Several Greek anti-fascists are in the middle of a speaking tour of North American cities. For the schedule, information about the speakers, and other details, go to antifaevents.wordpress.com.
The following is excerpted from the flyer for the March 10 event in Detroit:
“Fascism in Greece
As has been well documented in the media, the nation of Greece is in the throes of an economic
meltdown. Austerity measures aimed at paying off an astronomical debt load have plunged the
economy into a death spiral, and sparked nationwide protests and strikes. Unemployment is at 27
percent and climbing.
Much as the Nazis arose in Weimar Germany by exploiting similar economic conditions, Golden Dawn, an avowedly fascist political party, has been rapidly gaining power in Greece. Once an
unimportant fringe group, Golden Dawn captured seven percent of the seats in parliament in the
most recent election. Armed with government funding and the tacit cooperation of the police (many
of whom are Golden Dawn members), fascists have adopted a strategy of terrorizing Greece’s
immigrant population while offering rudimentary social services restricted to Greek citizens.
Ordinary Greeks are mobilizing to prevent the fascist takeover of their country. Neighborhood
assemblies, immigrant solidarity groups, labor unions and other civil society organizations are
resisting both Golden Dawn and the destructive government policies that created the economic
collapse. Greek activists Sofia Papagiannaki, Thanasis Xirotsopanos and Vangelis Nanos are here
to speak about fascism and resistance in their country.”