(Statement by the Occupied Athens Polytechnic, issued a few moments ago)
From Saturday 20th of December onward, following the clashes around the Athens Polytechnic (one of the tens of mass clashes between protestors and police that followed the assassination of 15-year old Alexandros Grigoropoulos) there has been strong speculation surrounding the occupation of the Athens Polytechnic.
Continuous information that has been coming in regarding a possible police raid in the occupied Polytechnic, combined with the strategic maneuvering of the riot police during the clashes, foretold the obvious: The police are preparing to raid the occupied university. Bypassing the senate, surrendering the Polytechnic to the police and the ministry of interior, the attorney general sent us an indirect yet clear message, with threats and blackmailing, that we have “a few hours” left.
We reply to them that the time we’ve got left is as much as the revolted part of the society decides and that we accept no ultimatums in this. That they’d better respect and fear all who participated, participate and will continue to participate in practices of revolt. It is precisely those, the thousands of revolted, of students, workers, unemployed, migrants and comrades that we call to a high alert at the space of the Polytechnic, ahead of the coming raid.
- We call everyone to a mass presence at the Athens Polytechnic campus
- We call for an open assembly today, Sunday 21/12 at 9pm
- We call for self-guarded concert of solidarity and financial support for the prisoners of the revolt. 6pm at the Athens Polytechnic
We shall have the last word
These days and nights belong to Alexis
Athens Polytechnic Occupation
21/12/08
32 Comments
From those of us in the snow frozen northern United States, your burning streets and hearts keep us warm. Give them hell. All hands on deck!
I hope that you will win this battle tonight.This will be long night.State symbols must BURN tonight all over Athens.
We are watching your uprising!!!
We are with you!!!
Here is link from yesterday protest in Ljubljana(Slovenia)
http://novice-infoshop.blogspot.com/2008/12/novice-201208.html
Use everything you got : DO NOT LET THEM TAKE THE UNIVERSITY.
Give them hell, from all of us.
The world is yours. Good luck.
Good luck and may they burn alive for setting foot on the university.
Use OIL!!!!!!!!!!!!!
MAke rivers of OIL around university and BURN the bastards when they will arrive.
Good night!!!!
Ole Ole Ole
Greetings from India.Your struggle is an inspiration for all the revolutionaries here.Go ahead and capture the State power and liberate each and every inch of lands from the capitalist bastards.
Soon the revolutionary youth and workers all over the world will follow your example.
Long live workers and youth revolt!
Revolutionary Greetings,
Chirag.Suvarna
The ghosts of every fallen revolutionary and freedom fighter will be standing and fighting by your side…
Solidarity, brothers and sisters. This blog gives me chills. I will be thinking of you. Stay strong, don’t give up the university!
In the name of Alexis and all the other freedom fighters…Make them see the power of solidarity and youth..We are proud of you,don’t give up!
No pasaran !
Traduccion al Español!: http://ansiolitiko.blogspot.com/
I am so proud of you all in Greece!! I am inspired. Do not forget all struggles require patients and hard work. Change will not come overnight. I am Greek and wish I could be there participating. Good luck and don’t give up, this is only the beggining.
I cannot put into words how proud I am of all of you. You are the spark and we will fan the flames. Give them hell.
Shoot the pigs.
it seems this will be a major turning point. it also seems that we will win. have fun.
-in solidarity from chicago, U.S.
Thank you for your decision to continue to occupy Polytechnic University! Build a river of oil, arm yourselves, do whatever you need to do!
portland oregon’s solidarity march -
http://portland.indymedia.org/en/2008/12/383949.shtml
Solidarity from Portugal. Your war is our war.
Daily report on the actions in greece: http://dc.indymedia.org/newswire/display/145035/index.php
google search: sri oracle cognitive dissonance
This is more than greece, this is global.
viva commrades; corportate fascism is falling, the veil is lifting. A new dawn comes.
I have not paid a single bill in over 150 days; that is over 20k personally withheld from the capitalists in support.
At large, USA, sleeping under the stars tonight; my first child comes in April; no social security number, home birth, to be born FREE.
Τίποτα δεν πάει χαμένο
στη χαμένη σου ζωή,
τ’ όνειρό σου ανασταίνω
και το κάθε σου “γιατί”.
FROM MONTREAL!!!
WE GIVE YOU OUR SUPPORT!!!
OUR LOVE!!!
OUR STRENGTH!!!
TOO MANY YEARS MY FRIENDS TOO MANY YEARS
HAVE WE SAT IDLE!!!
I WISH I COULD BE THERE BUT I WILL MAKE UP FOR IT HERE MARCH 15TH IN OUR ANNUAL ANTI POLICE BRUTALITY MARCH.
Like away wrote
ALL HANDS ON DECK!!!
OUR TIME IS COMIN FAST AND OUR TIME IS HERE AT LAST!!!!
What happened? Any news already? Did they materialize their threat? Are you alright?
The Greek corporate tv channels that brought the news at 9 on your stance marginalized, – not even mentioning the transfer of authority over the university grounds-, have altogether neglected to upload their late editions. As far as it concerns us the disabled far away, we totally depend for our information on your updates.
Please give at least a sign of life to let us know how you guys are doing.
keep strong! greece is setting an example for the entire world right now!
The lack of updates on the situation at the Polytechnic worries me.
My highest hopes are with you all. Hoping you’re all safe and that you gave them hell.
They say, “hell hath no fury like a woman scorned”. I say, hell hath no fury like an oppressed people enraged.
the anti-authoritarian movement has been short of action nowadays, and its about time to spark ourselves up..fuck the police state, a murder system!
UPDATE 09:10 a.m. The night was calm, people are still in the polytechnic. Solidarity concert planned for tonight.
Serbo-croatian translation: http://inicijativa.org/grcka/node/45
Thanks for your courage! You are making the life of global capital shorter comrades! I hope the assembly tonight will take the best decision of the movement, whatever the result will be.
In solidarity,
Leo
INTERVIEW WITH SOMEONE INSIDE!
I would like to do a phone interview with someone from the occupation. It is for a North American independent video news website, http://www.therealnews.com.
I want to get your message out to North America.
Please send me an email at jesse@therealnews.com, with a phone number where I can reach you.
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