International Day of Solidarity to the Greek People
Break the Handcuffs on Democracy and Freedom
Saturday 9 November – Everywhere
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“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
P.S.
The following link is a report in English of the police raid in 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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