Thursday, February 28, 2013
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Ex-mayor of Greece's second largest city sentenced to life forembezzlement
"Vasilis Papageorgopoulos, champion-sprinter-turned-politician, got the maximum penalty for embezzlement during his term in office."
Full story here via Eleutherotypia's English language edition.
Full story here via Eleutherotypia's English language edition.
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Sunday, February 24, 2013
Saturday, February 23, 2013
Thursday, February 21, 2013
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
International Citizen Audit Network (ICAN) Meeting - Thessaloniki, Greece 2013
Iolanda Fresnillo - International Citizen Audit Network (ICAN) Meeting, a photo by Teacher Dude's BBQ on Flickr.
"European activists meet in Greece to discuss the debt problem, coordinate resistance strategies and
propose alternatives.
The International Citizen Audit Network (ICAN) holds its third meeting in Thessaloniki from February 15th to 18th 2013, with the participation of activists against debt and austerity measures from Spain, Italy, Portugal, France,Belgium, the UK and Greece. ICAN brings together, from April 2012 and under the slogan "We don't owe! We won't pay!", movements and networks in different European and North African countries fighting austerity measures and debt problems through Citizen Debt audits."
cadtm.org/IMG/article_PDF/article_a8811.pdf
Sunday, February 17, 2013
Life on Mars
Life On Mars - David Bowie
It's a god-awful small affair
To the girl with the mousy hair
But her mummy is yelling "No"
And her daddy has told her to go
But her friend is nowhere to be seen
Now she walks through her sunken dream
To the seat with the clearest view
And she's hooked to the silver screen
But the film is a saddening bore
For she's lived it ten times or more
She could spit in the eyes of fools
As they ask her to focus on
Sailors fighting in the dance hall
Oh man! Look at those cavemen go
It's the freakiest show
Take a look at the Lawman
Beating up the wrong guy
Oh man! Wonder if he'll ever know
He's in the best selling show
Is there life on Mars?
It's on Amerikas tortured brow
That Mickey Mouse has grown up a cow
Now the workers have struck for fame
'Cause Lennon's on sale again
See the mice in their million hordes
From Ibeza to the Norfolk Broads
Rule Britannia is out of bounds
To my mother, my dog, and clowns
But the film is a saddening bore
'Cause I wrote it ten times or more
It's about to be writ again
As I ask you to focus on
Sailors fighting in the dance hall
Oh man! Look at those cavemen go
It's the freakiest show
Take a look at the Lawman
Beating up the wrong guy
Oh man! Wonder if he'll ever know
He's in the best selling show
Is there life on Mars?
It's a god-awful small affair
To the girl with the mousy hair
But her mummy is yelling "No"
And her daddy has told her to go
But her friend is nowhere to be seen
Now she walks through her sunken dream
To the seat with the clearest view
And she's hooked to the silver screen
But the film is a saddening bore
For she's lived it ten times or more
She could spit in the eyes of fools
As they ask her to focus on
Sailors fighting in the dance hall
Oh man! Look at those cavemen go
It's the freakiest show
Take a look at the Lawman
Beating up the wrong guy
Oh man! Wonder if he'll ever know
He's in the best selling show
Is there life on Mars?
It's on Amerikas tortured brow
That Mickey Mouse has grown up a cow
Now the workers have struck for fame
'Cause Lennon's on sale again
See the mice in their million hordes
From Ibeza to the Norfolk Broads
Rule Britannia is out of bounds
To my mother, my dog, and clowns
But the film is a saddening bore
'Cause I wrote it ten times or more
It's about to be writ again
As I ask you to focus on
Sailors fighting in the dance hall
Oh man! Look at those cavemen go
It's the freakiest show
Take a look at the Lawman
Beating up the wrong guy
Oh man! Wonder if he'll ever know
He's in the best selling show
Is there life on Mars?
Friday, February 15, 2013
Thursday, February 14, 2013
Death of the welfare state in Greece.
