Last night, I met a friend of Alexandros’ who was sitting close to him when he was assassinated. Standing there silently, listening to him describe the moments of the assassination (for the n-th time I imagine) I couldn’t help but think: How many years did this kid grow over these seven days? Listening to him explain exactly how the cop is now attempting to cover up the story, how the ricocheting scenario can’t possibly stand… Seeing him argue how we need to change our tactics to take our struggle forward. Joking with us about the incapacity of the indymedia servers to hold the incoming traffic in the first days of the revolt. How many years did he grow? I can’t help but think; they took 15 years from Alexandros, but years and years of life were transplanted into all of us who are here now. In these days of revolt, normalilty and normal time have been suspended – finally giving us ample time in which to live and grow. For this reason, as for a million others, there is simply no way back now: time can’t move backward, what we have lived cannot be unlived. “Remember this”, I heard the old man telling his grandson at the spontaneous mural for Alexandros at the spot of his assasination. “Remember that it is always authority killing the people, it is always the powerful who kill the powerless”. The kid will never forget this week, none of us will. This is the longest week of our lives.
Saturday, 5 pm. Four hours before a full week from the assassination. We are preparing to take the streets again. This night, too, is your night Alexandros.
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great text, looking forward to hear from the demonstrations this afternoon
http://athens.indymedia.org/front.php3?lang=el&article_id=943779
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oo11wNhD8bE
can someone translate this video? it seems to be the occupation of a tv station
Agreed. A bit of emotions amidst the facts never hurt.
I also agree, the thoughts and sentiments here are powerful ones.
You’re right: none of this is reversible. Things go from here, and there is no pretending that it never happened.
Beware of intellectual pacification, the worst kind of pacification: it usually announces itself with words such as “calm,” “return to normal,” “consensus,” “compromise” and being “pragmatic.”
Solidarity Action held in Chicago, Friday, Dec. 12 outside Greek Consulate
[ http://chicago.indymedia.org/newswire/display/85003/index.php ]
No going back!
Actualizaciones y traducciones al español:
http://ansiolitiko.blogspot.com/
Beautiful. Keep up the positive work. Lead by example Greece!
go on,go on,go on,
my love from wherever
and my sparks of trust,
the change is never fast:
go on forever,
PoL
KEEP IT UP!
YOU GUYS ARE DOING AN AMAZING WORK!
SOLIDARITY FROM BRAZIL.
DOWN WITH FASCISM.
Wish I could be there helping the fight and helping debris, rocks and molotovs fight gravity (and the Police and Fascists). But I am on the other side of the altantic.
Solidarity from Québec! No Pasraran!
Solidarity from London.
This needs to be picked up and carried everywhere: time to take down fascism.
beautiful! I get tears in my eyes every time I read about what is happening! STAY STRONG! STAY TOGETHER! ENOUGH OF THIS CAPITALIST SHIT! SOLIDARIDAD FROM NEW YORK CITY!
Solidarity from Bulgaria. It’s time, guys!!
solidarity from chicago!
we can’t wait for this fire to spread.
poor kid… i can’t imagine his pain…
The spirit of 68 is back. Long live our solidarity! Hand in hand we will create a new world from the ashes of the old one.
Greetings from the other side of the Aegean.
Time to take the fight forwards – we must organise ourselves accordingly.
Find local groups and organise.
All those in London, what say you?
Never stop Never stop Never stop Never stop Never stop!!
<3 Always
I belive old mens over the zeus temple wake up. Flame in young people’s blood will fire them.
Go on boys.
We are with you.
Police’s are cerberus of hell’s gate.
But they will burn in their own hell.
Wolrd don’t need anymore police…
Ccivilization don’t need any more those dogs to protect that old busters.
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