The land of the gods is going through some hard times.  Before the current debt crisis, Greece was already facing major social unrest over chronic low wages, corruption, and limited job opportunities. On December 6, 2008, Greek police killed 15 year-old Alexandros Grigoropoulos in the Exarcheia district of Athens, an anarchist hangout. The incident led to weeks of marches, riots, and occupations. With the new crisis, the streets are packed again as people resist continued cuts to wages and services. In honor of the Greek uprisings, here are some street posters pasted up in Exarcheia from the demonstrations that followed the killing.

Click image to enlarge	“Cops! Pigs! Murderers!” Now a standard chant in Greek protests.
Click image to enlarge	“Truce!? We’ve just started!”
Click image to enlarge	“The Tank was Right” – connecting the current police repression to 1974, when the Greek military junta in power attacked student protesters with tanks.
Click image to enlarge	Pirates of the Aegean. Ahoy, scurvies! Anarchists are pirates too.
Click image to enlarge	Anarchist poster from Lefkosia, Cyprus (aka Nicosia). It’s not connected to the Greek riots, but worth including. It was posted in front of an Orthodox Church and reads “Group Sex in the yard of the Archdiocese. January 1, 2010, 9:00pm”