Far-right Golden Dawn party filling vacuum for those neglected by state after MPs elected to fight 'immigrant scum' ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- People hold sacks of potatoes during a food distribution organised by Golden Dawn, in Athens.Photograph: Yorgos Karahalis/Reuters ------------------ ...

On Sunday night people clashed with fascists and police during an anti-fascist patrol around Athens. In response to continuing attacks by fascist supporters groups of anti-fascists have been patrolling the streets at night. During September there were a number of these motorcycle patrols of around a few dozen people. September saw a number of incidents of racist violence across Athens. Last week suspected m ...

Tens of thousands of Spanish and Portuguese protesters have gathered on the streets of Madrid and Lisbon to rally against the economic pain caused by the countries’ harsh austerity programs. In Spain, demonstrators spoke out against government spending cuts, tax hikes, and the nation’s alarmingly high unemployment rate. ...

In Quebec, Canada, an impressive student struggle, connected to protests against attacks on civil liberties has ended in a partial, but nevertheless important, victory. There is reason to learn lessons, but also to celebrate and to be inspired. Let's shout it from the rooftops, as a sign of more to come. For months, students in Quebec fought against a Draconian college fee rise that the Chares government tr ...

Police respond with tear gas to firebombs thrown from sidelines of demo against €12bn cuts. Violence erupted in the heart of Athens as mass protests against further austerity measures in crisis-hit Greece escalated on Wednesday. ...

Spanish police have fired rubber bullets and baton-charged protesters attending a rally against austerity. Spanish media reported that at least 20 people had been arrested and more than a dozen injured. The "Occupy Congress" protest comes as the government prepares to unveil further austerity measures on Thursday in a bid to shrink its budget deficit. ...

Faced with unprecedented protests, the Portuguese government has been forced to withdraw the announced increase in workers' social security contributions. This is a victory for the movement of the Portuguese workers and people, but only a very temporary one. ...

  Dear friends and comrades,   We are organizing a big workers "CARAVAN of STRUGGLE & SOLIDARITY" which will take place from 12 Octomber until 15 Octomber in Greece. We would like to invite you to our first stop of our tour at THESSALONIKI, GREECE on FRIDAY 12 Octomber. If you are coming, we can arrange travel tickets and accomodation. You will show up at Ivanofio basketball arena. Thanks a lo ...

INFORMATIVE DEMONSTRATION FOR THE CALL OF “25S SURROUND THE PARLIAMENT” 19:00H, 25-09-2012, DAM SQUARE, AMSTERDAM   CONTEXT The collective “Plataforma En Pie” (Stand Up Platform) made a calling through social media to force a new constitutive process in Spain, under the slogan “ On the 25th of September Occupy the Parliament”. The lack of clarity and transparency both in the objectives of the call and ...

  Chicago teachers end strike, school to resume Wednesday (Reuters) - Chicago public school teachers voted on Tuesday to end their strike and resume classes in the third-largest U.S. school district, ending a confrontation with Mayor Rahm Emanuel that focused national attention on struggling urban schools. Some 800 union delegates representing the 29,000 teachers and support staff in Chicago Public Sch ...