Employees of the social security system protests 450 lay offs - Thessaloniki, Greece.
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Greek protester
Greek students protest against Project Athena which will see 100's of higher education departments closed or moved to other cities
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
RESISTANCE NOW - Senser
Resistance Now - Senser
Mobilise and motivate
Your body is the grain that tips the scales
of hate's accumulated weight
Your mind is a gate, brutal regimes we will not tolerate
Question the given line, stay independent
Little by little the flows gain momentum
Picture the place, the potential awaits
Free from the shackles of nation states
Free from the hate, free from the herd and its mewling for blood
Because what we need is:
Resistance now
Resistance against war and the blood that flowed upon the earth and occupation of all lands
Security for every human and humanity within religion
On se mobilise et en plus on resiste toute les aggressions et actions fascistes
Contre les pouvoirs qui veut controler notre destinie, j'oublirai jamais
This is operation cyclone in your own home
Strong counter action cause their methods are known
Censorship by omission, polish a lie 'til it gleams and bring the riddle to fruition
H is for history's Moebius strip
Turning full cycle for others to witness the shift
Those who resist strong in your midst
Ever equipped and we'll never forget this:
Resistance Now
Use your head as your defence
Pushing only weakens and prevents you from acting on the thrust of the action that you must Against the power that you thought you trusted and their sentiments are thus
It's all pointing inwards, the action is employed
It's all pointing inwards, the action employed
Desert storms tear at your skin
This is the fear that you've been feeling
And your reasons are not unreasonable
This is a crisis, ask yourself who you are
How small...
Resistance Now
You live your life in tacit silence
Feel this is not your crime, gaze down
Until the noose is tightened around your neck. Gun levelled at your eyes, where now?
Don't you lie down and die!
Your voice holds the key to your society
Expose the ones who want to fuck it up for you and me
No more of settling for what they feed
The time has come to put the pressure up against the greed.
SENSER
Monday, February 11, 2013
Friday, February 08, 2013
Thursday, February 07, 2013
Tuesday, February 05, 2013
Greek law and order minister denies police mugshots were Photoshopped.
Greek law and order minister denies police mugshots have been Photoshopped., a photo by Teacher Dude's BBQ on Flickr.
"Greek authorities must investigate accusations of torture after mugshots of four bank-robbery suspects were doctored to remove signs of injury, Amnesty International said today."
Amnesty International
www.amnesty.org/en/news/greek-police-photoshop-away-signs...
Saturday, February 02, 2013
Friday, February 01, 2013
Greece's last Junta era prisoner given a hero's funeral by far right.
"General Dertilis Lived as he died, on his feet" . Dertilis was convicted on the summary execution of a student in the 1970's, a photo by Teacher Dude's BBQ on Flickr.
Dertilis was convicted of the murder of a student during the Polytechnic Uprising by students in Athens in 1973, however, unlike other jailed junta prisoners he refused all compromises with the country's subsequent governments and remained in prison despite repeated offers of early release.
His funeral yesterday was conducted by Greek Orthodox Bishop Amvrosios who compared the disgraced general to independence war hero, Kolokotronis and the ancient Greek philosopher, Socrates. The service was attended by 200 far right supporters including six Golden Dawn MPs.
The post's headline is a translation of today's edition of The Eleutheros Kosmos (Free World) newspaper also had free with today's issue a copy of Robert Bolton's Revolution From Above complete with Nazi designed anti-Semitic poster as its cover (see photo above).
Even more mainstream Greek media such as conservative daily, Kathimerini gave Dertilis a glowing obituary which described him as a "good officer".
www.elkosmos.gr/2011-11-29-16-11-20/politismos/ekdoseis/1...
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Students at Greece's musical high schools take part in nationwide protests
Students at Greece's musical high schools take part in nationwide protests, a photo by Teacher Dude's BBQ on Flickr.
