Socialist from Greece to speak in Belfast and Dublin

Following the spectacular general strikes in Greece opposing the austerity programmes of the government there, Socialist Worker is delighted to announce that Sotiris Kontogiannis is flying over from Athens to give a first-hand eye-witness account of events in that country.

Sotiris will speak in Belfast on Friday 5th March and Dublin the following day. Details of the meetings is given further down the page.

Sotiris Kontogiannis is a member of Sosialistiko Ergatiko Komma (SWP's Greek sister party) in Athens.

He is an activist in the antiwar and anticapitalist movement.

He was a member of the Coordinating Commitees of both the European Social Forum in Athens and the "60 years are enough" anti-NATO mobilizations in Strasbourg.

He contributes regullarly in the paper "Ergatiki Allillegii" (Workers'Solidarity) and the magazine "Sosialismos apo ta Kato" (Socialism from Below).

Headlined 'Greek workers in revolt: Why we
should copy them', the public meetings will take place at the following venues and times:-

Belfast:

7pm Friday March 5th,

Belfast Unemployed Resource Centre, 45-47 Donegall St

Dublin:

Saturday March 6th 2.00pm to 4.30pm

Unite Hall,
55-56 Middle Abbey Street,
Dublin 1