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But it doesn't seem as if the government was about to do that, so I don't see any reasons to oppose (politically) the anarchists reclaiming that space.
If anything, it puts into action the idea that buildings need to be reclaimed for alternative purposes: which is something I would imagine fits in quite well with the KKE's perspectives of housing and public space.
What type of social spaces are these squats being turned into? I would have to say that turning them into safe places for those without homes to live in, would seem better then starting a film society or whatever.
Nothing for now. And Villa Amalias was a punk-rock squat, mostly occupied with concerts.
All valid and good questions.
The way I see it, stripped to the bone, would be something like this: both anarchists and KKE oppose capitalism and the bourgeois state in Greece. I'm not going to address some of the more serious shortcomings of both sides in their conceptualization of a possible social transformation in the direction of a classless society.
But I think that this common opposition is the minimum grounds for a possible contact, if not rapproachment. And by that, I do not mean a full fledged political orientation as designed by the national central committee of your party - I am merely raising the question of local branches, groups, perhaps within KNE as well, realizing that the current situation of continuous electioneering while standing in opposition to the state and capital (nominally or actually, that's not relevant for now), and correctly assessing SYRIZA for what it is, is no longer viable and that at least one step out of it would be to make contacts outside of the safe zone of the party and PAME.
Well I think that you should give a rat's ass about that, actually.
Especially since it might be KKE offices that could receive such friendly treatment, though by other means of course. And of course, the mere recognition that the bourgeois state is stepping in for a very clear purpose - one that your party does not support, at least explicitly - should make you all think.
Of course I know that.
But this might change as well as time passes by and the results of the current situation of isolation become tangible. This is my point.
As far as I'm aware, KKE didn't do this. As Delenda states, they simply don't care.
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“The possibility of securing for every member of society, by means of socialized production, an existence not only fully sufficient materially, and becoming day by day more full, but an existence guaranteeing to all the free development and exercise of their physical and mental faculties – this possibility is now for the first time here, but it is here.” Friedrich Engels
"The proletariat is its struggle; and its struggles have to this day not led it beyond class society, but deeper into it." Friends of the Classless Society
"Your life is survived by your deeds" - Steve von Till
For all the SYRIZA asslickers on this forum: http://anarchistnews.org/content/ana...s-and-fighting
Not that it ever wasn't a part of it, but its always nice to see SYRIZA (together with the KKE and DIMAR) firmly positioning itself on the side of the 'Party of Order'. Following the state's dictum to 'confess colors' they all fall in line within the ranks of 'democracy' and 'public debate'.
"Of Man's first disobedience, and the fruit
Of that forbidden tree..."
- John Milton -
"The place of the worst barbarism is that modern forest that makes use of us, this forest of chimneys and bayonets, machines and weapons, of strange inanimate beasts that feed on human flesh"
- Amadeo Bordiga
Yes but these things dont happen in a political way of dealing with them, but on the class struggle itself. You cant deal with it on a way of dealing with personal likes. Whether KKE and anarchists can come together in a common strategy, only life itself will show. But given the stupidity of many people like Ranachol above me who believe that the way to build a massive, revolutionary and democratic working class force is to make arsons and to adopt a dialectic not Labor-Capital, but "revolteds"-"the party of Order", I have to say that the chanses are already slim unfortunatly.
KKE has received that kind of hostility from the State already. As we speak, syndicalists of PAME in a factory I cannot recall right now are facing jail time for being fuckin true syndicalists and not sell outs. Also a very good example of State terrorising the working class was the riot cops invading and ending the Steelworks strike. These and many others on that nature, are much more important and characterizing incidents on the totalitarian nature of the System in comparasing with the squats raids.
Another example the ""zartiniera incident", where in 2006 a young univercity student got fuckin jumped by 6 undercover cops. The trial was yesterday, they were 4/6 not guilty, and the other two got minimum penaldies. The cameras got the incident, check it out, its horrible.
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Indeed I don't think that in the broader struggle anarchists and communists can reconcile their strategic differences but tactically I think it makes sense for KKE to be defending places like these squats even if they're 'only' cinemas and meeting places (which I, personally, think is a pretty good use for the community, to be honest) because this is the sort of thing communists should be struggling for; democratically and communally owned spaces. It, of course, has to work both ways and there should be some mutual support from anarchist groups as well. All those marching in psycho's videos, for example, would have been mightily handy in preventing the police from breaking the steelworkers strike. The working class, whether communist or anarchist, have more in common with each other than with the ruling class and only hinder our struggle if we divide ourselves.
