KEERFA-MOVEMENT AGAINST RACISM AND FASCIST THREADINTERNATIONAL MEETING AGAINST RACISM AND FASCISM
NATIONWIDE ASSEMBLY
15-16 OCTOBER 2016
ATHENS
Indoor Basketball Court at ROUF
For a Europe Without Fences
and neo-Nazis
Refugees are Welcome
The International Meeting against racism and fascism and the Nationwide Meeting on 15 and 16 October in Athens is a milestone for the strengthening of the movement against racism and fascism. It is to be held at a time when, after Brexit, EU governments are playing the card of racism searching for a life jacket from the crisis with measures to strengthen Fortress Europe that blow the wind in the sails of the far right and fascists.
Coming to Athens are unions and movements that are at the forefront of action against racism and islamophobia and give the fight against the threat of fascism.
The Nationwide Assembly will see the participation of activists and militant solidarity movement to refugees, but also of the refugees themselves, collectives of anti-fascist movement, migrant communities, voluntary workers, movements of artists, initiatives of the LGTBQI+ movement, movements of people with disabilities, of Roma people. The civil action in the trial of the Golden Dawn will also participate.
Taking part:
Weyman Bennet of Unite Against Fascism, Stand Up To Racism, David Albritz, Platform Against Racism in Vienna, Austria, Attila Dirim, Turkey, Kyriakos Koiliaris, Cyprus, Steve Cedar Unite against Fascism, Catalonia, Dimitris Daskalakis, Switzerland. Representives of movements from France, Germany, Denmark, The Netherlands. Representative of UNITE in Ireland, Kampagiannis Thanasis, Zotos Dimitris, Papadakis Kostas of the civil action in the Golden Dawn trial, Kostas Mantaios, president of SFEA (Society of Imprisoned and Exiled of anti-junta Resistance), Makrinos George, municipal councilor of Korydallos responsible for Immigration, Tsiakalos Giorgos, university teacher, Javed Aslam, head of Pakistani Community of Greece, Baskakis John, journalist , Lysikatou Zaneta, General Council of OENGE (Federation of Hospital Doctors in Greece), Dimitris Angelidis, journalist, Eleftheria Koumantou, Golden Dawn Watch, Kasimatis Gabriel, vice chairman of EUROMEI, European Federation of Employees in the media and culture, gen. secretary of POSPERT (public media employees federation), Thoidou Katerina, municipal councilor of Nikea, Prokopis Papastratis, university teacher, Mania Papadimitriou, actor, Vassilis Koukalani, director-actor, Latsoudi Efi, recipient of Award of the UNHCR, Portaliou Helen, Architecture professor, Petros Konstantinou, coordinator of KEERFA , Athens city councilor.
The program starts on Saturday 15/10 at 3pm and ends Sunday 16/10 at 3pm.
Discussions:
- Solidarity to Refugees
-The Fight against Islamophobia
-The Campaign for the conviction of the Golden Dawn
