www.klinamen.org/

The money raised by these two blogs will be sent safely, immediately and with no cost at all to our comrades in Greece.

Solidarity is our weapon.

 

Soutien financier pour les détenus de Resalto

Suite à l'assaut de la police et l attaque brutale au centre social Resalto, en Grèce, les 22 camarades qui ont étés arrêtés le 5 Décembre, ils ont été relâchés par le tribunal de Pirée le 8 Décembre à l’aube. Pourtant, le tribunal impose des conditions de liberté stricte pour chacun des interpellés, autant que des cautions considérables ; qui arrivent à la somme totale de €51.000. En détails : la caution s’élève à €15.000 pour une personne,  à €5.000 pour trois autres, et à  €3.000 pour sept autres. La somme totale des cautions doit être déposée avant Jeudi, le 17 Décembre, mais il est préférable, afin d’éviter les impasses bureaucratiques, que l’argent soit déposé avant Mardi, le 15 Décembre 2009. C’est pour ça qu’une caisse de solidarité a été mise en place, pour le soutien financier des 22 interpellés de Resalto, mais aussi pour pouvoir payer rapidement les cautions. Il est essentiel que chacun contribue à la collecte de cette caution exceptionnellement faîte. Pour que cette somme soit collectée en toute sécurité vous êtes invités à établir un contact direct au numéro suivant : +306973657960 ou bien envoyer un email à l’adresse électronique: tameio22@espiv.net  afin d’obtenir le numéro de compte bancaire où l’argent peut être déposé. En effet, selon le droit grec, publier manifestement un numéro de compte bancaire pour de collecte de fonds, c’est illégal (pour des raisons de taxes)

Si vous êtes au Royaume-Uni, vous pouvez faire un don ici:

http://sysiphus-angrynewsfromaroundtheworld.blogspot.com/

Si vous êtes en Espagne, ici: http://www.klinamen.org/

L'argent récolté par ces deux blogs seront envoyées en toute sécurité, immédiatement et sans frais à nos camarades en Grèce

La solidarité est notre arme.

 

Ayuda económica para las fianzas de los detenidos de Resaltο

Después del asalto de la policía la tarde del sábado 5 de diciembre en el espacio de Resalto, los 22 compañeros y compañeras se dejaron libres de los juzgados de Pireo la madrugada del martes 8 de diciembre. Para que no se encarcelen y para que se queden en libertad hasta el juicio del asunto, se les impusieron medidas cautelares y además altas fianzas. El importe total de las fianzas alcanza los 51.000. Más concretamente: para uno de los detenidos la fianza son 15.000 euros, para tres 5.000 y para otros-as son 3.000. El importe de las fianzas debe entregarse hasta el jueves 17 de diciembre pero para que se eviten implicaciones burocráticas, el dinero de la ayuda económica es mejor que se recoja hasta el martes 15 de diciembre para que se entregue el 16/12. Pues para el pago de las fianzas de los 22 detenidos del Resalto se creó una caja de solidaridad. La ayuda de todos en esa se considera indispensable para que en los próximos días se junte el importe total de las altas fianzas. De este motivo y para la recolección directa y segura del dinero, poneos en contacto con el móvil +306973657960 o con la dirección electrónica tameio22@espiv.net. Empresa de publicidad de una cuenta bancaria para la recaudación de fondos es ilegal según la legislación griega (a efectos fiscales)

Si usted está en el Reino Unido usted puede donar aquí:

http://sysiphus-angrynewsfromaroundtheworld.blogspot.com/

Si usted está en España, aquí: http://www.klinamen.org

El dinero recaudado por estos dos blogs será enviada de forma segura, inmediata y sin costo alguno a nuestros compañeros en Grecia.

La solidaridad es nuestra arma.

