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#287 | “In critical and suffocating times” – TPTG on May 5th

[English original] The Ta Paida Tis Galarias (The Children of The Gallery) group report on the recent demonstrations in Athens against austerity measures, including the events leading to the tragic deaths of three bank workers and its implications for the movement of opposition. What follows is a report on the demo of the 5th of [...]

#286 | The “Anarchist Crouch” on Wednesday’s events

The “Anarchist Crouch” (Sispirosi Anarchikon) group issued the following statement only hours after the death of the bank employees on Wednesday in Athens. A rough translation follows, as part of our effort to put together some of the responses by anarchists to that day’s tragic events – OL. [Greek original] The just uprising of 120,000 [...]

#285 | The Anti-authoritarian Movement of Athens (AK) on Wednesday’s events

[Greek original] Communication/ Announcement (May 6) In yesterday’s big strike society experienced a huge victory which was undermined by an attempt to charge it with a tragic event, a defeat that does not belong to it. The fire in “Marfin” bank offered “warmth” to a political and social system that has already started “cooling” from [...]

#284 | Anarchy is struggle for life, not death

In the next few hours, we will be publishing translations of a few statements on Wednesday’s horrific events that have been written by anarchist and anti-authoritarian groups; in the midst of the tragedy, there is some concrete hope that us, the anarchists, are taking the events seriously enough, thinking and discussing them openly, at last. [...]

#283 | What do we honestly have to say about Wednesday’s events?

Translations: Suomi | Español | Deutsch | Türkçe | Français | Português | Polskim | Magyarul | Italiano The text below summarises some initial thoughts on Wednesday’s tragic events by some of us here at Occupied London. English and Greek versions follow – please disseminate. Κάποιες πρώτες σκέψεις πάνω στα τραγικά γεγονότα της Τετάρτης (5/5) [...]

#281 | Names of the dead announced; bank workers strike today in memory; police launch unprecedented attacks in Athens

The names of the three bank workers who died in the Marfin bank branch that was set alight have been announced. They are Paraskeui Zoulia, 35; Aggeliki Papathanasopoulou, 32 and Epameinondas Tsakalis, 36. We are all very shocked and saddened by their tragic deaths and it is extremely hard to keep on reporting from here [...]

#280 | Statement by the Skaramanga squat in Athens regarding today’s events: The murderers “mourn” their victims

The statement below was issued a few hours ago by the anarchist squat of Skaramanga and Patision in Athens. The murderers “mourn” their victims (Regarding today’s tragic death of 3 people) The enormous strike demonstration which took place today, 5th of May turned into a social outflow of rage. At least 200,000 people of all [...]

#279 | An employee of the burnt bank speaks out on tonight’s tragic deaths in Athens – please spread

Tonight’s tragic deaths in Athens leave little space for comments – we are all very shocked and deeply saddened by the events. To those (on the “Occupied London” blog even) who speculate that the deaths might have been caused purposefully by anarchists, we can only reply the following: we do not take to the streets, [...]