‘We Are All Greek Now’ Demonstrations in New York

Rallies were held on Saturday, February 18th, in capitals around the world to show support for the people of Greece as they face drastic austerity measures.

The show of solidarity is in response to the “dictatorship of the financial markets and the troika: EU, ECB and IMF, who have imposed austerity measures and a non-elected government on the Greek people.”

On the 18th of February, dozens of people of Greek Origin gathered at the Liberty Plaza (Zuccotti Park) at 2 p.m. in New York City, in order to join the “International Day of Action: We Are All Greeks Now” global event and protest against the harsh austerity measures that have been imposed on the people of Greece.

People wanted to show their compassion and solidarity with the Greek people, and also their opposition against erroneous measures introduced by the politicians in Greece and EU.

These austerity measures can never lead to a revival of the economy. Instead, the problems are increasing. Every day hundreds of companies are closing, every day an additional 4000 people are losing their jobs, every day more people are becoming homeless.

Finally, some of the Greek-American protesters launched an attack against Greek institutions abroad that have not supported Greece yet, while they emphasized the abscence of the Metropolitan of America Demetrios during this global event.