 

Financijska potpora za jamčevinu od zatočenika Resaltο

Resalto je anarhističko mesto u Zapadnoj Atini u koje je policija upala navece 5-og decembra (Više informacija o ovom slučaju je ovde). Dvadeset dva druga koji su bili uhapšeni tokom brutalnog napada su pušteni na slobodu od strane Piraeus Suda rano ujutro u utorak, 8-og decembra. Međutim, sud je nametnuo strogu kauciju na sve njih koja sadrži veliku sumu novca: Kompletan iznos kaucije je 51.000 evra. Specifičnije, kaucija za jednog od uhapšenih je 15.000 evra, za drugih troje je po 5.000 evra po osobi i za ostalih sedam je 3.000 evra. Kompletna kaucija mora biti isplaćena do četvrtka, 17-og decembra ali se predlaže, radi potencijalnih birokratskih zastoja, da se pare isplate do utorka, 15-og decembra. Za ovaj slučaj, mi smo otvorili fond solidarnosti – za financijsku podršku 22 uhapšenih u Resaltu, ali takođe za brzu isplatu njihove kaucije. Vrlo je važno da svi doprinemo prema skupljanju ove neverovatno velike sume novca. Da bi svi doprinosi došli u sigurne ruke, molimo vas da uspostavite direktan kontakt sa narednim telefonskim brojem: +306973657960 ili putem e-maila na tameio22@espiv.net  da bi dobili broj tekućeg računa gde se ove pare mogu uplatiti. Javno reklamiranje tekućeg računa za prikupljanje fondova je ilegalno pod grčkim zakonom (radi poreza).

Ako ste u Velikoj Britaniji možete donirati ovdje:

http://sysiphus-angrynewsfromaroundtheworld.blogspot.com/

Ako ste u Španjolskoj, ovdje: http://www.klinamen.org/

Sredstava koja se prikupljaju od ove dvije blogove bit će poslan sigurno, odmah i bez troškova na svim našim drugovima u Grčkoj.

Solidarnost je naše oružje.

 

 

ROUTE OF FREEDOM - DECEMBER 2009 (issue 89) ΔΙΑΔΡΟΜΗ ΕΛΕΥΘΕΡΙΑΣ – ΔΕΚΕΜΒΡΙΟΣ 2009 (89ο φύλλο)

 


 

Comrades and friends,

 

One year after the social rebellion last December, the government, political parties, experts of the economy, journalists and publicists of all kinds try to lead the ‘ship’ to leeward ports. Constantly they are aware of the complications. They talk about the ‘multifaceted crisis that currently characterizes the greek society at a time of great ideological confusion’ and also about the existence of ‘ideological leadership emptiness’. Yet, they just seem impuissant to ensure social control.

They admit that the tempest not only seems to persist, but furthermore the signs continue to be alarming enough. The risk of re-occurring social conflict certainly refers neither to any ‘non grata’ damage nor to the paralysis of commercial activity.

Their nightmare, a long time ago now, focuses on who else will go out on the streets, angry and ready to oppose those considered responsible for the state of despair by which they have been already driven. In other words, they focus on the people who will stand by the side of those tagged as ‘traditional’ disturbers, as has already happened last December, what will be their way to resist and most importantly what will stop those people. And here is the essential of the threat to the power, the range of which can not be calculated, and certainly neither its consequences.

We will say it again. What has been dissolved in December, were the pillars of power, which is why the wounds are still wide open. This does not mean that the executives of state affairs did not go into corrective actions. It does not mean that they are not looking for time credit. But it seems they do not have any. This is the clear up also by their european associates. And of course the question is not starting or ending on the economy or on a possible bankruptcy.

Under these circumstances, we should feel the euphoria. The enthusiasm for the recent outbreak of the uprising should cover any doubt. Although, at least, as far as we are concerned, things are not like this. That is why we passionately insist to look exhaustively for extensive discussion about everything related to Anarchist ideas and practices. Do not rely on any ‘small’ or ‘bigger’ achievement crowned with bays. We should focus on everything ‘wrong’. Do not close your eyes in order to become agreeable.

We should remember now and then so many Anarchists which in the past, each time, indicated that when the numerical increase gains religious significance, the penetration of authoritarian ideas and practices should be taken for given. So many comrades wrote down with gloomy colours the effects of lacking morals, the absence of critical attitude, the extended confusion, even on some essential Anarchist views and considerations, which ultimately lead to the most blatant distortions.

