Showing posts with label πορεια. Show all posts
Showing posts with label πορεια. Show all posts

Friday, April 09, 2010

PAME trade unionists demonstrate in Thessaloniki, Greece

About 1000 members of the PAME trade union demonstrated in the northern port city of Thessaloniki, part of a nationwide wave of protests in Greece against the government's austerity measures.

Monday, July 06, 2009

ΕΛΒΟ - Θεσσαλονίκη

ΕΛΒΟ - Θεσσαλονίκη

Πορεία πραγματοποιούν αυτή την ώρα στους κεντρικούς δρόμους της Θεσσαλονίκης οι εργζόμενοι στην ΕΛΒΟ, με κατάληξη το Υπουργείο Μακεδονίας – Θράκης. Οι εργαζόμενοι διαμαρτύρονται για τη σταδακή απαξίωση της γραμμής παραγωγής του εργοστασίου, γεγονός που μπορεί να σημάνει και το οριστικό κλείσιμο του εργοστασίου. Στο στόχαστρο της κριτικής τους βρίσκεται ο υπουργός Εθνικής Άμυνας Ευ.Μεϊμαράκης, καθώς λένε ότι από τη νέα παραγγελία των ρωσικών τεθωρακισμένων μεταφοράς προσωπικού, όλες οι εργολαβίες έχουν καταλήξει σε ρωσικές εταιρείες, και για την ΕΛΒΟ «επιφυλάχθηκε»ο ρόλος της συναρμολόγησης των … καθισμάτων.

Thursday, June 04, 2009

Thessaloniki's (not quite) naked bike ride 2009

Thessaloniki's (not quite) naked bike ride 2009

Billed as a protest against excessive car use, cyclists, wheel chair users and even skateboarders with their dogs rode through the centre of Greece's second city, Thessaloniki drawing amused glances and cheers from local residents. Although called the naked bike ride, most of those taking part choose a more demur approach, using body paint and swim wear to avoid antagonising the local authorities who last year used riot police units in an attempt to stop the parade.

The event, which was designed to raise awareness of the environmental and social effects of excessive car use in urban areas was a mix of serious activism and party aesthetics. The impact of cars is particularly acute in Greece' major cities leading to some of he highest levels of air pollution in Europe.

Since the first Naked Bike Ride in 2004 the event has grown to include 50 cities worldwide with tens of thousands of people taking part every year.

Last year's event proved more eventful when riot police units clashed with participants following the arrest by officers in plain clothes of a British cyclist who they claimed had been fully naked. The local public prosecutor had announced that nudity would not be tolerated and backed up his warning by setting up police blockades just outside Thessaloniki's city limits. Despite tense scenes the cyclists were eventually allowed to continue their ride.


Ποδήλατα παντού στη Θεσσαλονίκη

Περισσότεροι από 200 γυμνοί και ημίγυμνοι ποδηλάτες έβγαλαν από τους ρυθμούς της τη βασανισμένη - και από τα έργα του μετρό - πόλη και για λίγο έκλεψαν τη «δόξα» από τα αυτοκίνητα, που με το καθημερινό μποτιλιάρισμα έχουν οδηγήσει τη Θεσσαλονίκη στις πρώτες θέσεις των πιο ρυπογόνων πόλεων της Ευρώπης.

Χρωματιστά ποδήλατα, πατίνια, skateboards, ακόμα και αναπηρικά αμαξίδια, στολισμένα όλα με λουλούδια, μετέφεραν το μήνυμα ότι μπορεί να υπάρξει ένα καλύτερο μέλλον με περισσότερα ποδήλατα και λιγότερη μόλυνση.

Η πορεία ξεκίνησε από την περιοχή του Βαρδάρη, διέσχισε την Εγνατία, πέρασε από την πλατεία Σιντριβανίου και την πλατεία Αριστοτέλους και κορυφώθηκε μπροστά στο Λευκό Πύργο, χωρίς εντάσεις ή συλλήψεις, όπως στο περυσινό πρώτο βήμα.



Friday, March 06, 2009

Demonstration against the grenade attack on the Immigrant Hangout in Athens

Yesterday evening there were protest marches in both Thessaloniki and Athens in order to demonstrate against an attack on the Immigrant Hangout (Steki Metanaston) in the Exarchia district of the Greek capital. Last week a fragmentation grenade was thrown at the building while a meeting of Greek conscientious objectors was taking place. Thankfully, the device exploded outside the hall where the meeting was being held and no casualties were reported.

For more details on the Exrchia incident from Now Public click here.

Saturday, August 30, 2008

The revolution will not be televised. More on our 6pm bulletin.

In less than a week there will be a protest rally to mark the arrival of the prime minister of Greece, Kostas Karamanlis to open the annual trade fair here in Thessaloniki. He is guaranteed a "warm reception" by trade unionist and many other groups unhappy with the New Democracy administration's handling of the economy. Unemployment, rising prices, stagnant wages combined with this weeks swingeing tax hikes means that the only people happy to see Karamanlis in the city will be the cops looking to boost their overtime bonuses.

It's almost a year since Greece's finest kicked the crap out of me for taking pictures (click here) during last year's peaceful march. Lesson learned. This time I'll have my running shoes on.

Monday, November 26, 2007

Teachers protesting changes in the state pension scheme

"MPs get a pension in four years. Us? In how many years?"

Sunday, November 25, 2007

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It seems the excitement never stops in this place. I just got back from a PAOK protest rally in the centre. I can't think of a better opportunity to some street photography,. It doesn't get more dramatic than this, at least on Sundays. Fans were protesting what they consider unfair treatment by the government over the issue of the club's debts. To see more photos click here.

PAOK protest rally - Thessaloniki 25/11/07

PAOK protest rally - Thessaloniki 25/11/07