The Community of Squatted Prosfygika in this period of time is facing the 5th and largest attack in its 16 years of existance.
The Regional Government of Attica, together with the Ministry of Culture and the Unemployment Service plan the „redevelopment“ of the Prosfygika Neighbourhood, which is in reality a full scale eviction plan of the first four blocks funded by the European Union (Link)
The community declared the defense of the Prosfygika neighborhood at any cost, even with its own lives – giving a bold resistance, with clear demands; at the forefront a hungerstrike until death for the defense of life, that was started on February 5th by Aristotelis Chantzis, joined on May 1st by Suzon Doppagne and will include further members and residents of the Community.
Now we enter the summer period, which is in Athens a time of repression. We call for internationalists to spend the summer in Prosfygika and support the ongoing resistance against the state plans of eviction of the Community.
We call on individuals and collectives to come in the summer for the amount of time that they are capable. As the strategy of the defense of the community happens in many different ways, we ask comrades to:
- actively defend the community: The constant presence of repression forces in the Neighborhood and the threat of attacks require constant presence in the Community from members and internationalist solidarians and support in guarding of the community.
- strengthen the 23 structures that function autonomously, inside a holistic model of autonomy; based on the collective needs of the Community f. ex. the collective bakery, the gardening structure, technical structure, food logistics.…
- participate in the restoration of the buildings : Since last autumn, the Community has announced a selforganized, self financed, full renovation of the facades of the buildings as a basic axis of social self-defense. Individuals and collectives with all levels of experience in all crafts can participate in this
- building barrications of the buildings, supporting with expanding the defensive barrication of buildings. Individuals with welding and metal work experience are especially welcome to join.
- support the organization of social kitchens and nutrition of the neighborhood. We call for collectives and individuals with experience in social kitchens to come and contribute with their initiative.
- contribute to the internationalist #saveprosfygika campaign for example through media works.
As internationalist solidarity has always been a pillar of the struggle in Prosfygika, it showed its strength again in the last months, with a great participation of solidarians from around the world. We call internationalists to come based on the idea of internationalism to connect our struggle, to practice solidarity and to learn from the spaces we are visiting.
In this phase of struggle every move of solidarity, every person that will come to support will be essential for our victory in the communal fight of life and death.
HANDS OFF PROSFYGIKA !
THE WORLD ONLY EXISTS WHEN WE SHARE IT !
Internationalists Save Prosfygika
Mail: press-saveprosfygika@systemli.org
Blog: https://saveprosfygika.gr
Instagram: @int.saveprosfygika
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Material’s: https://saveprosfygika.gr/index.php/en/materials/