Among these comrades, there is Max Nettlau who wrote characteristically in October 1932 in the History of Anarchism: ‘The upcoming freedom is not a product of a war of conquest. It does not belong to the army that ensures the victory, even if the unions are winning, or to their great leaders. We do not know those take-overs. Only the ones of Napoleon, Lenin or Mussolini. The trade unionism of those who think differently and unlike the Anarchist idea, it is a trade unionism that seeks to militarism, to economic fascism, to conquests and to axioms. The true revolutionary struggle is tearing down the barriers, it cleans the soil, and when possible, it seeks the establishment of the new scheme, which most likely is at risk to be limited, with delays, lots of obstacles and setbacks, when we try to integrate it into the old context, even if is in relation to the unions. Let’s forget the present. This is the way to the future’.

Comrades, have a nice December

 

December 2009

 

Redaction of editorial

 

translated from Greek

aTHENS update: ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE OCCUPATION OF THE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY

 in greek here - translation from here

Since the ministries say nothing, we will.

Since the media connect nothing, we will.

The military-type raid of the Anarchist Space “Resalto” in Keratsini.

A space of intervention and counter-information which, as all spaces of struggle, never covered its animosity to those repressing and its solidarity to the repressed, openly and publicly.

…something annoying for the minister.

The arrest, on the same night, of all who gathered in support of the comrades in a nearby square and following, in the town hall of Nikaia, as well as those who gathered at the point of assassination of Alexis Grigoropoulos a year later.

…something annoying for the minister.

Of the police-occupied Athens, the 13,000 cops, the body controls, the blockage of the Polytechnic, their anxiety to repress the demonstration of December 6th.

…but the minister will be annoyed much further.

The plan of terrorisation that he has put into practice is bound to fail.

The colleagues of the murderer cops who swarmed Athens today caused no fear, they caused rage.

The arrests of the comrades and the heavy charges against them cause no awkwardness, they bring solidarity.

The attacks on spaces, occupations and places of struggle will bring no isolation, but even higher doggedness and crouch.

NO HOSTAGE IN THE HANDS OF THE MURDERERS

FREEDOM TO THE 22 COMRADES OF RESALTO, CHARGED WITH FELONIES AND TO THE 43 COMRADES IN SOLIDARITY WHO ARE UNDER TRIAL RIGHT NOW AT THE COURTHOUSE OF PIREAUS

FREEDOM TO THE 12 ARRESTEES OF EXARCHEIA, IN THE FABRICATED SHOW OF POLICE FORCE

RESIST THEIR PLAN FOR TOTALITARIAN OPPRESION

MASS RESPONSE TO THE ASSASSINATIONS, THE BEATINGS, THE ARRESTS, THE MEDIA LIES

THEY ARE GOING TO LOSE THE BET OF SOCIAL CONSENSUS

EVERYONE TO THE STREETS.

Greece: Remember Remember the Days of December

We don’t forget – We don’t forgive

Everything continues..

Always burnin’ n lootin’

Solidarity to prisoners in Greece from London

Greece: announcement by the occupied Theatre school in Thessaloniki

The only way to learn if we can swim is to jump in the water…

If we could keep something from last December this is the end of silence. The social explosion was not alone on the streets of Greece, but it came out together with the need for dialogue. The fact, which we are told for years now that “democracy” has no dead ends, was proven brutally to be a cheap lie of the authority. The dead ends are a lot. They materialize in the tenths of our day-to-day problems, in our society’s sickness.

So what can we do as a society? Shall we continue to put trust on the them and their lies?

There is a way out of this system which destroys our life, a system whose only function is to reproduce and to manage the corruption that is originally created by it. The way out can be found to each one separately and to everyone together. As long as we can still listen to the message coming out from the insurrection of December 2008.

Which message?

The only way that we can initiate the liberation from the dark reality is to begin deciding by ourselves the matters that concern ourselves. We must realise that the logic “vote every four years and I will do the best for you”, is the logic which reproduces this rotten regime.

We all have a portion of responsibility for our lives and for the societies we live in.

As long as we recognise these responsibilities and take the steps leading to the final cut of the umbilical cord that ties us with the authority, we can begin changing the scenery around us with steady moves… with our goal being, at the right moment, to get rid of the destructive institutions like the parliamentary-representative democracy and to create new ones which will be based on the equal participation of everyone.