Modern democracy is nothing but the freedom to preach whatever is to the advantage of the bourgeoisie - Lenin
I'm not really sure what you're saying here.
My contention is that outside concrete struggles, there could be contacts between anarchists and groups/individuals in KKE. Both political groups should realize that the current situation is not viable and that it represents all sorts of dangers - for KKE, a fall into open reformism, for anarchists, hopeless minority action from without the broader class struggle.
I'm not even talking about a common strategy, but merely about contacts and some signs of possible joint work.
I don't think this is a fair assessment. See, it is far too easy to write off any anarchist that does not oppose violent direct action as hopeless, and frankly, it is indicative of the gravity of the situation you face, and a part of it is the attitude fostered by the KKE leadership.
I'd be surprised if you didn't.
Are you aware of some of the reaction coming from the anarchist millieu?
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“The possibility of securing for every member of society, by means of socialized production, an existence not only fully sufficient materially, and becoming day by day more full, but an existence guaranteeing to all the free development and exercise of their physical and mental faculties – this possibility is now for the first time here, but it is here.” Friedrich Engels
"The proletariat is its struggle; and its struggles have to this day not led it beyond class society, but deeper into it." Friends of the Classless Society
"Your life is survived by your deeds" - Steve von Till
I am saying that whether there is a possible space to get connected with anarchists is not on a personal level ie "I know that guy, he is OK, lets see if we can do something together". KKE and PAME have set their framework on what they believe it is to be done for example on the syndicalist movement. If anarchists agree with it, and with the ways PAME is willing to achieve them, then there is a space of collaboration. If not, the paths will not come to a connection. And of course that goes the other way too.
Well, KKE is on the process on one of the most radical turns in its history even without the help of the anarchists, whose presence I dont see how could it become a mound to reformism.
Wait. There are things that KKE agrees with, some that doesnt but not enough as to come to a clash about them, and things that KKE is strongly against. Arsons and acts of personal armed violence are a part of the third part. The communists, as far as I know at least, was always condemning that kind of actions and even worse the way of thinking behind them. So, in order for this connection you describe to find a common stance for both parts on many cases, one of which is this on. KKE is not willing to accept that kind of thinking. If some anarchists separate their stance with these kind of actions, that would be a step. But until then, the only ones I have seen doing it, are a post-modern group (Antiauthoritarian Movement-AK) who denounce the class war and the existance of working class itself. So I dont think that would work.
Yeah. None.
The mind is its own place, and in itself Can make a Heaven of Hell, a Hell of Heaven. What matter where, if I be still the same, And what I should be, all but less than he Whom thunder hath made greater?
Here at least We shall be free
Greek squat solidarity from London: They are unable to beat what they cannot understand…
Monday, January 21, 2013
On 20 December 2012 police evicted Villa Amalias squat in central Athens under the groundless pretext of some alleged anonymous complaints. 8 people were arrested with felony and misdemeanour charges, triggering an enduring massive wave of solidarity; one of the biggest anarchist demonstrations took place in Athens, gathering more than 12.000 people who showed their support and solidarity to the squats and squatters and to all liberated places all over the world. This state-driven eviction took place after 23 years of the squat’s existence. Villa Amalias is situated in an area where the neo-Nazis and cops are setting up pogroms and spread the terror of racism. The Municipality of Athens is also preparing to ‘’upgrade’’ the area and Villa Amalias obviously irritates them all, as its presence is an impediment to their spiteful plans. On 9 January 2013 comrades successfully re-squatted the building despite it being heavily guarded by armed police. However, a re-eviction by police special forces followed a few moments later and 93 comrades were arrested because they barricaded themselves inside the squat and defended a self-organised free space. Throughout all these years Villa Amalias has become a living example of self-organization, vigorous expression and strong resistance. At times, it has initiated and hosted live concerts, open discussions, theatre plays, film screenings, collective kitchen, café, library, and it has provided housing to many comrades. The anti-commercial culture that opposes the culture of sale and profit, power and property has found its place. Villa Amalias is an integral part of social class struggle, fighting against authority, fighting for freedom.
