takethesquare.net, a site inspired by the Occupy movement has put out a call for a global day of action on May 12.
The call is out to chapters of the Occupy movement worldwide to march in solidarity with the countries in which uprisings are currently taking place (Syria, Greece, Egypt, Tunisia, Iceland and India to name a few).
http://takethesquare.net/2012/03/04/call-for-a-global-spring-in-may-2012/
Greek politicians’ last minute agreement on fresh austerity plans haven’t exactly been greeted with open arms. A 48-hour general strike has been called by the countries two major labor unions. And other Eurozone member states have said that the will impose even more conditions on Greece before handing over a second bailout.
Greece’s largest police union has threatened to issue warrants for the arrest for officials from the European Union and the International Monetary Fund lenders for deeply unpopular austerity measures.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/02/10/us-greece-police-idUSTRE8190UC20120210