These paths were opened since the last December. And these are the paths which we are obligated to continue walking on without fear. In each space, in each neighbour, in the schools and in the universities, in the working spaces, in our stance for the immigrants, in our view about environment… in everything that concern our life.

We prefer to decide for our lives ourselves, even if we make mistakes.

Then these mistakes will be ours too. We will learn, we will move forward, we will really stand on our feet as a society…

FAR AWAY FROM POLITICAL PARTIES AND HIERARCHIES

FACE TO FACE
WITH DIRECT DEMOCRACY
WITH DIRECT ACTIONS


MARCH
on Sunday 6th of DECEMBER 2009
12.30 at Kamara (Thessaloniki)
 
frome here

ATENE: COMUNICATO DAL POLITECNICO OCCUPATO, 05/12/2009 23H30 (italian - greek - french - english)

 

Un anno dopo l'assassinio di stato di Alexandros Grigoropoulos l'esercito di regime cerca di occupare la citta`. Gli assassini armati hanno prima invaso lo squat autogestito Resalto e poi il municipio del Pireo, che era occupato da compagni in protesta contro l'irruzione degli sbirri nello squat.

Questa sera la sbirraglia ha messo in stato d'assedio gli spazi di lotta politica e sociale e accerchiato il quartiere di Exarchia e il politecnico, mettendo parecchia gente in stato di fermo o di arresto. I media, porta parola di regime, riproducono il clima di terrore creato dalla propaganda di stato.

Un anno dopo la rivolta sociale di dicembre, il sistema dell'oppressione e dello sfruttamento vuole riguadagnare terreno cercando di instaurare uno stato d'urgenza per addomesticare la rabbia popolare e calare sulla societa` un silenzio di morte.

Sapendo che la citta` e` sotto assedio, noi occupiamo il policlinico e invitiamo tutti quelli che resistono a continuare la lotta con ogni mezzo.

Siamo determinati a mantenere questo spazio occupato e dichiaramo la nostra solidarieta` con tutti quelli che subiscono la repressione di stato.

ESIGIAMO LA LIBERAZIONE IMMEDIATA DI TUTTI I COMPAGNI FERMATI E ARRESTATI.
SCENDIAMO TUTTI IN STRADA DOMANI 6/12/2009 A PROPYLEA 13H30.

NON SI DIMENTICA.

NON SI PERDONA.

TUTTO CONTINUA !

 

ΑΝΑΚΟΙΝΩΣΗ ΤΗΣ ΚΑΤΑΛΗΨΗΣ ΤΟΥ ΠΟΛΥΤΕΧΝΕΙΟΥ


Ένα χρόνο μετά τη δολοφονία του Αλέξανδρου Γρηγορόπουλου από το ελληνικό κράτος, ο στρατός κατοχής του καθεστώτος επιχειρεί να καταλάβει κάθε γωνιά της πόλης. Οι ένστολοι δολοφόνοι εισέβαλαν στο αυτοδιαχειριζόμενο στέκι ΡΕΣΑΛΤΟ στο Κερατσίνι και στο κατειλημμένο δημαρχείο του Κερατσινίου. Επιτέθηκαν σε νεολαίους, απέκλεισαν πολιτικούς και κοινωνικούς χώρους αγώνα, περικύκλωσαν την περιοχή των Εξαρχείων και το Πολυτεχνείο, προχωρώντας σε μεγάλο αριθμό προσαγωγών και συλλήψεων που συνεχίζονται μέχρι αυτή την ώρα. Τα φερέφωνα του καθεστώτος, τα ΜΜΕ, αναμεταδίδουν την κρατική προπαγάνδα δημιουργώντας κλίμα τρομοϋστερίας.

Ένα χρόνο μετά την κοινωνική εξέγερση του Δεκέμβρη, το σύστημα της καταπίεσης και της εκμετάλλευσης επιχειρεί να ξανακερδίσει το χαμένο έδαφος. Επιχειρεί να επιβάλει ένα καθεστώς έκτακτης ανάγκης προκειμένου να ανακόψει την κοινωνική οργή και να επιβάλει σιγή νεκροταφείου στην κοινωνία.

