This year’s anniversary demonstrations could be the most volatile in years as Greeks say they are willing to give a brief honeymoon to interim Prime Minister Lucas Papademos, who took over after PASOK leader George Papandreou resigned in the face of ceaseless protests, but will still use the date to show their anger and contempt. “We expect massive participation as rage and anger has been dwelling in people for so long,” Mary Bossis, International Security Professor at the University of Piraeus told Reuters. “It is very possible that some groups will misbehave.” Greek leaders and those of the European Union-International Monetary Fund-European Central Bank Troika lending Greece $152 billion to stay afloat, and offering a second bailout of $157 billion, will be watching intently to see how Greeks react on a day symbolizing resistance. “The message on November 17 will be that Greeks can’t take it anymore,” said Nikos Kioutsoukis, General Secretary of the private sector union GSEE. “People will take to the streets again when they dip into their pockets and feel that they are empty.” His counterpart at the public sector union ADEDY Ilias Iliopoulos said the march “will be a warning” to the government on a day when it would be compelled to listen. “If they continue with austerity, we’ll step up protests.”
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Greece braces for large protest rally
Greece is bracing for a large rally to mark the anniversary of the student uprising in 1973 that helped bring down the country's military dictatorship.
The march is expected to be joined by protesters against planned austerity measures, which Greece must implement to tackle its growing debt crisis.
Some 7,000 policemen are being deployed in Athens amid fears that the rally may turn violent.
November 17: a day packed with worldwide action
Scheduled for #17N: thousands shutting down Wall Street, worldwide student strikes, commemoration of the Greek uprising and a global day of action.
Students’ Uprising-Nov 17, 1973: The Deads and the Songs (Videos)
17 Nov – Occupy London in solidarity with the Greek movement for real democracy
Occupy London and the Tent City University invite you to attend an event on Thursday 17th at 8:00 pm, to shed light on the current situation in Greece through films and open discussions.
Global protests: is 2011 a year that will change the world?
Will this year go down in history as one of those that redefined global politics? Just what are the parallels – if any – with 1968 and 1989?
Thursday, November 17, 2011
Nov. 17: Get Ready for a Different Kind of Uprising
UKIP Nigel Farage - How dare you tell the Italian and Greek people what to do !!! Nov 2011
UK Independece Party leader Nigel Farage MEP disgusted at the puppet governments the EU has now implemented in Italy and Greece.
Fannie, Freddie execs score $100 million payday
Mortgage finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac received the biggest federal bailout of the financial crisis. And nearly $100 million of those tax dollars went to lucrative pay packages for top executives, filings show.
The top five executives at Fannie Mae received $33.3 million in 2009 and 2010, while the top five at Freddie Mac received $28.1 million. And each company has set pay targets of as much as $17 million for its top managers for 2011.
That's a total of $95.4 million, which will essentially be coming from taxpayers, who have been keeping the mortgage finance giants alive with regular quarterly cash infusions since the Federal Home Finance Agency (FHFA) took control of the companies in September 2008.
Fannie CEO Michael Williams and Freddie CEO Charles Halderman, each received about $5.5 million in pay for last year, and they could receive more when their final deferred compensation for 2010 is set. All the executives receive a significant portion of their pay in the year or years after they earn it.
#OWS calls for nonviolent solidarity on November 17th
On November 17 at 7am #OccupyWallStreet will march on the NYSE. This Week at one of the largest General Assemblies ever, OWS called upon all of THE 99% movement to stand with them tomorrow in solidarity
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5C2eCEa-IF4
See Protesters To Move Beyond The Park In "Day Of Action"
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