Corfu is not for sale, is not a
sell-off
The memoranda and the political misery imposed by the
EU and IMF, via the government, launch a barbaric and endless attack against
the middle and lower strata of society. By invocation of “public debt” and
“economic recovery”, the general population of Greece is loaded with the debts
of the banks. At the same time though, bankers, ship owners and business industries accumulate
even more wealth. Growth, as well as every economic term used by the state and wealthy investors, means
even more losses for the grassroots and even more profits for the rich.
They promise economic recovery through tourism while
at the same time they impose destruction of the natural wealth of the country,
either in the form of “investments” as is the case of the gold mine in Skouries,Halkidiki or with the sell-off of
public land and assets: water, electric power, roads, ports, airports, islands,
beaches, woods.
Consequently, Corfu is a part of this big sell-off.
Starting from the rare wetlands of Erimitis, following with the Natura 2000 habitat of Issos and Bouka Beach, and last but
not least the historic premises of the Asylum , which besides psychiatric
facilities, also host three departments of the Ionian University.
In fact , tourism, growth, investments, which some
promise and others dream of, are fully
in compliance with capitalism needs:
compulsory expropriation of neighbouring areas, favourable loans, tax reforms,
low-paid local and foreign workers, working conditions equivalent to those of a
galley. Whoever expects to be saved by those who ruined them, is woefully
wrong. Public land and assets do not
belong to the state, to investors, to opportunists, to growth fans, to major
and minor interests. They belong to all of us. Public land and assets are not for
sale, not only because they are not means of profit but also because they don’t
belong to anyone to sell.
This is a fight from us for us, without any petty
political interests. We are being horizontally organized from grassroots, we decide on our lives. This
is a fight for life, land freedom and dignity.
Each of us should participate in this fight with respect to nature, the
history and tradition of the place and the community of the island of Corfu.
Far from keeping their pre-election promises that they
would never consent to privatizations, the recently elected government did include the privatization of Erimitis,
airports and ports in their present negotiations with the
creditors. Devastation of Corfu is starting with Erimitis and there is a lot to
follow.
Τhe
Initiative Against Submission calls the
people of Corfu for creating a common front
against any attempt to devastate the place. We take action locally to protect
the public land and assets of the island and we also support every respective
fight in solidarity with the people in every place of Greece and every place
all over the world.
Corfu is not
for sale, is not a sell-off.
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