Με βάση τις συνθήκες κατοχής που διαμορφώνονται σε όλη την πόλη, καταλαμβάνουμε το χώρο του Πολυτεχνείου. Καλούμε κάθε αντιστεκόμενο στη συνέχιση του αγώνα με κάθε μέσο. Κρατάμε τον χώρο και δηλώνουμε την αλληλεγγύη μας σε όσους αντιμετωπίζουν την κρατική καταστολή.
ΑΠΑΙΤΟΥΜΕ ΤΗΝ ΑΜΕΣΗ ΑΠΕΛΕΥΘΕΡΩΣΗ ΟΛΩΝ ΤΩΝ ΠΡΟΣΑΧΘΕΝΤΩΝ ΚΑΙ ΤΩΝ ΣΥΛΛΗΦΘΕΝΤΩΝ

ΟΛΟΙ ΣΤΟΥΣ ΔΡΟΜΟΥΣ ΑΥΡΙΟ, 6 ΔΕΚΕΜΒΡΗ ’09, ΣΤΑ ΠΡΟΠΥΛΑΙΑ, 1.30 μ.μ.

ΔΕΝ ΞΕΧΝΑΜΕ – ΔΕΝ ΣΥΓΧΩΡΟΥΜΕ
ΟΛΑ ΣΥΝΕΧΙΖΟΝΤΑΙ… 

 

Communiqué de l'occupation de l'école polytechnique d'Athènes

Un an après l'assassinat d'Alexandros Grigoropoulos par l'état grec, l'armée d'occupation du régime essaie de controler chaque coin de rue.
Les assassins armés ont envahi le squat autogéré Resalto et la mairie du quartier occupée suite à l'entrée des flics dans le squat.

Ils ont isolé les espaces de lutte politique et sociale, ils ont encerclés le quartier d'Exarchia et l'école polytechnique, en procédant à un grand nombre d'interpellations et d'arrestations
(pour des controles d'identité et certains avec des chefs d'inculpation)et cela continue en ce moment. Les portes parole parole du régime,les médias, reproduisent la propagande d'etat en créant un climat de terreur.

Un an après la revolte sociale de décembre, le système de l'oppression et de l'exploitation tente de regagner du terrain.
Il tente d'imposer un état d'urgence afon de museler la rage populaire et d'imposer un silence de cimetierre dans la société.

Prenant acte que la ville est sous occupation, nous occupons l'école polytechnique. Nous appelons chacun qui résiste à continuer la lutte par tous les moyens.
Nous tenons cet espace et nous déclarons notre solidarité à tous ceux qui subissent la répression d'état.

NOUS EXIGEONS LA LIBERATION IMMEDIATE DE TOUS LES INTERPELLES ET DES INCULPES
TOUS DANS LA RUE DEMAIN 6/12/09 PROPYLEA 13H30

ON N'OUBLIE PAS, ON NE PARDONNE PAS
TOUT CONTINUE

 

ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE OCCUPATION OF THE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS

A year after the murder of Alexandros Grigoropolous by the Greek state, the regime enforcing army are attempting to seize every corner of the city.

The uniformed murderers have invaded the social centre, “Resalto”, in Keratsini. They attacked youths and have blockaded all entrances and exits to places of social and political struggle. They have surrounded Exarhia and the Polytechnic, and continue to make large numbers of arrests and detainments.

The puppets of the regime, the media, are transmitting state propaganda and as a result are creating an atmosphere and terror.
One year after the social upheaval of December 2008, the system of oppression and exploitation is once again attempting to re-assert its authority. The Government are attempting to enforce a state of emergency in order to drown out social utrage and enforce the silence of a cemetery on society.

Due to the seizure of the city we are occupying the Polytechnic university.

We are calling every person who wants to resist to do so by any means possible.

We will keep the space, and are showing solidarity with all those who face state persecution.

We demand the immediate release of all those arrested and detained.

