The research program Queer Politics/Public Memory drawing on the mobilizations, protests, cultural practices and solidarity gatherings following the murder of the activist Zak Kostopoulos/ Zackie Oh, organizes the first Roundtable from a series of scheduled public discussions, titled “ Memory, Affect and Agonism”. Taking as a starting point the political mobilizations “with anger and grief” […]
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Against a mainstream (Far) Right
Panel discussion, Thursday, September 19th 2019, 19:00 All around Europe, but also in the Americas, the Far Right is on the rise. It is not necessarily a very militant version of Far Right organizations that gain ground, it is far more an extreme conservative, reactionary, in many cases religious Right that manages to persuade […]
X them out! A Black Map of Athens
“X them out! A Black Map of Athens” is a street campaign designed with the aim of pinpointing and highlighting the unseen criminality related to racist attacks in the public space. It is a joint initiative of the Rosa Luxembourg Foundation, Office in Greece, and the organization HumanRights360. To begin with, we selected 50 of […]
Neo-Nazism on trial
In July 2018, after 5 years, the trial against the Nazi terrorist organization NSU in Germany was completed. The organization had committed 10 racially motivated murders in the period 2000-2007. The trial verdict was disappointing: not much light was shed on the case, contrary to what Chancellor Merkel herself promised when the organization’s criminal activity […]
Searching for a new home: people on the move, societies at a standstill?
Babel Day Centre (mental health unit for migrants and refugees) and Rosa Luxemburg Foundation Office in Greece would like to invite you on Thursday 11th of October at 19:00 to the open event-discussion: “Searching for a new home: People on the Move, Societies at a Standstill?” This event will bring together an interdisciplinary team of […]
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Women in mass media
A public discussion about women in mass media. Four women with a long-time experience will exchange views and discuss with the public. Our guests on Tuesday, June 20, at 20:00: Laura Flanders, journalist, producer of The Laura Flanders Show Deppy Vrettou, producer at ERT (Hellenic Broadcaster Corporation), member of the WIFT board Kaki Bali, editor in […]
No Direction Home: What “home” is provided – what needed?
No Direction Home is the latest publication of the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation’s Office in Greece. This publication includes 235 photos of 30 Greek photographers capturing the refugee experience. The war zones, the survivors, their passage to Greece, the dead people in the sea, the trapped lives at the hot spots, the fences in Idomeni, the […]
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No Direction Home: Looking at Loss and Hope
No Direction Home is the latest publication of the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation’s Office in Greece. This publication includes 235 photos of 30 Greek photographers capturing the refugee experience. The war zones, the survivors, their passage to Greece, the dead people in the sea, the trapped lives at the hot spots, the fences in Idomeni, the […]
Elections in Germany – Change of politics?
The federal elections in Germany on September 24 will result in a new federal parliament. With the socialist SPD catching up in the polls, there seems to be a wind of change. After three legislative periods under a CDU-led government, what are the chances for a change of power? Even more, for a change of […]
