The 1st of May has always been a day to defy the ruling system that wages a war on the people. It has always been a day to fight against class injustice, and murderous conditions. History shows that throughout the struggle of the oppressed, lives have always been sacrificed to defend life itself. Though we should not be so naive as to believe the false promise that if we do not dedicate our lives to struggle, to an alternate way of life, we can somehow escape danger of death. Conformity and submission can also make us the next victim: deadly injuries at work, being shot by the cops with your “Hands Up”, or displaced and murdered in the mill of imperial forces. This false promise of safety is an attempt to oppress us, and only reinforces gender, race, religion and age divisions within the oppressed class.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If we believe in social justice, in communities and their strength to take back power from the oppressors who seek to exploit us for the benefit of the few, then we must continue the struggle of those who were martyred fighting the destruction caused by state, capital and patriarchy. We owe them an answer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Community of Squatted Prosfygika proposes to build collectivity and social justice in its purest form. Our struggle becomes to strive for everyone’s freedom and equality, any place and any time. This makes sure we will never take a step back from our belief and trust in humanity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The hungerstrike until death for the defense of life is a means for the Community of Squatted Prosfygika to demonstrate collective commitment to a fight until the very end. A hungerstrike to the death, representing a multitude of lives and possible deaths, as long as those “in power” refuse to take responsibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Therefore, on this historic day, the Community will announce a second member to go on a hungerstrike until death for the defense of life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We call on everyone to take the struggle of the Community of Squatted Prosfygika onto the streets today in any way possible. Sparks of resistance have fed the flame of Prosfygika, and now we give the fire of our battle to ignite every inch of ground, every land to be liberated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
From the martyrs of Chicago, peasants fighting oppressors in Ukraine, Internationalists defending revolution from 1936 until now, to the Guerillas in the Jungles of Mexico and Myanmar, our siblings in Sudan, Palestine and Rojava, within the souls of the 200 of Kaisariani: remember that what we are fighting for is always a fight for life or death.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The histories of struggle for liberation and justice are woven into the fabric of the flags of resistance we carry in the streets today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
THE OPPRESSED OF THE WORLD WILL ONLY WIN UNITED<\/p>\n\n\n\n
HANDS OFF PROSFYGIKA – VICTORY TO THE HUNGERSTRIKE<\/p>\n\n\n\n
EITHER WE WILL WIN OR WE WILL WIN<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The 1st of May has always been a day to defy the ruling system that wages a war on the people. It has always been a day to fight against class injustice, and murderous conditions. History shows that throughout the struggle of the oppressed, lives have always been sacrificed to defend life itself. Though we … <\/p>\n