Furthermore Skaramagka squat in Athens was raided on the same day as Villa’s re-eviction. Skaramagka was opened more than 3 years ago and it has since been an active anti-authoritarian political and cultural centre. Inside the squat’s premises, numerous political events have taken place, self-education groups have been formed and lessons of Greek language for immigrants have been offered. Moreover, there have been screenings, reading rooms, woodwork rooms, computer rooms, dance and martial arts rooms, sewing workshops, climbing tracks spaces and many more. The police are putting into action a plan to evict about 40 buildings that have been occupied by various groups across the country. In this context, after the eviction of the squats Villa Amalias and Skaramagka, the state continued its orchestrated attack by raiding the oldest anarchist squat in Athens, Lelas Karagianni, on the morning of 15 January 2013. 17 People were detained, but quickly released without charges. Hundreds of comrades immediately gathered outside the building leading to its re-occupation in the early afternoon of the same day.
The squats are not just four walls standing. Squats are the implementation of resistance against state’s oppression, fascist’s schemes, bosses’ exploitation, privatisation, capitalism, discrimination, poverty and despair. Squats are highlighting solidarity, self-organisation, companionship, liberty and dignity. In times when severe poverty and exploitation are legitimate and legal, layoffs, reductions in wages and pensions, workers ‘accidents’, concentration camps, repression and social cannibalism are the daily routine; squats remain consciously “outbreaks of lawlessness”. We all are “outbreaks of lawlessness” in a world where capitalism is only spreading fear. Squats are the future where there’s no place for bosses, armies, property, commodities, prosecutors and cops; a future of freedom and equality, self-organization and common ownership, solidarity and mutual aid, creativity and companionship, dignity and life. The attack against the squats is only a part of the general attack against the oppressed of this world. In the UK the law was changed last year to allow police to arrest people who have squatted abandoned residential properties. Plans for even stricter legislation against every liberated place that still survives in the UK are being discussed at the moment.
Villa will stay. We’ll all stay to make their worst nightmares come true.
HANDS OFF VILLA AMALIAS, SKARAMAGKA AND LELAS KARAGIANNI SQUATS
SOLIDARITY WITH ALL SQUATS AND SOCIAL STRUGGLES
AGAINST THE HURRICANE OF REPRESSION; LET’S PIT THE STORM OF SOLIDARITY!
London Anarchists in Solidarity
On Saturday 19/01/2012, approximately 200 people gathered outside Greek embassy in London, in solidarity with the greek antifascist struggle. 10 pathetic fascists showed up under the protection of their cop allies and were booed accordingly. During the protest a banner was raised in solidarity with the squats. A number of comrades tried to approach the embassy with the banner, but were shoved back by the coppers, who came extremely heavy-handed and then formed a line in front of the entrance.
The mind is its own place, and in itself Can make a Heaven of Hell, a Hell of Heaven. What matter where, if I be still the same, And what I should be, all but less than he Whom thunder hath made greater?
Here at least We shall be free
The mind is its own place, and in itself Can make a Heaven of Hell, a Hell of Heaven. What matter where, if I be still the same, And what I should be, all but less than he Whom thunder hath made greater?
Here at least We shall be free
some stuff that popped up today on dutch indymedia... a sponti anarchist soli-demo happend and i didnt even know it was going to, I really must be getting old
Today around 19:30, shopping night, we made a demo in the Kalverstraat, a shopping street in Amsterdam centre. We were around 20 people with banners and flags, we screamed slogans and handed out leaflets and in the end we set of some fireworks. For 20 minutes we disturbed the normality of the consumption-society. Read the flyer below.
"Solidarity with anarchist spaces!
In the past months the Greek state raided several squats, because they can not bare any longer the resistance that is being organised from these building.
From the squats actions happen against the rising neo-nazi's, crisiscapitalism and the huge repression by the state. In this squats actions and structures are being build for a free, solidarious world.
The european crisis hits exactly the people with less money, and as soon as they resist the state hits back. In this case the people don't let it happen without hitting back, they take to the streets and resquat the building.
Thats why we are here on the street now, to let our solidarity be heard, our solidarity with the threatened anarchist spaces and everybody who isi rising up against the fascists, the capitalism and the authorities, worldwide.
Even in their wildest dreams they cannot take this buildings from us- they are and stay ours!"
http://fightnow.noblogs.org
We call for a worldwide campaign of direct actions in solidarity with liberated spaces from the 2nd to the 12th of February 2013.
But we don’t want to stop after a couple of actions, because this is much more than just a reaction to repression. This is a call out to all anarchists and anti-authoritarians to fight now across the world.
