We were really amazed how it went down today. We got to discuss the overall political climate in Europe with other leftists, we talked about how England is going deeper into economic problems itself with elders that were worried, we talked with people that seemed sympathetic to our cause and despised the banks’ and governments’ behavior towards the people and others who were disgusted with the extreme violence that has been used against the peaceful demonstrations in Greece. There were also those who started by disagreeing with us but through a civilized discussion we helped them see the matter from the point of view of the people and not of the governments as it is depicted by the mass media. This resulted in softening their stance and understanding that the people are not the guilty ones in this economic crisis, they are the victims.

Some other people  suggested we should do documentary viewings in pubs in Lancaster and go on sharing our ideas with similar actions in the future too. We were all very positively impressed by this response from all those people, all very different in themselves, of different backgrounds, of different age, of different education, of different cultures and nationalities (English, Spanish, Hungarians and others) yet all sympathetic to the struggle of the people in Greece.

Today’s experience has fueled our will to go on in the future with similar actions and we are already in the process of discussing further ways of action in coordination with other like-minded people in the area.

[This is the flyer that we shared today: Compared to the previous flyer there is an extra quote added at the end of the second page after getting permission from the original author – Nelli Kambouri].