Large Demos in Greece Against NATO Via NY Transfer News * All the News That Doesn't Fit source - Communist Youth of Greece Friday, February 09, 2001 Greece: new anti-NATO demonstrations and concerts And the rage became a song and the anger a massive slogan... *Thousands of people gathered in the centre of Athens yesterday 8/2 to demand the dissolution of NATO, to kick out NATO's bases and its nuclear weapons from the region, to demand the return of the Greek soldiers from Yugoslavia and the return of the Greek students in Yugoslavia. "Murderers of the people, Americans!" was one of the slogans shouted by young people, by workers from different working places, from mothers and their children. The protest was organized by the Labour Centre of Athens and various other massive organizations which supported it. After the different speeches made by members of the peace movement, the Labour Centre of Athens, there was a concert made by different famous singers. (photo attached) * Larisa: NATO vehicles - get out of our city! Members of the peace movement gathered together yesterday 8/2 in Larisa protesting against the transferring of NATO vehicles from Kosovo to Larisa. They symbolically blocked the free way of Athens - Thessaloniki. * Today, Friday 9/2 a anti-NATO demonstration is organized in Karditsa, and also a concert will be held in Sparti, organized by the "Youth Action for Peace" and the coordination of high schools of Sparti. * The friends and members of KNE and KKE abroad also take initiatives. On Sunday 11/2, a manifestation will be held in Toronto of Canada on the consequences of the war against Yugoslavia, organized by the Club of Friends of KKE in Toronto. KNE The international department of KNE ........................................... Communist Youth of Greece 11, Kotopouli str - Athens 10432 tel: +301-5282523 / fax: +301-5241526 http://www.forthnet.gr/kne-odigitis/ ================================================================= NY Transfer News Collective * A Service of Blythe Systems Since 1985 - Information for the Rest of Us 339 Lafayette St., New York, NY 10012 http://www.blythe.org e-mail: nyt@blythe.org ================================================================= nyteeu-02.10.01-13:09:51-4902