We Are An Image From The Future: The Greek Revolt of December 2008 - Softcover

A G Schwarz; Tasos Sagris; Void Network

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1849350191 ISBN 13: 9781849350198

Publisher: AK Press, 2010

Synopsis

What causes a city, then a whole country, to explode? How did one neighborhood's outrage over the tragic death of one teenager transform itself into a generalized insurrection against State and capital, paralyzing an entire nation for a month? This is a book about the murder of fifteen-year-old Alexis Grigoropoulos, killed by the police in the Exarchia neighborhood of Athens on December 6th, 2008, and of the revolution in the streets that followed, bringing business as usual in Greece to a screeching, burning halt for three marvelous weeks, and putting the fear of history back into the bureaucrats of Fortress Europe and beyond. We Are an Image From the Future delves into the December insurrection and its aftermath through interviews with those who witnessed and participated in it, alongside the communiqués and texts that circulated through the networks of revolt. It provides the on-the-ground facts needed to understand these historic events, and also dispels the myths activists outside of Greece have constructed around them. What emerges is not just the intensity of the riots, but the stories of organising and solidarity, the questions of strategy and tactics: a desperately needed examination of the fabric of the Greek movements that made December possible.

About this title

About the Author

A.G. Schwarz: A.G. Schwarz is an assumed name. In real life A.G. is a North American living in exile abroad.

Tasos Sagris: Tasos Sagris is a member of the Void Network--an arts and action collective based in Athens, Greece. His book of poetry, About Human Love in the Western Metropolitan Cities, was published in 2008.

Void Network: The Void Network was established in 1990 in Athens as an arts collective. They fight social apathy by holding multi-media arts shows, festivals, and gatherings in public spaces, underground clubs, art galleries, and autonomous social spaces.

Edition details

• Publisher: AK Press
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1849350191
• ISBN 13: 9781849350198
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 371