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| From the event organized by the KKE |
The Communist Party of Greece (KKE) held a major political and cultural event at the historic Athens Polytechnic on November 10, honoring the anti-dictatorship struggle of November 1973 and reaffirming the continuing relevance of its revolutionary legacy.
The event, titled “These Trees Will Not Settle for Less Sky,” borrowed from a verse by communist poet Yannis Ritsos, brought together thousands of people and young activists ahead of the 53rd anniversary of the Polytechnic uprising against Greece's military dictatorship.
The event, titled “These Trees Will Not Settle for Less Sky,” borrowed from a verse by communist poet Yannis Ritsos, brought together thousands of people and young activists ahead of the 53rd anniversary of the Polytechnic uprising against Greece's military dictatorship.
Addressing the gathering, KKE General Secretary Dimitris Koutsoumbas declared that the people must refuse to accept poverty, rising living costs and war as inevitable.
“No compromise with this barbarism,” he stressed, pointing to the struggles of dockworkers refusing to serve the war machine, students fighting for their future and workers preparing for the nationwide general strike on November 25.
Nikos Abatielos, a member of the KKE Political Bureau, emphasized that the Polytechnic uprising's historic demands for “Bread, Education, Freedom” remain relevant in the struggle against capitalist exploitation, imperialist wars and oppression. He called for mass participation in the November 17 anti-imperialist demonstration to the US Embassy in Athens.
The event featured a concert with Natassa Bofiliou and other artists, while members of the Communist Youth of Greece (KNE) marched to the Polytechnic carrying militant slogans.
The central message was clear: the legacy of November 1973 lives on in today's struggles for peace, workers' rights and socialism.
“No compromise with this barbarism,” he stressed, pointing to the struggles of dockworkers refusing to serve the war machine, students fighting for their future and workers preparing for the nationwide general strike on November 25.
Nikos Abatielos, a member of the KKE Political Bureau, emphasized that the Polytechnic uprising's historic demands for “Bread, Education, Freedom” remain relevant in the struggle against capitalist exploitation, imperialist wars and oppression. He called for mass participation in the November 17 anti-imperialist demonstration to the US Embassy in Athens.
The event featured a concert with Natassa Bofiliou and other artists, while members of the Communist Youth of Greece (KNE) marched to the Polytechnic carrying militant slogans.
The central message was clear: the legacy of November 1973 lives on in today's struggles for peace, workers' rights and socialism.
