Text of Thersitis (Anarchist, a place of intrigue & subversion in Athens) on solidarity in the occupation and reoccupation of the a/a space that is shared in the neighborhoods of Ilio and Ag. Anargyron

Recently another series of repressive operations against occupied spaces of the anarchist-anti-authoritarian movement  (a/a) has been underway. On 8/25, the self-managed squat Ano Kato Patision and the Zizania social centre are evicted, with the latter being reoccupied on 10/14 by comrades from Zizania and a number of supporters. On 4/9 the hangout of the anarchist queer collective Kaliarda at the Faculty of Law is evicted, which is immediately retaken by the comrades@. On 8/31, the first attempt to evict the Self-Managed Polytechnic squat is made, to be followed by three more, with extensive clashes between comrades and police forces, with dozens of arrests. The last unsuccessful attempt to evict takes place on 9/30, while on the same day the occupation of Evangelismos in Heraklion, Crete, is evicted, with ten arrested and one comrade seriously injured.

This story has been going on for years

Repressive attacks against of the anarchist-anti-authoritarian spaces   go back a long way. It seems, however, that since 2010 their suppression has been a primary concern of political administrators of all stripes. After the 2008 uprising, squatter projects and self-organized spaces are increasing, while in the social struggles of the period 10′-12′, the large strike mobilizations and neighbourhood assemblies, they are foci of resistance, planning together with a crowd of people a different model of social organization, with horizontal processes, without divisions and exclusions, with collective kitchens, self-education courses, events-discussions, etc., as well as a multitude of actions and interventions aggressive towards the policies of depreciation and exploitation.

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Athens : Attack on Ε.Μ.Π rector’s building ( The administration of ΕΜΠ offices of polytechnic university) as a minimal sign of solidarity with the squatters

On Thursday 12/10/2023 we carried out an attack on the Ε.Μ.Π. rector’s building, breaking the facade and a large part of the interior, as a minimal sign of solidarity with the squatters.

The State, unable as ever to manage the successive crises it faces, is intensifying its repressive moves, targeting self-managed spaces and the world struggling both inside and outside them.

In the midst of a generalized wave of evictions of squatters throughout the country (Ano-Kato squat in Patisia, Zizania in Victoria, Evangelismos occupation in Heraklion, Crete, Self-managed polytechnic squat) we cannot remain idle and watch the State’s attempt to eliminate the  centres of the struggle in apathy.

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