On the night of December 6, 2008, at the intersection of Tzavela and
Messolonghi streets in Exarchia, the true face of power and those who
have chosen to serve it was revealed. It was not a random incident, it
was not a bad moment for the state, but the essence of its existence. It
was the night that special guard Epaminondas Korkoneas, with his hand on
the trigger, pointed and shot in cold blood the 15-year-old anarchist
student Alexis Grigoropoulos. Shortly after the news of the murder,
Athens was on fire and dragged almost all the cities of Greece into its
flames. Pupils, students, workers, immigrants form a rebellious torrent.
Through mass demonstrations, occupations, strikes, clashes with the
forces of repression, attacks on police stations, banks and
multinationals, their anger is expressed both for the state murder and
their rupture with the system that has been oppressing and impoverishing
society for so many years. It was time for social and class
anti-violence to return a share of responsibility to the Power. The
state murder, therefore, of Alexis Grigoropoulos was destined to mark
the greatest rebellion in the post-political years.
17 years later, the power is left with its hand on the trigger and
shooting. The target, as then, as always, is the oppressed, the people
of our class, those who resist, those who do not accept becoming meat
for the cannons of war for a supposed "homeland", those uncompromising
ones who, through their multifaceted struggles, openly declare war
against the state and capitalism. Because we live in gloomy times, in a
period of generalized decay, in which in the balance of the system,
human life has zero value compared to the profit and prosperity of the
few. A state that prides itself on its "successes" against the reality
that we experience: the stress of earning a living, impoverishment, job
insecurity, the increase in prices of all basic goods, rent,
electricity, heating, evictions and auctions. In the labor camps,
workers are children of a lesser god and work accidents are a necessary
evil for the profitability of their bosses, while labor rights are
constantly shrinking and the salary is no longer enough for even half a
month. Immigrants experience a constant war from the state. Women and
LGBTQ+ people are called upon daily to fight their own battles against
the monster of patriarchy.
At the same time, the state invests in spreading fear, strengthening
repression and targeting collective resistance. From the mass arrests of
protesters to the criminalization of any form of resistance, the message
is clear: silence and submission. At the same time, pedophiles, rapists,
cops-murderers of immigrants and Roma, abusers, those responsible for
the state murder of Tempi, scoundrels of all kinds who live
parasitically on subsidies and funding are walking free and the state
and its dogs are furiously persecuting immigrants, anarchists, women who
denounce their rapists and abusers, imprisoning Nikos Romanos with the
only evidence of a supposedly partial finger print in a bag, beating up
demonstrations, protecting Zionist ships from protesters who dare to
demand an end to the genocide in Gaza.
In the face of this condition, the answer cannot be fear, but collective
action. When the state and capital try to divide society in terms of
individualism and fascism, we choose solidarity and struggle. It is time
to take to the streets again, to claim the right to life and freedom and
to erect walls against repression.
17 years later, and yet what unfolded in the streets in December 2008
has not yet faded. Those days highlighted the social dynamics that can
be released by the fermentation of a large part of society with
anarchist values and practices and the widespread adoption of the
anarchist way of acting. Against reformism and without any prospect of
capitulation, the unyielding struggle, the vitality that dominated the
streets, the relationships of camaraderie and solidarity that developed
behind the barricades gave the world a new vision, a new perspective.
And the world embraced the anarchist movement, because it embraced life
itself. The fruit of that rebellious December was the flowering of a
multifaceted and dynamic movement: hangouts, squats, neighborhood
assemblies, autonomous student groups, grassroots unions, labor groups,
political collectives. It left behind a youth "immersed" in the struggle
for a better world. At the same time, however, it also highlighted the
deficits of the anarchist movement and the need for organizational
upgrading.
17 years later and nothing has faded.
17 years later thousands of people around the clock remain faithful and
consistent to the slogan: May the struggles of yesterday illuminate the
struggles of tomorrow.
The state tries to convince us that nothing changes. However, every step
we take on the streets, every slogan we raise, every collective action
we take proves that change comes when the oppressed organize and
struggle. Our social strength stems from our unity, consistency and
determination to resist.
We join forces to demand a life without oppression, exploitation and
power. The street is the space where change and resistance are born.
PROCEEDINGS: Saturday, December 6, at 6:00 PM, at Kamara
We are participating in a joint bloc with the anarchist group Pyranthos,
the Horizontal Movement for anarchy and libertarian communism and
Libertatia - collective for libertarian communism.
