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24th Anti-Racist Festival of Athens<\/b><\/span><\/h1>\n

7,8 and 9 of July, Veikou Grove, Galatsi.
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We are ready for the 24th Anti-Racist Festival of Athens:
\n\u201c<\/span>The fences are narrowing the width of our world!<\/b>\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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Thousands of refugees have been victims of illegal pushbacks to Turkey by the Greek authorities in recent years. Thousands of people are unrecorded as they are abducted as soon as they arrive on the islands or left unsupported for days and weeks at parts of\u00a0 Evros, beaten and robbed before being sent back to “safe” Turkey.<\/span><\/p>\n

Thousands of refugee families have been forced to move out of the apartments for vulnerable groups of the program ESTIA, while refugee children are leaving the classrooms they were attending and are forced to follow their families to refugee camps outside the cities without any provision for their health and education.<\/span><\/p>\n

Thousands of children born and\/or raised here are forced to take “patriotism” exams in order to acquire their self-evident social and political rights.<\/span><\/p>\n

Thousands of migrants who have been living and working in the country for years, are queuing in Petrou Ralli for renewal of their residence permit with the anxiety of rejection surrounding their lives and choices.<\/span><\/p>\n

Thousands of workers in the fields, on construction sites, on motorbikes, walking with their eyes down, avoiding the police, afraid to ask their boss for their salaries.<\/span><\/p>\n

Thousands of citizens embrace the racist outburst of the government and pretend not to see. In the run-up to the elections, they are jointly asking for higher fences, more obstacles to obtaining “papers”, more exploitation of migrants in the workplace.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Our answer: The fences are narrowing the width of our world!<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Anti-Racist Festival of Athens brings with it the momentum and the will of many who stand with immigrants against racism. Their willingness to come together, to dance, to embrace, to turn the strain into a collective tear, a collective laughter.<\/span><\/p>\n

In contrast to the official state celebrations and parades, the Anti-Racist Festivals are our celebrations, the celebrations of the grassroots, and are here to demonstrate the value of solidarity and struggle.<\/span><\/p>\n

The 24th Anti-Racist Festival of Athens sheds light beyond the shadow of the elections and racist state policies. It mixes races, languages, tastes and sounds, challenging domination as much as it can.<\/span><\/p>\n

Through the participation of migrant communities, discussions, screenings, cuisines, concerts, educational events, photo exhibitions, the Festival is one of the most important political and cultural events of the city.<\/span><\/p>\n

But much more, it is here to highlight and support the struggles FOR SOLIDARITY, EQUALITY, DIGNITY, PARTICIPATION.<\/span><\/p>\n

For a world without wars, nationalism, racism and oppression.<\/span><\/p>\n

We deserve a better tomorrow!<\/span><\/p>\n

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The full program of this year\u2019s 24th Anti- Rascist Festival of Athens<\/span><\/h2>\n

THE DISCUSSIONS :<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n

Friday, July 7
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