July 4th 2015 in Padua, Italy Summary of decisions: We agree on the strength of common transnational – Blockupy and other – mobilizations. We believe that there is the need for a medium-term perspective with strong moments of coming together and raising our voice in the streets with symbolically important targets (milestones) Therefore, we agree that Brussels from October 15th to 17th – the EU council summit – should become the next mobilization milestone for all of us (with other … [Read more...]

No one in Athens knows what will happen next. No one. But everyone agrees that the referendum signifies a radical rupture. All we can report on for now is what people are discussing, what is happening at the moment, while we are here. Listening, talking. Laughing, cheering. No solution but to fight What does it mean when this phrase becomes more than just a militant slogan of the radical left, becomes an existential question for a whole society? The post-referendum situation is … [Read more...]

The people said „NO“. Without knowing what that exactly means and what it will bring tomorrow. But they clearly know, what it means for them: They are fed up with this life and the memoranda. People are angry about the arrogance of power, of the authoritarian governance of the European institutions and their discourse mill. They are done with all of that. The New is the majority. The old system of the corrupt two party parliamentarism stood all in one for the YES. The „NO“ was articulated … [Read more...]

Today is the day of days. The ballot boxes have been open since 7am, secret polls predict a deadlock with many wavering voters, and public surveys from private television stations have proven to be manipulated lies. Whatever the case may be, should “Oxi” win, it will not be celebrated at home. At 7pm (6pm CET) the polling stations will close, the exit polls will follow shortly thereafter, and around two hours later the first projections will be given. Many will only make their decision once … [Read more...]

Saturday, July 4th, 10:00 a.m. – 18.00 p.m. in Padua, Italy, [Sherwood Festival, Stadio Euganeo, Viale Nereo Rocco 60, 35135 PD] Dear comrades of the Blockupy coordinating group, dear interested networks, groups and organizations, On May 9th we met in Berlin, evaluating #18M as an Europe-wide mobilization, a day of protest and resistance against the crisis regime. We discussed the Blockupy process of the last years, our steps to build a broad transnational platform against austerity and … [Read more...]