Thessaloniki Freedom Initiative
contact email: lib_thess@hotmail.com
blog: libertasalonica.wordpress.com
https://libertasalonica.wordpress.com/2025/12/05/6
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Messolonghi streets in Exarchia, the true face of power and those who
have chosen to serve it was revealed. It was not a random incident, it
was not a bad moment for the state, but the essence of its existence. It
was the night that special guard Epaminondas Korkoneas, with his hand on
the trigger, pointed and shot in cold blood the 15-year-old anarchist
student Alexis Grigoropoulos. Shortly after the news of the murder,
Athens was on fire and dragged almost all the cities of Greece into its
flames. Pupils, students, workers, immigrants form a rebellious torrent.
Through mass demonstrations, occupations, strikes, clashes with the
forces of repression, attacks on police stations, banks and
multinationals, their anger is expressed both for the state murder and
their rupture with the system that has been oppressing and impoverishing
society for so many years. It was time for social and class
anti-violence to return a share of responsibility to the Power. The
state murder, therefore, of Alexis Grigoropoulos was destined to mark
the greatest rebellion in the post-political years.
17 years later, the power is left with its hand on the trigger and
shooting. The target, as then, as always, is the oppressed, the people
of our class, those who resist, those who do not accept becoming meat
for the cannons of war for a supposed "homeland", those uncompromising
ones who, through their multifaceted struggles, openly declare war
against the state and capitalism. Because we live in gloomy times, in a
period of generalized decay, in which in the balance of the system,
human life has zero value compared to the profit and prosperity of the
few. A state that prides itself on its "successes" against the reality
that we experience: the stress of earning a living, impoverishment, job
insecurity, the increase in prices of all basic goods, rent,
electricity, heating, evictions and auctions. In the labor camps,
workers are children of a lesser god and work accidents are a necessary
evil for the profitability of their bosses, while labor rights are
constantly shrinking and the salary is no longer enough for even half a
month. Immigrants experience a constant war from the state. Women and
LGBTQ+ people are called upon daily to fight their own battles against
the monster of patriarchy.
At the same time, the state invests in spreading fear, strengthening
repression and targeting collective resistance. From the mass arrests of
protesters to the criminalization of any form of resistance, the message
is clear: silence and submission. At the same time, pedophiles, rapists,
cops-murderers of immigrants and Roma, abusers, those responsible for
the state murder of Tempi, scoundrels of all kinds who live
parasitically on subsidies and funding are walking free and the state
and its dogs are furiously persecuting immigrants, anarchists, women who
denounce their rapists and abusers, imprisoning Nikos Romanos with the
only evidence of a supposedly partial finger print in a bag, beating up
demonstrations, protecting Zionist ships from protesters who dare to
demand an end to the genocide in Gaza.
In the face of this condition, the answer cannot be fear, but collective
action. When the state and capital try to divide society in terms of
individualism and fascism, we choose solidarity and struggle. It is time
to take to the streets again, to claim the right to life and freedom and
to erect walls against repression.
17 years later, and yet what unfolded in the streets in December 2008
has not yet faded. Those days highlighted the social dynamics that can
be released by the fermentation of a large part of society with
anarchist values and practices and the widespread adoption of the
anarchist way of acting. Against reformism and without any prospect of
capitulation, the unyielding struggle, the vitality that dominated the
streets, the relationships of camaraderie and solidarity that developed
behind the barricades gave the world a new vision, a new perspective.
And the world embraced the anarchist movement, because it embraced life
itself. The fruit of that rebellious December was the flowering of a
multifaceted and dynamic movement: hangouts, squats, neighborhood
assemblies, autonomous student groups, grassroots unions, labor groups,
political collectives. It left behind a youth "immersed" in the struggle
for a better world. At the same time, however, it also highlighted the
deficits of the anarchist movement and the need for organizational
upgrading.
17 years later and nothing has faded.
17 years later thousands of people around the clock remain faithful and
consistent to the slogan: May the struggles of yesterday illuminate the
struggles of tomorrow.
The state tries to convince us that nothing changes. However, every step
we take on the streets, every slogan we raise, every collective action
we take proves that change comes when the oppressed organize and
struggle. Our social strength stems from our unity, consistency and
determination to resist.
We join forces to demand a life without oppression, exploitation and
power. The street is the space where change and resistance are born.
PROCEEDINGS: Saturday, December 6, at 6:00 PM, at Kamara
We are participating in a joint bloc with the anarchist group Pyranthos,
the Horizontal Movement for anarchy and libertarian communism and
Libertatia - collective for libertarian communism.
Thessaloniki Freedom Initiative
contact email: lib_thess@hotmail.com
blog: libertasalonica.wordpress.com
https://libertasalonica.wordpress.com/2025/12/05/6
_________________________________________
A - I N F O S N E W S S E R V I C E
By, For, and About Anarchists
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