[E-rundbrief] Info 1267 - Solidarity to the Greek People, 9.11.2013, International Day

[Matthias Reichl]

E-Rundbrief - Info 1267 - Solidarity for All (GR): International Day 
of Solidarity to the Greek People - Break the Handcuffs on Democracy 
and Freedom - Saturday 9 November – Everywhere - Police raid against 
ERT - the Greek broadcaster in Athens.

Bad Ischl, 7.11.2013

Begegnungszentrum für aktive Gewaltlosigkeit

www.begegnungszentrum.at

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International Day of Solidarity to the Greek People

Break the Handcuffs on Democracy and Freedom

Saturday 9 November – Everywhere

“The prosecutor said that the person responsible for ERT’s inventory 
now is the ‘brigadier general’ of the police forces.”
Thursday, 7 November 2013


In 4.20 am, today, Thursday 9/11 police raided the building of ERT - 
the Greek broadcaster that its workers kept alive broadcasting for 
five months after its unconstitutional shutting down – in a 
culmination so far, of the “law and order” campaing by the Greek 
“state of exception” regime.

After the police house-raids in the communities of Chalkidiki, who 
resist gold-mining and the destruction of their land and forest, after 
the forced conscription orders against the striking teachers, 
transport and sea-port workers half a year ago, the government has 
unleashed a new assault on democracy, against the resistance of the 
Greek people.

Last week the social solidarity movement experienced for first time 
police raids in grassroot solidarity structures, among others in the 
Metropolitan Social Clinic of Ellinikon (Athens), and in the Without 
Middlemen Bazaar in Oraiokastro (Thessaloniki).

Today, in addition to the ERT raid, the government issued disciplinary 
orders against the university staff, who strike 9 weeks now defending 
their jobs and resisting the destruction of higher education 
institutions, forcing them temporarily out of work.

At the same time the delegitimised regime of the pro-Troika 
government, day after day, breaches and dismantles any constitutional 
and democratic procedure, in a peculiar “coup d’etat”. Such 
authoritative climaxing occurs while the Troika visits the country, in 
order to desing with the Greek government the next instalment of 
austerity measures.

Under these circumstances a rally outside the ERT buildings has been 
called for today (Thursday 7.11) at 4 pm.
There are also calls for mass mobilisations on Saturday 9.11, in 
combination with the International Day of Solidarity Against 
Gold-Mining in Chalkidiki and against the repression of social 
struggles by the Greek government.


“Police forces have just entered the studios of the Greek radio… It’s 
not for ERT alone. It’s not only for our jobs. But it is for Democracy 
itself… Don’t seek for legality… for the defence of Democracy, for 
holding each other’s hand, for our dignity and honour, for standing 
shoulder to shoulder to each other… because we met at the same street 
together, because we fought the same struggle… we ask you to come now 
at the headquarters’ of ERT… The voice of the Greek radio is silenced!”
the final words of the ERT anchorman


We call everyone to participate next Saturday 9 November in the 
International Day of Solidarity Against Gold-Mining in Chalkidiki and 
to organise actions of solidarity to ERT, University workers’ and 
social solidarity structures, against the  “coup d’etat” of the Troika 
regime.

For Real Democracy and Social Emancipation
Solidarity – Resistance - Subversion

Solidarity for All
+33 210 3801 921
international at solidarity4all.gr

P.S.
The following link is a report in English of the police raid in ERT.
http://greece.greekreporter.com/2013/11/07/riot-police-raid-greek-public-broadcaster-hq-in-athens-to-vacate-ert/
Here you can hear (in Greek) the last words of the ERT anchorman 
before it is obliged to close the mics 
http://tvxs.gr/news/internet-mme/ta-teleytaia-lepta-tis-era


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Matthias Reichl, Pressesprecher/ press speaker,
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