GREECE: Demonstrators stage anti-austerity puppet show in front of Greek parliament

Record ID: 702538

  • Title: GREECE: Demonstrators stage anti-austerity puppet show in front of Greek parliament
  • Date: 14th November 2012
  • Summary: ATHENS, GREECE (NOVEMBER 14, 2012) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF DEMONSTRATORS MARCHING WAVING TRADE UNION FLAGS DEMONSTRATORS CARRYING BANNER READING (Greek): "Stop the austerity, growth now" DEMONSTRATORS MARCHING DEMONSTRATORS ARRIVING IN FRONT OF GREEK PARLIAMENT WOMAN HOLDING SIGN READING (Greek) "God, I'm afraid of going hungry" DEMONSTRATORS HOLDING PORTUGUESE FLAG VARIOUS OF DEMONSTRATORS WITH PLASTIC BAGS OVER THEIR HEADS HOLDING GREEK FLAG DEMONSTRATORS WITH SPANISH AND ITALIAN FLAGS FRENCH NATIONALS LIVING IN GREECE AT DEMONSTRATION HOLDING SIGN READING (French and Greek) "A Social Europe, now", AND CHANTING (SOUNDBITE) (English) PIERRE ECOIFFIER, FRENCH NATIONAL LIVING IN GREECE, SAYING: "We are here as testimony (to) our solidarity with the things that are happening in Greece now which are terrible, which we see, we live with it. And we want to tell to the other people of Europe that what is happening here is going to happen everywhere in Europe if we don't react against this austerity." VARIOUS OF THEATRE GROUP STAGING PUPPET SHOW IN FRONT OF PARLIAMENT
  • Embargoed: 29th November 2012 12:00
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  • Location: Greece
  • Country: Greece
  • Topics: Politics
  • Reuters ID: LVA62WLCYUXJOLMJMGHSWF9CZ57B
  • Story Text: A theatre troupe stage a puppet show in front of the Greek parliament building as French nationals turn out to support Greece's anti-austerity demonstration.

    Greece's anti-austerity demo took a colourful turn on Wednesday (November 14) as a theatre troupe staged a puppet show in front of the country's parliament.
    The band of puppeteers were joined by a group of French nationals who turned out in support of Greek demonstrators taking part in a pan-European day of action against austerity.
    "God -- I am afraid of going hungry!" read a sign raised by one elderly protester.
    Elsewhere, another group unfurled large Spanish, Portuguese, French, Italian and Greek flags in front of the parliament building and donned white plastic bags to symbolise the asphyxiation they say the government's austerity measures are causing the people.
    Leftists groups from other European countries, as well as a French community group in Greece, 'Francais Du Monde", came out to support the protesters.
    A Greek puppet theatre group ended the demonstration of some 3,000 protesters with a performance staring a large white figure -- symbolizing Greece -- being struck and dragged down, but ultimately breaking free and rising again, surrounded by white doves of freedom.
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