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Daily Archives: February 10th, 2012

Popular mobilisations in Greece continue, as rumours regarding the date of the voting of the new memorandum go wild

After a full day of demonstrations in Athens, Thessaloniki, Heraklion, Chania, Kavala, Mytilini, Volos and Trikala, yet more demonstrations are planned for all the major cities tomorrow (Saturday). The major build-up however seems to be for Sunday, the alleged day of the voting of the new memorandum in parliament. While the banker-led government already seems [...]

Mental health workers continue the occupation of the Ministry of Health: statement and call for support

greek original WE CONTINUE THE OCCUPATION AT THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH – WE NEED EVERYONE’S SUPPORT Press release We continue the occupation at the ministry of health We need everyone’s support The workers and those sacked from Mental Health and Special Support participated in the 48-hour General Strike and decided to continue the occupation of [...]

Video from the General Strike demonstration, Athens, Feb 10

General Strike demonstration, Athens, February 10

15.10 GMT+2Police have pushed the demonstrators away from Propylea and from Syntagma; there were clashes on Panepistimiou Ave before the police managed to clear off the streets. 14.13 GMT+2 Chaotic scenes around Syntagma, with people arrested in the side streets. A block of a few hundreds is still standing before the parliament building. On Ermou [...]

The new troika agreement – full text

Memorandum of Economic and Financial Policies, February 8//

Building occupations spread ahead of the General Strike demonstration

In Athens, the Law School remains under occupation. The buildings of the ministry of Health and the ministry of Labour are also occupied. The Town Hall of the suburb of Holargos in the city is now also under occupation, by the local open assembly. In the northern city of Veria, people have occupied the local [...]

People rise up against the new memorandum and the latest round of austerity measures; 48 hour General Strike; full Occupied London coverage

For our latest updates, continue checking this post or follow the February 10-11 General Strike tag. Monday, Feb 13 Bullets from police guns where found near Athens Law School More marches on 13/2/2012 in Aigaleo, Patras and Agrinio, calls for marching tomorrow as well & video with police attacks in Thessaloniki Sunday, Feb 12 A [...]

Statement by the Occupied Athens Law School, February 9: “In order to liberate ourselves from debt we must destroy the economy”

greek original Statement by the Occupied Athens Law School In order to liberate ourselves from debt we must destroy the economy The political and financial spectacle has now lost its confidence. Its acts are entirely convulsive. The government of “emergency” that has taken over the maintenance of social cohesion is failing in conserving the labour, [...]