Press release from some of our Greek friends. George Papandreou, the former Greek Prime Minister who led Greece into the arms of the IMF has been invited to the TEDGlobal 2013 conference on the 11th June. The ‘Scotland Against Austerity – Stop Papandreou’ coalition have called for a mass demonstration on the same day...
Just a quick c&p from an email, as it’s short notice… EDINBURGH SAYS NO TO GREECE AUSTERITY | CAN’T PAY WON’T PAY FRI 17th May 6.30pm, St. Augustine’s Church, George IV Bridge Hi , On June 11th, former Greek PM Georgios Papandreou will visit Edinburgh to speak at an elite conference. He is the...
Last Wednesday evening saw a large demonstration in support of the European General Strike of November 14th. More than 200(? I can’t count like that) people, recent arrivals from Spain or Greece plus longer-term residents and "native" Scots gathered at St Giles Cathedral, surprising themselves and the unaware police. The demonstration moved down the...
Saturday 25th January, 4pm, Autonomous Centre of Edinburgh As international creditors & bailiffs circle Greece, its government has responded with austerity policies. The results include deepened unemployment, cut pensions and social provision. A permanent state of crisis is the new post-democratic way of government: in the name of the economy, the facade of democracy...
Despite the freezing weather, and an unexpected snow storm in the middle of the sunny afternoon, over 100 people gathered outside the City Chambers on Saturday 18th February to show solidarity with workers in Greece, who’s government has just voted to approve IMF and European Bank-approved austerity measures, which will have disastrous consequences for the working class....
There will be a second demonstration, called by Greek workers in Edinburgh, on Saturday 18th February, 12-3pm, City Chambers, High Street. The demonstration is in solidarity with workers in Greece fighting the austerity measures imposed by their government at the request of the IMF and European Bank. The statement on the facebook event reads:...
…and looks like it could inject energy and liveliness into local anti-cuts campaigns. Invite to demo this Sunday, 5pm at St Giles on the Mile: To Whom It May Concern, Following the international protests we have organised another concentration for this Sunday 5th in Saint Giles Cathedral (Royal Mile), at 5pm. We would like...
During the protests as part of today’s General Strike in Greece, 3 bank workers are reported to have been found suffocated to death after a fire. This on-the-ground report from LibCom is a sober assessment. According to news reports that began at 14:00 Greek time after, under pressure by the events, most radio and...
Police Against Cuts: London & Athens
Lots of liberal hand-wringing over this week’s march by off-duty police in London as part of the PCS pensions strike. “If they’re against cuts, then why won’t the left support them?” asks this typical flamebait piece (guardian, obv.). Let’s put dogma aside. Let’s also put aside the 1000s of unsolved, “mysterious” deaths in police...
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