“If I don’t burn
if you don’t burn
if we don’t burn
how will the darkness become light?”
Nazim Hikmet
365 days ago, our comrade Kyriakos Xymitiris gave light to the darkness, even if it was the light of his final explosion, at the end of a burning path.
Kyriakos was a resourceful and active anarchist fighter who participated in the entire spectrum of the struggle. From marches, interventions, microphones to clashes with the forces of repression. He was present on all fronts and thematic areas. He participated in solidarity assemblies for imprisoned activists, in anti-fascist coordination, in actions in favor of occupations, in solidarity with immigrants, against war and imperialism, in solidarity with the struggles of the Palestinians, in struggles against gentrification and patriarchy. And of course in direct revolutionary action and armed choice. A complex fighter who used every means with imagination where the conditions were proportional to each action. With humility, patience and a smile, Kyriakos was there to support any field he saw fit with the appropriate means. Until his final proud assault on the sky.
Direct action is the means to keep the revolutionary memory warm and alive. The insurgent culture and tradition is not just a slogan, nor the solution to every problem of the struggle. But it is the spark that brings to the here and now the flame and the baton of those who fell on the battlefield. It is the way to honor, remember and continue the work of those who gave their lives for the revolutionary perspective. In this way, a continuation of tradition occurs, we break fear, we take the initiative of movements and we highlight that no enemy is invulnerable, no goal is unattainable.
In an era of verbosity, Kyriakos Xymitiris chose to act.
In an era of inaction, Kyriakos chose to come forward.
In an era of “leave it for tomorrow”, Kyriakos chose to seize the Now.
Honoring our comrade, honoring his memory and his choices, we have chosen to incendiarily attack the following targets in recent days:
the political office of Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and ND MP Ch. Theocharis in Agios Dimitrios.
the representative office of the American automobile manufacturer Ford in Polygono.
Solidarity with all comrades who are being prosecuted for the Ampelokipi case.