Category Archives: Memory

Prosfygika is a place with long memory. It started in 1930s as a communal district for the Greeks resettled from Asia Minor. Our present struggle is deeply rooted in their struggle. Genius loci in Prosfygika is strong and we stay connected with it.

HISTORY OF ΟUR NEIGHBORHOOD

The past and present of Prosfygika shows the struggle of the workers and the persecuted. Those who have never found solid ground to stand on, and those who never ceased to fight. One can hear the ringing of guerilla machine … Continue reading

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Genius Prosfygika Loci

We are not alone here. Our struggle to keep #Prosfygika alive, livable and lively is the continuation of the struggle that lasts almost a century now. This is just a handful of pictures, showing how Prosfygika started and how the … Continue reading

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PROPOSAL FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE NEIGHBOURHOOD OF EXARCHΕΙΑ

On 06/12/2008 the occupying police forces murdered 15-year-old Alexandros Grigoropoulos. This murder was not an isolated incident, as noted in popular opinion, strengthened by state run media; but the expected result of political and economic power imposed on the weaker … Continue reading

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November in Greece

Mid-November is a strange time in Greece, especially in Athens. Especially if one is living close to Exarchia and anarcho-leftist groups of Greek society. Between 14 and 18th of November everything and everyone is focused on the November 17th anniversary. … Continue reading

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HANDS OFF PROSFYGIKA

“Those who wait on the wooden bench are the poor, our people, the capable. The battleworn and proletarians … … are our own Christs, our own Saints “ On 03/11/14, 138 occupied apartments in the neighborhood of Prosfygika turned over … Continue reading

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ABOUT SQUATS

Two more years have passed since the first police operation, which launched a barrage of repression and eviction in occupied self-organized areas and communities. Today, one can no longer deny the obvious, all-out and organized attack of the state against … Continue reading

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