Date: Thu, 30 Nov 1995 12:47:06 -0600 (CST) From: Chegitz Guevara <mluziett-AT-shrike.depaul.edu> Subject: Call For Solidarity With Anarchists In Greece (fwd) Marc, "the Chegitz," Luzietti http://shrike.depaul.edu/~mluziett I'm not anti-society, society's anti-me I'm not anti-religion, religion's anti-me I'm not anti-tradition, tradition's anti-me I'm not anti-anything, I just want to be free. Mike Muir of Suicidal Tendencies ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Thu, 30 Nov 95 03:56:37 -0800 From: Arm The Spirit <ats-AT-etext.org> To: Multiple recipients of list <ats-l-AT-burn.ucsd.edu> Subject: Call For Solidarity With Anarchists In Greece Call For Solidarity With Criminalized Anarchists In Greece On November 18, 1995, the group Anarchic Proposal/Anarchist Black Cross (AP/ABC) in Athens, Greece sent out an urgent fax calling for solidarity with hundreds of arrested anarchists. On November 16 and 17, anarchists occupied the Polytechnic school in Athens to protest the imprisonment of their comrades George Balafas, George Kritikopoulos, and Odysseas Kambouris (serving 5-12 years on different charges), as well as Kostas Kalaremas (on hungerstrike since November 10). The occupation was also in solidarity with the prison rebellion in Korydallos. More than 500 people were brutally beaten by special police units and then arrested. Thousands of cops were deployed; several people were seriously injured and others suffered from tear gas inhalation. Those arrested were taken to various police detention centers and were not allowed to contact lawyers. Many of those arrested, some as young as 12 years old, are facing heavy charges such as attempted murder and explosives possession. The Anarchist Black Cross has called on comrades around the world to target Greek consulates or embassies for protest actions. Protest letters can be sent to the following address: Greek Justice Minister Ministry of Justice Katehaki Street Athens, Greece Fax: +30-1-7796055 Send copies of your faxes to: AP/ABC 8 Aristidou Street 105 59 Athens, Greece Tel/Fax: +30-1-3224770 Background Information During the eviction of the Polytechnic in Athens, 515 anarchists were arrested. Of those, 80 were set free because they were younger than 18. Felony charges have been levied against all the others, including explosives possession, conspiracy, and riotous activity. The Polytechnic was occupied on Saturday afternoon on November 17. The day November 17th has a long history as a day of struggle for the Greek left. On that day in 1974, an uprising began in the Polytechnic which eventually brought down the military dictatorship in Greece. Ever since then, the school has been a symbol of resistance to dictatorship. Normally under Greek law, police are not allowed to enter the Polytechnic, for historical reasons. This created a free-space which allowed the Polytechnic to develop into a focal point of militant anarchist activity. The police storming of the grounds in 1995, the result of a temporary lifting of the ban, marked the first time in 21 years that police have entered the Polytechnic. Each year on November 17, anarchists hold militant street demonstrations in Athens and occupy the Polytechnic. Clashes with police are common. This year's occupation was in solidarity with anarchist prisoners in Greece, one of whom had been on a long hungerstrike. The occupiers were also expressing solidarity with a week-long prison rebellion in Athens. Confrontations with police took place all week long. Greek comrades are asking for rallies to be held outside of Greek missions overseas. Also, the ABC needs money for the anarchists still in custody (lawyers fees, publicity work, etc.) We'll try and keep you posted on the situation... Arm The Spirit, November 29/95 ++++ stop the execution of Mumia Abu-Jamal ++++ ++++ if you agree copy these lines to your sig ++++ ++++ see http://www.xs4all.nl/~tank/spg-l/sigaction.htm ++++ +++===+++===+++===+++===+++===+++===+++===+++===+++===+++===+++=Arm The Spirit is an autonomist/anti-imperialist collective based in Toronto, Canada. Our focus includes a wide variety of material, including political prisoners, national liberation struggles, armed communist resistance, anti-fascism, the fight against patriarchy, and more. We regularly publish our writings, research, and translation materials in our magazine and bulletins called Arm The Spirit. For more information, contact: Arm The Spirit P.O. Box 6326, Stn. A Toronto, Ontario M5W 1P7 Canada E-mail: ats-AT-etext.org WWW: http://burn.ucsd.edu/~ats FTP: ftp.etext.org --> /pub/Politics/Arm.The.Spirit +++===+++===+++===+++===+++===+++===+++===+++===+++===+++===+++== --- from list marxism-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu --- ------------------
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