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Greece: this is the war that was given up for dead

Class struggle in Greece :: Measures passed – Second day of demonstrations :: Three refections about the Greek struggle :: Simeon arrested after being shot by the police :: ¡¡We can!! :: This is a robbery :: This is the war that was given up for dead :: Statement from a Marfin Bank employee about today deaths in Athens :: Greece explodes :: Wild strike in Athens :: Greece strike update at 19.00: violent repression, three people dead in Athens :: Uprising message from the Acropolis :: Gathering outside the Greece consulate in Valencia :: At least three people dead in Greece demonstrations :: More than 200 greek comrades from KKE, dress up the Athens Acropolis as prelude for the May 5th general strike :: Can’t pay, Won’t pay: Solidarity with the people of Greece

previous news: March 2010: Anarchist Lambros Foundas killed by police in Athens, Greece :: Communiqué from the Athens Anarchist Archive about the police murdering of comrade Lambros Foundas february 2010: Greece runs out of gasoline due to the custom strike :: Nikollas Todi, a 25 year youth, dead by police bullets, January 2010: A ”failed arrest” and imprisoned comrades moved

relatred news: The end of economic globalization? :: Call for solidarity with Giannis Dimitrakis :: Attempt to cover up the murder of Alexis Grigoropoulos :: The Philadelphia Experiment (hysteria and police control in the “Revolutionary Struggle” case :: Workers pay the crisis and employers use it to blackmail :: Running up against the FMI!

http://athens.indymedia.org/?lang=en

Greece: this is the war that was given up for dead

+info: >>> globalization :: indymedia athens [english]

4 more ‘Food not Bombs’ activists arrested.

Feeding: The anti-poverty group Orlando Food Not Bombs has been passing out free food in city parks for years.

cross-posted from the Miami Herald

ORLANDO, Fla. — Four more activists have been arrested for feeding pancakes and donuts to the homeless in downtown Orlando.

Police officers handcuffed the activists and loaded them into a police van Monday just after they had distributed food to about 30 homeless people in defiance of a city ordinance.

The Orlando ordinance requires groups to get a permit to feed 25 or more people in parks in a downtown district. The rules also restrict the groups to two permits per year for each park.

The law was passed in 2006, but Orlando Food Not Bombs challenged it in court. In April, a federal appeals court in Atlanta ruled that the Orlando law was legal.

Last week, four other activists were arrested for violating the law.

take the streets.Athens. General Strike

#611 | Athens sees its biggest gathering in years, more than 150,000 at Syntagma square as the build-up for the General Strike of June 15th begins

A crowd whose size is difficult to even estimate gathered in central Athens to protest against the crisis and the Memorandum tonight. The call to a pan-european call of action saw more than 100,000 (some estimates give much higher numbers) flooding Syntagma square and many central nearby avenues. In contrast to previous gatherings, police presence was much higher, with fencing erected around the parliament building and double, or triple rows of riot police around it.

The city is now building up for the General Strike of June 15th, which is also the next date of action announced at Syntagma square.

Both mobilisations are aimed against the new agreement between the government and the troika (IMF/EU/ECB) which is planned to be voted at parliament on the morning of the 15th.

The general assembly of Syntagma square has already called for a blocking of the parliament from the night of the 14th. In addition to the fencing installed around the parliament (see below), a police water canon has also appeared nearby.

Similar demonstrations took place in Thessaloniki, Patras, Heraklion, Larisa, Volos and many other Greek cities. In the Cretan city of Chania, fascists bearing arms appeared in the gathering, in a failed attempt to provoke the gathered crowd.

http://barcelona.indymedia.org/newswire/display/423422/index.php

Brazil: LAST STAND FOR THE XINGU

Amazon Watch has organized a “Cause” at Facebook:

“This has been a time of tragedy in the Amazon. This week the Brazilian government green-lighted construction on the monstrous Belo Monte Dam despite searing local, national and international opposition.

Yet despite the initiation of this criminal operation, I can assure you that the battle to defend the Xingu River and its people is far from over. “I have just returned from the Brazilian Amazon, where Chief Raoni gathered with hundreds of Kayapo warriors, indigenous leaders from 18 ethnicities, and leaders from the Xingu Alive Forever Movement (MXVPS).

“This is the last chance we have to paralyze Belo Monte’s construction,” Renata Pinheiro told the indigenous assembly. “The future of the Xingu is in your hands, indigenous peoples and social movements. You succeeded in stopping Belo Monte for 30 years – now more than ever we need to strengthen our resolve, joining forces to stop the beginning of construction.”

“It’s now more important than ever that we take this campaign to the next level. “Take a stand, stop this monstrous project by joining the Cause on Facebook “Stop the Monster Dam: Protect the Xingu River and its People”.

Your donation today will support the travel of indigenous leaders to Brasilia and Altamira to make their voices heard.” Xingu Alive Forever! Xingu Vivo Para Sempre! Please join the cause. Also, please note that the avaaz.org petition is still active. If you have not signed it you can do it now here. Posted by Lou Gold at 4:22 PM