This year marked the 50th anniversary of the fall of the military dictatorship in Greece and the establishment of the Third Greek Republic. At the same time, two parallel democratic transitions ended long-standing dictatorial regimes in Spain and Portugal. For Southern Europe it was the end of an era and the beginning of a new one. During these 50 years, the transitions themselves and the democracies they established have been praised, criticized and condemned, depending on the stakes of the present. What are the challenges for democracy today and how can we address them in the light of its historical course over half a century? Rosa Luxemburg Foundation in Greece and the Contemporary Social History Archives (ASKI) organize a public discussion on democratization and de-democratization, contemporary European politics of inclusion and exclusion, today’s political and social demands, the role and the challenges of the Left, and the threat of the Far Right. The discussion is part of the anniversary events program of the Municipality of Athens “1974/44: Athens celebrates freedom”.
Wednesday, 13th of November 2024, 19:00 / “Antonis Tritsis” Αmphitheatre, Municipality of Athens Cultural Centre
Akadimias 50, Athens, 10679
Panel discussion with
Marga Ferré was born in 1968 in Buenos Aires. After the military Coup, she moved to Spain in 1977. She is member of the Communist Party of Spain and the United Left. She is also member of the political coordination of the Transform! Europe network.
Sofia Valadas Lopes (Lisbon, 1999). Member of the National Board of Bloco de Esquerda and the National Youth Coordination. Anti-fascist activist. A member of “Abril É Agora”, an organization led by historian Fernando Rosas that is creating a cultural and political program celebrating the 50th anniversary of April 25th 1974.
Kostis Papaioannou (b. 1966 in Athens) is Director of “Signal, researching and confronting the far right”, Chairperson of the Technopolis City of Athens, and a History teacher. He has been Chairperson of the National Commission for Human Rights and General Secretary of Human Rights. He initiated the Racist Violence Recording Network and is a member of the Golden Dawn Watch.
Moderator: Boris Kanzleiter , Head of Rosa-Luxemburg-Office in Greece
The discussion will be held in English with translation to Greek.
