Undercover police arrest student demonstrator; Athens, 9.12
UPDATE, 13:22 The police station of Korydallos in Athens was attacked with molotov cocktails and stones. 700 students remain near a road leading to the local prison; there were clashes outside at least another six police stations in the capital.
Mainstream media report that at this point 10 major roads in Athens are blocked off by high school students. Reports come in, one after the other, of university departments being occupied by their students.
UPDATE, 8:08 The town hall of the suburb of Agios Dimitrios in Athens is now occupied by anarchists. Heavy clashes between police and anarchists at the Polytechnic during the night; one comrade injured. The occupation remains.
A kid of their age was assassinated. They took the streets to protest only to have tear gas thrown at them, to be violently arrested, to be shot at. Yet hour by hour, day by day, the school students on the streets become more militant and determined. So far they have attacked more than six police stations across Athens. Yesterday in the suburb of Petroupoli, around 100 of them attacked the local police station, smashing it up with sticks and stones. A few banks down the same road were also attacked. Until yesterday night at least 100 schools in the country were occupied by their students. This number is expected to jump up today, when most students are supposed to return to their schools for the first time after Alexandros’ death. Whether they chose to do so or not could largely determine the future of the revolt. Luckily, they seem to have no intention to return to normalcy: For today, 11.12, the students are planning decentralised road blockades across Athens. For tomorrow, Friday, demonstrations are called by university students in Athens and Thessaloniki – universities are also expected to be occupied in large numbers today and tomorrow. The Economics University anarchist occupation has decided to reach out to the students; newspapers, posters and leaflets are being printed right now, to be distributed to schools across the city asap. The future of our struggle seems to be dependent on them and I am confident we are in good hands.
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The situation has reached a tipping point- there is a great momentum out there and we must seize this fantastic opportunity for action and come out with calls: We have taken the streets- now what?
Our friends and comrades in Greece need our support: they come to realise that they are not alone in this fight- students, people from all walks of life our out in the streets for the 5 consecutive day and they are not going to give up-
busy as they are mantaining and creating these autonomous zones, they have probably had little time to think about strategising and what the next steps should be.
Us, who live abroad and have the capacity to respond to the situation with different means- with the power of words, encouraging further action abroad in support and solidarity. Dont stop what you doing- and come together to strategise for the next few days.
what now?
YOU HAVE TO BEGIN TO SEIZE THE MEDIA, AS THEY DID IN OAXACA, TO GENERALIZE THE REVOLT. YOU CAN INCREASE THE SUPPORT BASE, TELL YOUR SIDE INSTEAD OF CORPORATE MEDIA LIES, AND ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO GET INTO THE STREETS AND BUILD BLOCKADES IF THEY SUPPORT THE DEMONSTRATORS AND ARE ANGERED BY FASCISTS AND COPS WORKING TOGETHER TO STAB AND SHOOT AND BEAT DEMONSTRATORS.
SEIZE THE MEDIA AND ASK THE NATION “WHAT IF ALEXIS WAS YOUR BROTHER? WHAT IF HE WAS YOUR SON?”
THAT IS THE NEXT STEP THAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN.
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