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How to save Europe for the many, not the few

This letter appeared in the Guardian on the 1st of June The Greek people’s democratic rejection of the policies of austerity on 6 May could not be clearer. Christine Lagarde told the Guardian that the Greeks must pay their taxes (It’s payback … Continue reading

Wartime Resistance Fighter Leads Greek Anti-Austerity Battle

On the night of May 30, 1941, Manolis Glezos and a friend secretly tore down the swastika flag from the Acropolis in Athens, an act that inspired the resistance movement across Europe. Now he is fighting for a place in … Continue reading

Alexis Tsipras warns Greek crisis is also Europe’s

By Kim Willsher Greece’s leftwing leader tells Paris audience that other EU countries will be next if they fail to oppose radical austerity drive The rising star of Europe Alexis Tsipras, the radical left Greek leader, has arrived in Paris … Continue reading

Greek leftist leader Alexis Tsipras: ‘It’s a war between people and capitalism’

By Helena Smith   Greece’s eurozone fate may now be in the hands of the 37-year-old political firebrand and his Syriza party “I don’t believe in heroes or saviours,” says Alexis Tsipras, “but I do believe in fighting for rights … Continue reading

Meeting with Alexis Tsipras – leader of SYRIZA

The Greece Solidarity Campaign’s recent delegation to Athens met with ALEXIS TSIPRAS MP, Leader of SYRIZA and President of Synaspismos. The delegation meeting him included national representatives from UNITE, CWU, FBU and TSSA, together with Romayne Phoenix, Chair of the Coalition … Continue reading

Tsipras lays out five points of coalition talks | Greek elections

By ekathimerini.com Alexis Tsipras, the leader of the runner-up in the May 6 general elections Coalition of the Radical Left (SYRIZA), presented the five points along which his discussions with minority party leaders will develop as he tries to form … Continue reading

Europe rejects austerity at the polls – French and Greek elections

By Coalition of Resistance The Coalition of Resistance welcomes the election of Francois Hollande as President of France. His victory signifies a new moment in European politics, one in which the majority of the French people have turned decisively against … Continue reading

Teaching in a climate of despair

By William Stewart Every month, teachers in Greece find less and less money in their pay packets. As austerity tightens, they are struggling to teach hopelessly disengaged students with ever-shrinking resources How would you feel if your salary had already … Continue reading

Greek archeologist protests at British looting and austerity

Greek archeologist Despina Kutsumba joins supporters from the Greece Solidarity Campaign to protest at the continued illegal possession of the Elgin Marbles by the British Museum

South East Region TUC affiliates to Greece Solidarity Campaign

The South East Region TUC 14 April Annual General Meeting, attended by over 150 delegates, unanimously carried the model motion of affiliation to the Greece Solidarity Campaign. The motion to affiliate to GSC was moved by Jim Kelly of UNITE … Continue reading