The students were protesting over wide range of problems caused by lack of state funding for the country's music schools. Lack of staff, cuts in school buses and the stopping of school meals were among the issues that the high schoolers were trying to bring to the public's attention.Friday, January 25, 2013
Dare to know - Kant
"Sapere aude is a Latin phrase meaning "dare to be wise", or more precisely "dare to know". Originally used by Horace, later becoming closely associated with The Enlightenment by Immanuel Kant in his seminal essay, What is Enlightenment?"
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sapere_aude
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sapere_aude
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Poverty in Greece
Remember, Greece is not the victim of an insane policy of austerity but a shining example of the benefits of fiscal readjustment.
Friday, January 18, 2013
The Greek I Won't Pay movement targets road tolls - Video of latest action
Despite the fact that Greece's economy has been shrinking for nearly six years, unemployment is at record levels and disposable income is dropping, the local and international corporations that control much of the nation's motorway network have repeatedly raise the cost of using these roads.
In an attempt to reverse this groups of Greek activists, part of the Den Plirono movement have resumed their protests at road tolls across the country, encouraging motorists to pass through without paying. This is a risky venture as many have been arrested and several are now facing civil and criminal court cases.
Those charged are facing the possibility of having to pay 500,000 euros each in damages and terms in prison for previous actions.
Thursday, January 17, 2013
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Monday, January 14, 2013
Οι νοσταλγοί της χούντας - Greek junta still has its admirers
Οι νοσταλγοί της χούντας - Greek junta still has its admirers, a photo by Teacher Dude's BBQ on Flickr.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_military_junta_of_1967%E2%80%...
Sunday, January 13, 2013
We Won't Pay movement - Greek road toll protest.
Much of Greece's road network is a private fiefdom owned and/or controlled by the country's fabulously wealthy oligarchs.Even as the economy collapses and Greece enters yet another year of economic contraction road tolls have risen and yet more toll are planned still further strangling any hope of development.
Saturday, January 12, 2013
1500 - 2000 Greek protesters march in solidarity with Villa Amalias raided by police last week - Thessaloniki, Greece
1500- 2000 Greek protesters march in solidarity with Villa Amalias raided by police last week - Thessaloniki, Greece, a photo by Teacher Dude's BBQ on Flickr.
"Today takes place a 10,000 people demonstration in solidarity to the 92 people arrested on Wednesday after the "re-eviction of Villa Amalias and against the state-run fascism. The demonstration started from Propylaea of Athens University and marched via Patision avenue to the courthouse of Evelpidon where they remain waiting for the decision of the attorney general about the 92 arrested who still are detained. The first 10 were released a couple of hours ago until their trial."
From
blog.occupiedlondon.org/2013/01/12/over-10000-people-marc...
A tale of two images - Greece
A few years ago I was taking pictures in the centre in an abandoned building near this guy's shop. He popped out of his place and politely asked me what I was doing and after I had explained I asked if I could take his picture.
This is the same shop just a few days ago, long since closed, the once bright red For Rent sign in the window faded away. I have no idea why the place shut down, perhaps the owner retired or perhaps the economic crisis made it impossible to stay open. However, the fact that the business has not taken on a new lease of life is testament to the harsh new realities that Greece is facing.
Businesses have always closed and yet in most areas of the city someone could be relied upon to rustle up some money to try out a new idea of approach and so empty store fronts rarely stayed that way for long, especially in the busier parts of town.Following the financial meltdown in 2008 this has become less and less true and even Thessaloniki's most commercial thorough fares are littered with boarded up shops, sometimes left unlet for years on end.
Wednesday, January 09, 2013
Zombie shopping malls - Greece
This place was built less than 5 years ago, part of shopping complex in the then prosperous eastern suburbs of the northern port city of Thessaloniki. This section never opened, a victim of the economic crisis that struck Greece in 2009. The rest of the complex closed down in 2011.
Monday, January 07, 2013
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