Text regarding the situation in Exarcheia

Exarcheia finds itself in a moment of existential crisis. However, while most groups are focusing on the external forces that threaten the neighborhood, they are ignoring some of the internal conditions that have helped bring us to this point.

While gentrification proceeds apace and the police occupy the neighborhood, direct action and intervention in order to transform the material socio-spatial conditions of the neighborhood have been discarded for mere performative actions.

For example, despite ample foreknowledge that state forces were coming to the square, the slew of assemblies purporting to “defend” Exarcheia made no move to prohibit this act. Months before the event, the decision was made (with no hesitation) to simply surrender the square and then hold a demo. The discussions in the lead-up revolved mainly around organizational concerns, such as where to meet, what time to hold an assembly, etc. Once the metal sheets were installed and the police permanently stationed, members of the movement then engaged in a series of fruitless performative acts, including some that contained elements of self-indulgent martyrdom.
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Athens: Taking responsibility for attacks on Airbnb, hotels and cameras in Exarcheia area in Athens by Anarchists

Expert from the action claim :

For our part, as a part of the people who consider the neighbourhood of Exarchia to be of key importance for the perspective of the struggle, who want Exarcheia to remain a field of fermentation, politicisation and resistance, we choose to respond to the multiform violence that power is unleashing in a coordinated manner against us and against our structures and neighbourhoods. We call on the world of the neighbourhood, the world of self-organised radical struggle to choose to confront the State and capital, however they appear by invading Exarcheia and beyond.

To attack in practice and with every available means the investments/digging that are attempting to wipe us out. Perhaps an attack that lasts over time, a “war of attrition” on our part, even in material terms, will be able, alongside all the other struggles centred on Exarcheia that have been and are being done over time, to stand as a real barrier to the designs of domination.

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Athens: Expropriation of Supermarket by Anarchists

extract from the action flier:

On Wednesday 5/4/23 we chose to expropriate products from the AB Vassilopoulos chain in the area of Zografou.

Capitalism’s ease in creating ephemeral consumption needs is one reason it can be assimilated into any social condition, which is what makes it so durable. However, although this condition is often found in our daily lives, we cannot ignore the fact that some of our needs are pushed aside as we are forced to feed ourselves with low quality products while our class opponents have access to better products, which has a direct impact on our overall quality of life.

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