CALL FOR DEMONSTRATION ON SUNDAY 10 OF JULY IN AMSTERDAM

Since the outburst of the financial crisis back in 2008, there is an on-going attack on the social and political rights of the people. This attack seems to be different across countries, but at a closer inspection, it becomes obvious that is actually the same. The policies of European governments, EU officials and IMF are common: budget cuts are imposed and human rights are deprived.

However, during the last months citizens around the world have been rising up. From North Africa to South Europe we have seen people taking the streets, occupying squares and starting to have people’s assemblies. With the authority of the political parties and unions fading, they have started to take things in their own hands.

On Wednesday June 29th at the peaceful demonstration which took place in Syntagma square, Athens, there were numerous incidents of police brutality. More than 500 people were injured and thousands suffered breathing problems. Police acted excessively attacking even the First Aid camps and doctors. They used more than 2500 units of tear gas and made the whole city of Athens a chemical war zone. They proceeded with many illegal arrests without any reason. They acted as paramilitary groups and terrorized people by driving and walking around the city center in military formations. Only by chance there were not any casualties.

The reason for this unacceptable violence was to terrorize and prevent people from taking action against the austerity measures and the new “rescue” plan imposed by the Greek government under the command of the EU, the ECB and the IMF. The reason for implementing such a plan lies in the protection of the interests of the banks and specific economic elites. The story is the same all around the world.

We call on everyone, who is in solidarity with the people struggling throughout the world to protest on the Dam square in Amsterdam on Sunday July 10th at 17:00.

—————————————- Open assembly in Amsterdam————————————–