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GLOBAL UPRISINGS / Event De Balie Amsterdam

October 3, 2013 at 10:32 pm / By Country, Egypt, Featured, Greece, Portugal, Spain, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States

GLOBAL UPRISINGS The Stories, Ideas and Future of Uprisings around the World FREE ENTRY, LIMITED CAPACITY VIEW PROGRAM De Balie, Amsterdam (The Netherlands) November 15-17, 2013 No more tickets available? No problem… Due to the size of the room, the closing sessions are the only events that need tickets. These sessions will be only a small part of this enormous event. They will be live streamed in De Balie and in other spaces in Amsterdam. All daytime sessions on […]

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Vio.Me: Self-Organization in Greece

May 31, 2013 at 6:02 pm / By Country, Featured, Greece, video series

The workers at the Vio.Me. Factory in Thessaloniki, Greece have quickly grown into a symbol of self-management internationally. After going on strike and occupying their factory, on February 12, 2013 they re-opened the factory and started production under worker’s control. For many, the factory represents a new potential way forward for unemployed workers in Greece – seizing the means of production, running factories without bosses, producing only goods that are needed, and distributing them through solidarity networks. “Every extra profit […]

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Greece’s Uncertain Future

November 2, 2012 at 4:30 pm / By Country, Featured, Greece, video series

This short documentary looks at the current social crisis in Greece, the growth of alternative economies, general strikes, and the rise of the anti-fascist movement in response to violent attacks by the far-right. After six years of recession, the situation in Greece is growing increasingly dark. As the unemployment rate continues to rise and salaries continue to drop, the country has descended into an increasingly unpredictable situation. Watch YouTube Version Donate to Anti-Fascist Arrestees By Brandon Jourdan and Marianne Maeckelbergh

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Crisis in Greece

October 22, 2011 at 12:15 am / By Country, Greece, video series

Produced By Brandon Jourdan and Marianne Maeckelbergh Greece is in the midst of a social rebellion with people at many different levels of society involved in strikes, occupations, riots, workplace slowdowns, self-reduction campaigns, and other forms of economic sabotage. Greece has become ground zero of the Eurozone’s fiscal crisis. The austerity measures promoted by the IMF/EU/ECB, otherwise known as the troika, are at the core of the social crisis in Greece. This short documentary looks at the crisis in Greece […]

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Greece on the Brink

October 19, 2011 at 11:44 pm / Articles, Greece

By Brandon Jourdan Athens, Greece, October 2011-In Athens, Greece, there are all the elements of a low-intensity conflict zone. Greece has become ground zero of the Eurozone’s fiscal crisis. The latest strikes are seen by many to be historic in a country with a rich tradition of protests. As Greek citizens are bracing for the upcoming 48-hour general strike on October 19th and 20th called for by the ADEDY and GSEE, the largest umbrella organizations of public and private unions, […]

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The Greek Revolt

March 10, 2011 at 12:16 am / By Country, Greece, video series

By Brandon Jourdan and Marianne Maeckelbergh While the government of Greece implements austerity measures following European Union and IMF bailouts, large anti-austerity protests continue to spread across Greece. This short documentary details how people in Greece are resisting the troika’s structural adjustment programs.

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