The Economist, “How a group of Athens troublemakers goes unpunished”

The down-at-heel neighbourhood of Exarchia in central Athens, known for its lively bars and tavernas, has long been home to a small but disruptive community of self-described anarchists. Violent street battles take place at weekends: extremists throw Molotov cocktails at police, who respond with tear gas. Long-suffering residents say their complaints are routinely ignored by […]

The Huffington Post, “A Radical Post-Bernie Cooperative Multicultural Immigrant Manifesto”

Just how could this cooperative-immigrant alliance actually work? One need look no further than Athens, Greece for the ultimate gold standard. There, anarchists have established the so-called Notaria solidarity center in the Exarcheia neighborhood. Eschewing a purely philanthropic approach, Notara asks refugees to attend assembly meetings where decisions are made on a consensus basis. Continue […]

Al Jazeera, “Exarchia: A space for urban resistance,” December 23, 2014

Exarchia: A space for urban resistance Yiannis Baboulias, Al Jazeera, December 23, 2014 After the restoration of democracy in 1974, Exarchia became home to the emerging left-wing movements, anarchist collectives, intellectuals, activists and, notoriously, urban guerrilla terrorist groups like “November 17”, which came straight out of the Exarchia far-left. READ MORE