Strikes, anti-austerity rallies held across Greece
ATHENS, Greece — A nationwide strike in Greece against spending cuts disrupted public transport, state-run schools, ferries and national rail services and left public hospitals running with emergency staff.
More than 7,000 demonstrators marched in three separate demonstrations in the capital to protest against cost cuts the government is taking to satisfy its bailout creditors.
“We can either accept our continuing descent into poverty or fight against it,” theatre actor Dionysis Xenakis said.
He was joined at the rally by musicians playing drums, as a nearby group of demonstrators chanted “People, fight back. They’re drinking your blood.”