Comments on: Roma Evictions http://deviousdiva.com/2007/06/19/878/ The only thing necessary for the persistence of evil is for enough good people to do nothing. Thu, 08 Jan 2009 23:26:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Panayote Dimitras http://deviousdiva.com/2007/06/19/878/comment-page-1/#comment-30198 Panayote Dimitras Tue, 26 Jun 2007 09:03:10 +0000 http://deviousdiva.com/2007/06/19/878/#comment-30198 George You are not living in Greece I guess. This excellent documentary about Parskevoula and the nice Kathimerini piece will hearten the converted. As for the rest, Roma will continue to be persecuted. I will be off to the UK as well, but with my love of my life and not DD ... George

You are not living in Greece I guess.

This excellent documentary about Parskevoula and the nice Kathimerini piece will hearten the converted. As for the rest, Roma will continue to be persecuted.

I will be off to the UK as well, but with my love of my life and not DD …

]]> By: deviousdiva http://deviousdiva.com/2007/06/19/878/comment-page-1/#comment-30048 deviousdiva Mon, 25 Jun 2007 09:07:26 +0000 http://deviousdiva.com/2007/06/19/878/#comment-30048 EDIT Hi Panayote, <a href="http://shewhostumbles.wordpress.com/2007/06/25/second-carnival-of-radical-action/" rel="nofollow">The carnival is here</a>! Hi George, thank you for the link. I will (hopefully!) post it later, during my packing frenzy etc! EDIT

Hi Panayote, The carnival is here!
Hi George, thank you for the link. I will (hopefully!) post it later, during my packing frenzy etc!

]]> By: George http://deviousdiva.com/2007/06/19/878/comment-page-1/#comment-29884 George Sun, 24 Jun 2007 09:37:14 +0000 http://deviousdiva.com/2007/06/19/878/#comment-29884 Kathimerini has an article about the Roma referring to a Greek TV show about the same Roma. Maybe times are changing for the better now that the Greek population will be made aware of this. http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_columns_1242813_23/06/2007_84862 Kathimerini has an article about the Roma referring to a Greek TV show about the same Roma. Maybe times are changing for the better now that the Greek population will be made aware of this.

http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_columns_1242813_23/06/2007_84862

]]> By: Panayote Dimitras http://deviousdiva.com/2007/06/19/878/comment-page-1/#comment-29867 Panayote Dimitras Sun, 24 Jun 2007 06:40:11 +0000 http://deviousdiva.com/2007/06/19/878/#comment-29867 could you provide a link to that CRA reposting as I failed to find it? thanks could you provide a link to that CRA reposting as I failed to find it?

thanks

]]> By: Fire Fly http://deviousdiva.com/2007/06/19/878/comment-page-1/#comment-29839 Fire Fly Sun, 24 Jun 2007 02:53:06 +0000 http://deviousdiva.com/2007/06/19/878/#comment-29839 Ok, DD, I'll link both and credit appropriately. :-) Ok, DD, I’ll link both and credit appropriately. :-)

]]> By: deviousdiva http://deviousdiva.com/2007/06/19/878/comment-page-1/#comment-29740 deviousdiva Sat, 23 Jun 2007 09:49:54 +0000 http://deviousdiva.com/2007/06/19/878/#comment-29740 Panayote, I submitted the Roma Series to the Carnival of Radical Action (CRA) Thanks firefly. Please note that this particular post was written by Panayote Dimitras and the Roma Series by me. Just so there is no confusion! Panayote, I submitted the Roma Series to the Carnival of Radical Action (CRA)

Thanks firefly. Please note that this particular post was written by Panayote Dimitras and the Roma Series by me. Just so there is no confusion!

]]> By: Panayote Dimitras http://deviousdiva.com/2007/06/19/878/comment-page-1/#comment-29721 Panayote Dimitras Sat, 23 Jun 2007 07:08:05 +0000 http://deviousdiva.com/2007/06/19/878/#comment-29721 what is the CRA? what is the CRA?

]]> By: Fire Fly http://deviousdiva.com/2007/06/19/878/comment-page-1/#comment-29697 Fire Fly Sat, 23 Jun 2007 03:31:23 +0000 http://deviousdiva.com/2007/06/19/878/#comment-29697 DD, actually this post would be perfect for the CRA! DD, actually this post would be perfect for the CRA!

]]> By: Panayote Dimitras http://deviousdiva.com/2007/06/19/878/comment-page-1/#comment-29604 Panayote Dimitras Fri, 22 Jun 2007 11:48:17 +0000 http://deviousdiva.com/2007/06/19/878/#comment-29604 Today, 22 June 2007, around 14:00, the Roma families already twice evicted from the settlement of Aghiou Polykarpou in Votanikos (2 June) and then from the old Delica factory on 11 June and now settled in the Viamax empty lot (where they had received half a dozen harassing police visits pushing them to leave) called to tell me that police was there again this morning (for the first time since I had talked to the Aegaleo Police Station Chief on 14 June) asking them to leave as they may be evicted. Although the police chief had assured me that he would call me before any action, it is clear that today's action (I confirmed from the duty officer soon after the call) without prior contact with me was not meant to be legal, hence I was bypassed. We also recall that Athens City Hall has announced that they were to go to the other Orfeos settlement in Votanikos today or tomorrow to complete the "cleaning operation." I hope I am proven wrong but in the absence of any decisive intervention from an IGO (expressions of concern are not enough) these Roma will all be soon evicted and a handful of NGO volunteers can do nothing to prevent that. Today, 22 June 2007, around 14:00, the Roma families already twice evicted from the settlement of Aghiou Polykarpou in Votanikos (2 June) and then from the old Delica factory on 11 June and now settled in the Viamax empty lot (where they had received half a dozen harassing police visits pushing them to leave) called to tell me that police was there again this morning (for the first time since I had talked to the Aegaleo Police Station Chief on 14 June) asking them to leave as they may be evicted. Although the police chief had assured me that he would call me before any action, it is clear that today’s action (I confirmed from the duty officer soon after the call) without prior contact with me was not meant to be legal, hence I was bypassed.

We also recall that Athens City Hall has announced that they were to go to the other Orfeos settlement in Votanikos today or tomorrow to complete the “cleaning operation.”

I hope I am proven wrong but in the absence of any decisive intervention from an IGO (expressions of concern are not enough) these Roma will all be soon evicted and a handful of NGO volunteers can do nothing to prevent that.

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