From the Greek Streets » GSEE occupation http://www.occupiedlondon.org/blog Irregular updates and articles on the situation in Greece, in English Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:36:59 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 #25, 17:50: bureaucrats attack the occupation of the workers confederation but are driven away; another riot police van burnt; rioting erupts in Patras http://www.occupiedlondon.org/blog/2008/12/17/25-1750-bureaucrats-attack-the-occupation-of-the-workers-confederation-but-are-driven-away-rioting-erupts-in-patras/ http://www.occupiedlondon.org/blog/2008/12/17/25-1750-bureaucrats-attack-the-occupation-of-the-workers-confederation-but-are-driven-away-rioting-erupts-in-patras/#comments Wed, 17 Dec 2008 15:39:21 +0000 admin http://www.occupiedlondon.org/blog/?p=71 19:19 The people who occupied state-run TV station NET respond to the government’s slanderous comments here. Yet another riot police van was attacked and burnt in Athens. Open general assemblies right now at the occupied university of Economics and the occupied building of the general confederation of workers in greece. Things are building up for tomorrow, when the mass student demonstration will take place in Athens…

17:50 50 bureaucrats came along to the building of the insurgent workers. They came together with some  “heavies” but disappeared in the sight of anarchist reinforcements from the Economics university, chanting slogans of solidarity.

In Patras, the lawyer of the assassin cop is holding a press conference in the Pampeloponisiako football ground, having just purchased the local football club. Around 500 people are gathered outside; the have set fire to bins and erected barricades. The first few tear gas canisters are being thrown by the cops.

]]> http://www.occupiedlondon.org/blog/2008/12/17/25-1750-bureaucrats-attack-the-occupation-of-the-workers-confederation-but-are-driven-away-rioting-erupts-in-patras/feed/ 15 #24, 15:18: General confederation of workers building occupied; Acropolis “solidarity” banner hanged; government calls TV occupation “attempt to overthrow democracy” http://www.occupiedlondon.org/blog/2008/12/17/24-1218-ricochet-scenario-now-official-general-confederation-of-workers-building-occupied-acropolis-solidarity-banner-hanged/ http://www.occupiedlondon.org/blog/2008/12/17/24-1218-ricochet-scenario-now-official-general-confederation-of-workers-building-occupied-acropolis-solidarity-banner-hanged/#comments Wed, 17 Dec 2008 10:32:36 +0000 admin http://www.occupiedlondon.org/blog/?p=68 At 8 am today the building of GSEE (General Confederation of Workers in Greece) was occupied by insurgent workers, according to their own statement. An open workers assembly has been called for 6pm.

Huge banners were hanged in front of the Acropolis, calling for tomorrow’s mass demonstration…

A government spokesman called yesterday’s state-run TV station occupation “an attempt to overthrow democracy”. The action was also condemned by the communist party (kke).

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