Greece

The radical, violent anti-capitalist protests that erupted at the G-20 and NATO summits last week underscore just how much Europe has slid to the left as a result of the global economic crisis.

The New York Times, in an April 4 story on the NATO protests titled "Riots erupt near bridge that links two countries", writes:

A wave of refusal in Rome, an occupation in New York. The trashing of a factory in Dongguan, the mobile blockade of interstates in DC. Flames in Athens, riots in Oakland.

Every day we're moving farther from the total stupidity of all political and social milieus. The coming insurrection will be a revolt whose terrain is everywhere and whose weapons are blockades, strikes, sabotage, and solidarity: the inseparable embrace of building power and insurrection.

It is in new social formations and new forms of attack that our potential lies. This is the emergent threat of social war, our war.

Big demonstration in solidarity with the arrestees through the main shopping district. The occupations of the university buildings are ending and more actions are planned.

Monday+Tuesday (12/22-23): Reports from Greece
Police threating of raiding the Polytechnic University, occupants are not backing down. Protests continue.

Things are usually slow on Sundays and that was the case today. However, many local assemblies took place to decide further actions.

On Saturday, December 20th, in Chapel Hill, Carrboro, and Durham, NC, roving bands of anarchists dropped banners to show solidarity with the current uprising in Greece. This was done in concert with dozens of other actions across the country, in response to a call put out by Greek comrades for international solidarity on this day.

Today it's two weeks since the murder of Alexis and the beginning of the revolt. It is also day of international solidarity and global day against the police and state terrorism. Here are the major protests and events of the day in Greece.

In Athens there was a big number of protests, gathering and demonstrations taking place in neighborhoods: Gizi, Halandri, Nea Smirni, Petralona, Peristeri, Virona, Haidari. Mprahami.
Photos from Gizi: http://athens.indymedia.org/front.php3?lang=el&article_id=951604#951731

Friday (12/19): reports from Greece
Another day in the streets. Big solidarity concert in Athens and more protests, most of the peaceful.

In the morning, the kids from the schools of Peristeri, where the second 16year old was shot 2 days ago, had a solidarity gathering and demonstration. Students also held a demonstration in Piraeus.
In the afternoon from 3pm till very late at night, a big open-air solidarity/benefit show at Propylea took place. More than 30 artists and bands were playing and thousand of people attended.

Thursday (12/18): reports from Greece
Nothing is over, thousands took the streets again!

Wednesday (12/17): reports from Greece
It's more than 10 days since the murder of Alexandros and despite the government's wishes for the protests to stop, they are increasing!

The day started early. At around 5am a bank in Thessaloniki was attacked.