EVERYONE ON THE STREETS TOMORROW (SUNDAY) AT 13.30pm, PROPYLEA

WE DON’T FORGET

WE DON’T FORGIVE

EVERYTHING CONTINUES

 

Update from Greece :Tonight, Democracy took 162 prisoners. Tomorrow is our day: Demonstrations in twenty cities across the country

One-hundred and sixty-two people tried the sweet taste of democracy today, having being arrested, detained, dragged to police stations, humiliated, charged. The message is becoming crystal-clear: democracy takes no chances, it only takes prisoners. Democracy smashes into the spaces that annoy it to the slightest; it only democracy to invert history: the assassins become the victims, the victims become the villains.

But tomorrow is our day. Demonstrations have been called for in cities across the country (Mytilene, Heraklion, Larisa, Sparta, Agrinio, Thessaloniki, Kilkis, Corfu, Xanthi, Samos, Athens, Rhodes, Lamia, Serres, Volos, Giannena, Patras, Arta, Corinth, Kardisa).

In Athens, the main demonstration has been called for at 13.30 pm at Propylea. Live reports will be posted here.

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The revolt is not a utopia. It is alive within every society

 

 

                                                                   December 2008

                                                                Days of Revolt - Days of Hope

 

..‘No. People did not arise because they could not stand anymore the impunity of the murderers wearing the uniforms of the government.  The cheap democratic fairy tales of the early days teared indeed, while the revolt did not fade. While its destructiveness showed clearly that kept its distance (as far apart as sky and earth)  from every political protestation. While aimed further in the prolonged sabotage of the vital functions of the state.

 We don't need to hesitate.

The authorities have every reason to fear a social revolt, which does not seek for crumbs but instead it demands everything on the way to the Anarchy. ‘

                                                                                      Συσπειρωση Αναρχικων (Coiling of Anarchists)

                                                                                      Anarchists in and out of schools and colleges

here in greek

 

 

Thirteen people have been arrested at anarchist space in Athens; open assembly at the Polytechnic, 7pm tonight

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19.18 Cops just stormed Exarcheia square, detaining about 20 people, without anything having happened before. There are also riot cops ready to kick off on the corner of Messologiou and Metaxa Street, literally a few meters away from the point of Alexis’ assassination. Polytechnic assembly is starting soon.

Riot police have stormed the anarchist space Resalto in Western Athens. They smashed the building’s glass facade and arrested thirteen people, driving them all to the Police Headquarters in Alexandras Avenue.

For all the internationals who have made their way to Athens:

1) Welcome!

2) Never, ever wander around the city without ID. If they stop you, police can, and will, detain you and drive you to their HQ to confirm your identity.

3) If things go wrong: The legal defense group can be reached on these numbers: 6972-718536 
6972-799025 
6976-395658 
6946-738686 6978-909319 
6936-492025 
6975-752346 
6973-335960

4) An open assembly is starting at the Polytechnic at 7pm tonight. Come there to get more information about what will be happening in the next few days.

Some of our international friends who are already in Athens have put together the following list of “do’s and dont’s”:

do not:
have any patches on clothing or bags (political or band)
carry any form of political agit prop, including stickers on wallets or antifascist donor cards
don’t keep clothes in zip lock bags till you have to
go of the beaten track in any area that is regarded as “political” unless you mean to and know exactly where you’re going.
chat in english about your favourite riot porn or the latest post on occupied london

do:
DRESS LIKE A TOURIST: anarcho-chic is not going to make you any friends
have your passport on you if you’re just out for a walk in town, you can get in to more trouble without it.

video: prisons of Koridalos in Athens, Greece - last New Years Eve

'the way to the freedom is stronger than every cell'
 
 
in solidarity with the prisoners
 

we don't forget - we don't forgive! Greek Riots December - one year after


 


 There were clashes in the streets on the 4th of December 2009, during the protest march held in Corinth, Greece, on the occasion of one year from the murder of Alexis Griroropoulos. During the march, where many students participated, banks and cameras have been smashed; while the police station of Corinth was attacked, as well as one platoon of OPKE that was nearby and rocks and lots of Molotov cocktails have been thrown. Adductions took place and there is at least one arrest.

 

 


  sources:

anarchypress.wordpress.com

athens.indymedia.org

 

Barcelona - RESISTENCIA

Demostration in 26.03.09 in Plaza Universidad, Barcelona, Spain. Here the video from last week's student clashes with riot police.

 

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