It appears you care mainly about disclaiming -falsely- arguments made here and not about Roma rights. For that reason I will prove you wrong here and will not return to any future comments from you.
What you point to is a pre-electoral visit of Anoihti Poli to the settlements. They made all kind of promises but once elected they did not move a finger on this issue. The after the recent major eviction they were asked to contribute decisively on the basis of their pledges but did not bother to visit the Roma evicted or threatened by eviction, and also after asking me to go to the City Hall on Monday to address the City Council on their behalf which I did they swallowed their tongue and did not ask that I was given the floor even after the Mayor called me a lier. And since then they have not been heard from.
Also I challenge you to belie both me and the Mayor who said that the area where the eviction took place was municipal and Vovos went there to help the Mayor remove the (human) garbage; and prove your point that it is owned by Vovos. In doing so go to the 27 April papers to read the announcement that the Mayor signed the papers transferring the ownership from the Bank to the City. People say I'm crazy doing what I'm doing; they give me all kinds of warnings to save me from ruin; when I say I'm o.k. they look at me kind of strange; Lennon
It appears that you lack basic comprehension skills, but never mind - the work you are doing right now is indeed more important an issue than your civility and tendency to attack, out of the blue, people who merely asked a couple of honest questions. This is a discussion not a sparring match.
Yet: If you do know for a fact that the area is owned by the City, you are most probably right. I only repeated what I heard - which made some sense because otherwise what was Vovos crews doing helping clean an area that Vovos doesn't own (that's why I said I was almost certain). I stand corrected on this issue, then. I also have some sincere questions about Anoixti Poli, but since anything I say might be misread as some sort of pushing an agenda (a Greek political agenda in a forum where very few Greeks participate at that), I'll pass for now. The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom - William Blake
What would be more important to know is what action we could take, major league or not, but Greek Helsinki Monitor has apparently not taken talos's upthread question in this direction at face value.
Does GHM maybe plan a sitting blockade or some other form of active protest? That may be something that could be suggested to talos, AFAIK a resident of Athens. Also AFAIK he is no political operative, so regarding inaction by the local hard left, I don't see how he could do something above it beyond writing a letter. As for the rest of us, what help could we give you beyond writing letters? *Traitor*, n. A benighted individual who perceives an illusory distinction between serving his nation and abetting the criminals who govern it.
Any ideas ? Spreading the word as far and wide as possible to bring pressure on the 'powers that be" is all I can suggest at the moment. These are my first baby steps into activism of this type so I would appreciate ANY ideas and insights from those who know better. The only thing necessary for the persistence of evil is for enough good people to do nothing
From Panayote Dimitras of GHM: This morning the police went there again (Votanikos) and evicted the remaining Roma from 120 Iera Odos old factory. They are now out on the streets and asking us desperately where they should go, to which we have no answer and no-one cares to help give them one. This means they will lose faith in us as well. The media have remained silent after their coverage of the first eviction. What a pathetic country. 100 families with children and possible illness (they are not inoculated) are out there, homeless, in various quarters of Athens. I don't know what to say. We are too late in our action. The minute/minor action that it was. It is hard to think of all the children in my photos being let down yet again. And now, the final insult is that they are no longer a cohesive community to campaign for. Votanikos is no longer. I don't know what to say or do....... Sorry is not enough.
From Panayote Dimitras of GHM:
This morning the police went there again (Votanikos) and evicted the remaining Roma from 120 Iera Odos old factory. They are now out on the streets and asking us desperately where they should go, to which we have no answer and no-one cares to help give them one. This means they will lose faith in us as well. The media have remained silent after their coverage of the first eviction. What a pathetic country. 100 families with children and possible illness (they are not inoculated) are out there, homeless, in various quarters of Athens.
This morning the police went there again (Votanikos) and evicted the remaining Roma from 120 Iera Odos old factory. They are now out on the streets and asking us desperately where they should go, to which we have no answer and no-one cares to help give them one.
This means they will lose faith in us as well.
The media have remained silent after their coverage of the first eviction.
What a pathetic country.
100 families with children and possible illness (they are not inoculated) are out there, homeless, in various quarters of Athens.
I don't know what to say. We are too late in our action. The minute/minor action that it was. It is hard to think of all the children in my photos being let down yet again. And now, the final insult is that they are no longer a cohesive community to campaign for. Votanikos is no longer. I don't know what to say or do.......
Sorry is not enough.
Fuck. *Traitor*, n. A benighted individual who perceives an illusory distinction between serving his nation and abetting the criminals who govern it.
I have no words right now.... The only thing necessary for the persistence of evil is for enough good people to do nothing
