On Saturday, December 8th,
by 12pm anarchists and antispeciests held a gathering at Syntagma
square against the fur industry and the animal exploitation machinery.
At 13.30pm they began a protest march downtown. A relatively small
demonstrator bloc, with some 150 participants, chanted slogans walking
on Mitropoleos street with momentum. They then took to Pandrosou street,
in the tourist area of Plaka. The comrades carried out direct actions,
spraying graffiti and stencils on the walls, and throwing paints on
windows of fur trade shops which are located in the district.
The demo was fiercely attacked
as comrades tried to head back to Monastiraki, amid a consumerist and
indifferent crowd. When they approached Aiolou street, the repressive
forces blocked access to Ermou street beforehand, which is the main
shopping zone downtown. Specifically, cops dispersed the antispeciest
bloc by excessive use of tear gases, stun grenades and physical
violence.
The fascists in uniform chased people on the surrounding
streets. Several protesters were assaulted savagely by cops. No
detention was reported, however some comrades were beaten so heavily
that they were evacuated to a hospital, while at least three protesters
suffer head injuries.
The State/Capital shows no mercy, neither on
people, nor on non-human animals, and once again its mercenaries
protected the interests of exploiters.
They are skinning all of us, every living being, to warm the pockets of our killers. We are at war on all fronts.
