Event (live) against the destruction of the camping

On the 09/08/2008, Saturday, there was an event (live) against the destruction of the camping site in Polis Xrysoxous. The calling said:

"In the past years we often see the camping site in Polis being destroyed secretly for economical reasons.
As to that, we are having a live event against cement and the destruction of the camping so we wake up our consciousness!"

Free Camping Festival

On the 18th and 19th of July 2008 a festival was organized by the Anti-Authoritarian Autonomous Action in Polis Xrysoxous camping site in the Paphos district. A banner was put up which wrote "We do not own anything. We claim everything"

The program included:

18th Friday:

- Dj: Traditional Music
- Discussion about Working class:history and synthesis (in Cyprus)
- Projection of documentary: Class War 74'-76' in Greece
- Dj: Funk/Hiphop/Reggae/Ska and more

19th Saturday:

- Projection of documentary: Trapped in the Green Line
- Discussion: Types of the Cypriot problem through an libertarian/anti-authoritarian perspective
- Concert: Intibah, Maouashala, Ghosts of Marketing

There where a lot of fliers-magazines-posters from past actions that where given out for free and free vegetarian kitchen!

No to the Remodeling of the Capital

On Saturday 31/05/08, in Eleftheria square, we gathered to demonstrate against the anti-ecological remodeling in Nicosia. We put up a banner which wrote "No to the Remodeling of the Capital", gave out fliers and played some rebel music!


The website which shows the remodeling of Nicosia's main square: www.platiaeleftherias.com

Critical Mass

On Saturday the 10th of May 2008 we took part in a Critical Mass bicycle ride through the streets in the center of Nicosia against the cutting of trees. We where about 100 people on bicycles, skateboards and roller-blades. Banners against tree cutting, cars and anti-ecological remodeling where put up in three places in Nicosia: On the walls of Eleftheria square, in Diagorou street and near the presidential palace. Great fun!

Independent Mayday

On the 1st of May 2008 we organized the first independent (from parties/authorities) Mayday march. We gathered in Solomos square holding a banner which wrote "Paid Slavery is Terrorism. Auto-organize, Solidarity, Fight Back" and started marching towards Eleftheria square. Police (all in plain clothes) stopped us as Akel(the "communist" party that is in power) was having their usual Mayday parade and was going to go past the directing that we where heading. So in the end we went past Eleftheria square from the other side, continued through Ledra street, stopped at the end of Ledra street where the border is and turned around again towards Eleftheria square.

All the way we where giving out papers which mentioned why we where marching and shouted out slogans like "No slaves no masters, down with the capital and paid slavery", "We don't want unemployment, we don't want work, we want to live without masters", "In Cyprus, Greece and Turkey the enemy is in the banks and ministries", "Turkish workers are our brothers" etc.

Again the police didn't let us go inside Akel's parade. People from Akel shouted fascist as well as stupid things against us like "we don't want you here"(in a public square), "dirty people" and some "bodyguards" of the party said to the policemen that if they don't take care of us they will do it. This is meant to be the "communist" party of Cyprus. Of course some people of Akel came to support us.

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Demonstration Against tree cutting in the center of Nicosia

On the 22/03/08 we took part in a demonstration against tree cutting in the center of Nicosia. The municipality is planning to cut many more trees to widen roads and make the place more "European". Instead of discouraging cars in town they are encouraging more and more as well as destroying the little greenery that is left which filters the towns air.

A banner was put up next to the cut trees which wrote "R.I.P."

A slogan that was shouted as we sat in the middle of the street and blocked it: If we don't organize in every neighborhood, or towns will become modern prisons!!

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The Thug Robots

Anti War Demonstration

We took part in an anti-war demonstration which happened on the 22/03/08 and brought with us a banner that wrote "We are all Terrorists" and marched up to the American embassy together with other antiwar supporting organizations. We shouted slogans against war, capitalism and the police. At one point the police tried to block us from coming closer to the embassy by pushing us but they couldn't hold us back and we continued until getting to the fenced part on the other side close to the main entrance. The demo ended peacefully.

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Against Gaza Holocaust

Photo of the banner from the demonstration in Eleftheria Square, Nicosia 05/03/2008:

No Borders - Ledra street

On the 21/03/08 the Anti-Authoritarian Autonomous Action (Ada-kiprus), took part in an event for the opening of Ledra street border which has been a symbol of separation between Greek speaking Cypriots and Turkish speaking Cypriots when the UN drew a line with a green pencil. A banner was brought that wrote "No Borders No Nations No Armies". The police at first tried to stop us putting it up but the people complained and the banner was set up on the left side of the event. Small cardboard banners where put up with slogans like "here is Berlin", "Our only nation is all of earth", "all governments are fake-governments" and "We want Ekmek Kateifi(Turkish cake)". Also, fliers where given out which wrote: "No plan from 'above' will bring a solution", "Autonomy - Resistance" "Greek Cypriot - Turkish Cypriot Workers United" and informed people about a demonstration against Irak war which would take place the next day.

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