by Alexandra Iliadi* On 22 April 2016, activists from the Solidarity Initiative for Economic and Political Refugees, a coalition of anti-racist and left collectives, joined with refugees to squat an abandoned hotel in a central district of Athens. The seven-floor hotel City Plaza which had been closed and unused but remained fully equipped for almost…
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Decolonizing Coexistence: Beyond Hebdo
By Marina Fuser This was a disturbing weekend for humanity: from Paris to Nigeria, from Lebanon to São Paulo, we have experienced ultimate demonstrations of violence against people that, by all means, did NOT deserve such fate. While Brazilian military police chased, dropped tear gas bombs and shot rubber bullets against an unarmed crowd fighting…