Even though the recent onslaught of the Greek State against the anarchist/anti-authoritarian spectrum was the initial spark for writing this call, several examples around the globe show us that the police and municipal authorities along with giant corporations are cooperating excellently with each other, attacking solidarian structures and pacifying societies at a transnational level. During the past few weeks and months, in parts of the world, where people suffer from the systematic impoverishment and extended gentrification plans, it increasingly came to State/Capital’s attacks on radical movements, including repression against concrete forms of resistance such as land occupations, autonomous projects, company headquarters’ occupations, or strike actions. It thus deems important that we also connect our struggles worldwide, and fight back in the here and now. Action in response to attacks on squatted spaces at your location could be the spark for you. Take action on the streets and let your imagination run wild to spread the message of active resistance.
Our comrades are still imprisoned across the world. Many of our self-organized spaces are being raided or evicted, our infrastructure is under siege, and our counter-information media are censored or hindered. Whenever we express our ideas in public, uniformed robocops are lurking everywhere. Surveillance machinery follows every single move we make, while the State counts on the support of an armed fascist mob… But our existential fight is more than defence of solid spaces.
So, it’s time we say enough with permanent defeatism. Social war is waged independently from evictions or detentions. There are no borders in our hearts. For each project destroyed, two new ones should arise across the globe. For each imprisoned comrade, our actions should do the talking.
Wake up, jump in, get wild – War on the rulers’ war!
FOR A BLACK FEBRUARYsolidarity aktion with the greek squats AMSTERDOOM
this is small act of solidarity with our greek comrades
the state attack against villa amalias , radio 98fm, skaramagka ,lelas karagianni and the delta squat [tessalonikia]aren,t acidents. this spaces where used as tools against state and fascist terror . the state send paramilitary forces to the center of athens to do the dirty work... outbreaks of lawlessness are the politicians , banks, police stations , court rooms, detencion centers [lagers] and television.
Squats are not just 4 walls standing. Squats are the implementation of resistance against state oppression, fascist schemes , bosses explotation, privatisation, capitalism, discrimination, poverty. squats are highlighting solidarity , self organization, companionship,liberty and dignity . IN WORLD WHERE CAPITALISM IS ONLY SPREADING FEAR FIGHT BACK
HANDS OFF VILLA AMALIAS SKARAMAGKA LELAS KARAGIANNI
SOLIDARITY WITH ALL SQUATS AND SOCIAL STRUGLES
TOTAL SOLIDARITY
TOTAL COMPLICITY
LONG LIVE ANARCHY 10 100 1000 SQUATS
The mind is its own place, and in itself Can make a Heaven of Hell, a Hell of Heaven. What matter where, if I be still the same, And what I should be, all but less than he Whom thunder hath made greater?
Here at least We shall be free
Heraklion, Crete: approximately 1,000 march in solidarity with squats under attack across Greece
Saturday, January 26, 2013
On January 26, a demonstration in solidarity with squats under attack across Greece saw approximately 1,000 anarchists gather and march through the streets of Heraklion, in what might very possibly be the largest anarchist demonstration in the history of the city (fourth largest in the country, with a population just under 200k). Along with the slogans in solidarity with the squats under attack, such as Villa Amalias and Skaramanga, the demonstrators also shouted slogans referring to the recent incident involving DIAS police and their murderous intent. One of the slogans translates as “at the road-checks, at the road-checks, they’re killing kids – the scum of DIAS, the hounds of the state”.
..Patras: amateur footballers carry squat solidarity banners in football match
Sunday, January 27, 2013
In the city of Patras, a football game between amateur football clubs saw footballers from both sides carry banners in solidarity with the squats under attack in recent days. One club is APO, the city’s Autonomous Football Club – an anarchist collective. They entered the game with a banner reading “state and parastate, hands off occupations. Solidarity to self-organised spaces. Not a single step back”.
The second club, Aris from the local town of Kato Ahaia, carried a banner reading “Consciously centres of anomie, in a world of permanent injustice”.
The mind is its own place, and in itself Can make a Heaven of Hell, a Hell of Heaven. What matter where, if I be still the same, And what I should be, all but less than he Whom thunder hath made greater?
Here at least We shall be free
The mind is its own place, and in itself Can make a Heaven of Hell, a Hell of Heaven. What matter where, if I be still the same, And what I should be, all but less than he Whom thunder hath made greater?
Here at least We shall be free
Members of Homes not Jails SF or at least squatters in San Francisco posted this a while ago, don't know why it took me so long to post here.
The mind is its own place, and in itself Can make a Heaven of Hell, a Hell of Heaven. What matter where, if I be still the same, And what I should be, all but less than he Whom thunder hath made greater?
Here at least We shall be free
