Ireland's newly-formed Greece Solidarity Campaign will host a delegation of Syriza representatives in Dublin over the coming days - it will include: Syriza MEP Kostas Chrysogonos and economist Dr Dimitros Sotiropoulos, a member of Syriza's debt policy committee and advisor to the Greek Finance Ministry.
The main event will be a rally in the Sean O’Casey Community Centre in East Wall, Dublin on Saturday (February 7th) at 4 pm.
It will be chaired by Mandate General Secretary and Greek Solidarity Committee member John Douglas, and addressed by Syriza activists.
The Greek group will also attend a breakfast meeting hosted by Communities Against Water Charges (CAWC) in St. Monica’s GAA Club, Edenmore, north-east Dublin at 11 am on Saturday (February 7th).
This event will include speakers from the ‘SOSte to Nero’ - a group who have been campaigning against water privatisation in Thessaloniki.
CAWC request that "no political flags, banners or literature" are brought to the event - but encourages attendees to carry banners from local anti-water charge groups.
On Sunday five unions affiliated with Right2Water will be briefed by Dr Sotiropoulos on Syriza’s proposals for a resolution of the Greek and European debt crisis.
In a statement, the Greek Solidarity Committee said today:
“We are delighted that, at a time of such momentous change in Greece, Syriza representatives have agreed to take time out of their crowded schedules to visit Ireland. Both Ireland and Greece have been exposed to unsustainable levels of debt coupled with a relentless austerity programme which has plunged both countries into social and economic misery."
