Daily Archives: March 30th, 2010

#229 | Who killed 15-year old Hamidullah Najafi and blinded his 11-year old sister? (or, how far is Patisia from Piazza Fontana?)

Two days past the deadly blast in Patisia, Athens and the mystery around the attack remains. Police and media were (very) quick to put blame on the “conspiracy of cells of fire”, even if the group issued a credible-sounding statement denying any involvement in the attack. It is important to remember that in the cases [...]

#228 | Carmen M. is not alone… (the irresistible rise of grassroots base syndicalism in Greece)

Demonstration in solidarity with Carmen M. called by the Waiters’ and Cooks’ Base Trade Union: Propylea, Athens March 30th at 6pm. Carmen M. is a member of the waiters’ and cooks’ base trade union (σωματείο σερβιτόρων μαγείρων). After returning from a short medical leave she was fired by her boss, Stelios Karezos, owner of VIA-VAI [...]