Exarchia

My friend Panayotis lives in Exarchia, which was nearby to where I stayed and where the bookstore is, and which is full of little restaurants, small bookshops (there are lots of bookshops throughout Athens, which was a cheering sight; many publisher have their own small shop as part of their offices, for one thing), cafés, etc.

Breakfast in Bed desayunoencama 2006

"We're gonna be talking about the social insurrection in Greece, which really came to world attention after the killing on December 6, 2008 of a fifteen-year-old in Exarchia, which is sort of the counterculture and really rebellious neighborhood in Athens, in the center of Athens, that's very much associated with the anarchists.

LA IMC Rockero 2010

In a 4-3 verdict, a panel of Greek judges and jurors found Epaminondas Korkoneas guilty of intentionally shooting 15-year-old Alexandros Grigoropoulos on Dec. 6, 2008, in the central Athens district of Exarchia, an area of bars and cafes popular with self-styled anarchists.

Greek Policeman Guilty Of Murder In Teen Death That Sparked 2008 Riots The Huffington Post News Team 2010

In a 4-3 verdict, a panel of Greek judges and jurors found Epaminondas Korkoneas guilty of intentionally shooting 15-year-old Alexandros Grigoropoulos on Dec. 6, 2008, in the central Athens district of Exarchia, an area of bars and cafes popular with self-styled anarchists.

Greek Policeman Guilty Of Murder In Teen Death That Sparked 2008 Riots The Huffington Post News Team 2010

The bohemian district of Exarchia, a traditional stomping ground for artists and activists, drew global attention last December after police shot dead a 15 year old boy in one of its popular cafés.

Archive 2009-03-01 gay person of color 2009

The bohemian district of Exarchia, a traditional stomping ground for artists and activists, drew global attention last December after police shot dead a 15 year old boy in one of its popular cafés.

Violent homophobic incident in Athens, Greece gay person of color 2009

Today, it is a Greek national holiday that commemorates a very dark period of Modern Greek history, and with its side entrance at Stounari Street, the main road into Exarchia, the Polytechnic stands as a lasting reminder of police brutality against its own peoples.

Witnessing the Greek Riots Through Foreign Eyes 2008

After all, Exarchia is the area of Athens that both literally and metaphorically stands shoulder to shoulder with the Polytechnic University, the site of the military storming in 1973 that saw the deaths of students protesting against the Greek military junta.

Witnessing the Greek Riots Through Foreign Eyes 2008

That fateful Saturday night that would plunge Greece into a state of turmoil could not have been any different, except for the fact that the police very rarely make open patrols in Exarchia.

Witnessing the Greek Riots Through Foreign Eyes 2008

Thus being in such close proximity to the Polytechnic, openly asserting control is not tolerated in Exarchia, though in actuality, this rings true for many people who live in Athens, for whom the military junta is more than a page in a history book.

Witnessing the Greek Riots Through Foreign Eyes 2008