On Thursday, 5th April 2012, Marios Lolos, a photojournalist, was hit on the head by a police truncheon while covering a peaceful protest in response to the recent suicide of a 77 year-old man in […]
Meeting with representatives of the neighbourhood committee in the huge working class district of Peristeri last night, one of over 40 similar committees throughout Athens. Similar to the neighbourhood assemblies that sprung up in Argentina […]
Slideshow Members of the Solidarity, Disobedience and Resistance movement (ALANYA) carry out an action at the hated Athens motorway toll. The toll was introduced to pay for the road. The activists argued that the toll […]
Slideshow The strike and occupation is now in its fourth month. Money and messages of support are coming in from all over the world. Short film by Reel News coming soon. Photos by Guy Smallman
The journalists and other workers on the news paper have not been paid for a year and have been on strike for many months. After the assembly, which voted on several key issues around their […]
Slideshow On Monday (19-3-12) Athens Seafarers union walked out over further cuts to their pensions. The strike was 100% solid with morning picket lines well supported. During the action a car deliberately drove off the […]
Slideshow Today Athens’ immigrant community and their supporters on the left marched against increasing racist attacks and recent gains by Greek neo nazis. Hundreds of riot police were mobilised to stop the marchers from driving […]
Film Length: 23:11 The Treatment Rooms work with excluded youth in Mexico to make a beautiful ceramic mural. To see more work by Carrie Reichardt from the Treatment Rooms, go to http://www.carriereichardt.co.uk
http://www.photoshelter.com/swf/CSlideShow.swf?feedSRC=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.photoshelter.com%2Fgallery%2FG0000jsGb8FeDczM%3Ffeed%3Djson%26ppg%3D1000<!– Hundreds of people formed a human chain around St Thomas’ Hospital opposite Parliament on Wednesday. Later on there was a march from the British Medical Institute to Westminster central Hall where a packed rally […]
http://www.photoshelter.com/swf/CSlideShow.swf?feedSRC=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.photoshelter.com%2Fgallery%2FG0000ZBIyMMq9tqM%3Ffeed%3Djson%26ppg%3D1000<!– There were several arrests as hundreds of Police and bailiffs sealed the area before clearing the site. Photos by Guy Smallman
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