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Rouvikonas
Ρουβίκωνας
Leader	Collectively Run
Country	Greece
Motives	The Alteration of the Status quo The Overthrow of the State from the base The Replacement of the owners of the Means of Production from the base The Redistribution of the means of production from the rich to the workers
Ideology	Anarchism Libertarian Socialism Anarcho-Communism Propaganda of the deed
Slogan	"No Step Back"
Major actions	Squats Raids on party offices
Status	Active
Means of revenue	Donations Merchendise
Website	https://rouvikonas.gr

Rouvikonas (Rubicon, Greek: Ρουβίκωνας) is an activist anarchist collective in Athens, Greece. It was formed in 2013 amid the Greek financial crisis and has since undertaken more than 50 actions. Rouvikonas is based in the central Athenian district of Exarcheia, a neighborhood traditionally accommodating of artists, anarchists and anti-authoritarians.

Most of the group's actions have been of low significance against high-profile targets, such as throwing paint, smashing window fronts, attacking ATMs and occupying monuments of significance. Rouvikonas has at times effectively acted as a vigilante group, targeting employers and individuals accused of exploitative behavior, such as unfairly withholding wages, accepting bribes, sexual harassment, and unjust firings. Rouvikonas' actions have also included organizing of free common meals and the operation of a volunteer mobile firefighting brigade.

As of 2018, police sources estimated approximately the group had 120–150 members. Its mode of action and open membership is in contrast with previous anarchist groups that operated by use of indiscriminate violence. Rouvikonas is part of the platformist Anarchist Federation, along with other anarchist collectives of Greece.

On the 18th of May 2024 a leading member of the group was arrested (Giorgos Kalaitzidis) and charged with threatening to incite criminal activity through social media, on whch he posted: "All embassies and all houses of ambassadors will be targets; all touristic areas will become places of operation".

References

1. "Τρία χρόνια Ρουβίκωνας: Οι δράσεις, οι αντιδράσεις και τα σενάρια". 27 April 2018.
2. ^ Chatzistavrou 2018, p. 258-59.
3. The Economist 2018.
4. ^ Clapp 2018.
5. "Éfodos Rouvíkona sto nosokomeío Metaxá, apeílisan giatró gia fakeláki" Έφοδος Ρουβίκωνα στο νοσοκομείο Μεταξά, απείλησαν γιατρό για φακελάκι [Rouvíkonas attack at Metaxas Hospital, threatening a doctor for an "envelope" (bribe)] (in Greek). March 2018.
6. "Rouvíkonas: Dianomí mageireménou fagitoú" Ρουβίκωνας: Διανομή μαγειρεμένου φαγητού [Rouvíkonas: Distribution of cooked food]. Alerta.gr (in Greek). 16 November 2020. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
7. "Rouvíkonas kai El Chef moirázoun eídi prótis anánkis kai fagitó ypokathistóntas ton adiáforo Dímo Athinaíon" Ρουβίκωνας και El Chef μοιράζουν είδη πρώτης ανάγκης και φαγητό υποκαθιστώντας τον αδιάφορο Δήμο Αθηναίων [Rouvikonas and El Chef distribute basic necessities and food replacing the indifferent Municipality of Athens]. Documento (in Greek). 3 December 2020. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
8. "Anarquistas contra el fuego en Grecia: de incendiarios a bomberos | C…". archive.is. 2024-07-27. Archived from the original on 2024-07-27. Retrieved 2024-08-05.
9. "Αναρχική Οργάνωση | Το site του Ρουβίκωνα". Retrieved 27 March 2023.
10. "Συνελήφθη ηγετικό στέλεχος του Ρουβίκωνα" protothema(in Greek) May 18 2024
11. "Ρουβίκωνας: Ελεύθερος ο Καλαϊτζίδης μετά το… σόου με τα αλεξίσφαιρα – Στις 28 Μαΐου η δίκη για μία ανάρτηση στο Facebook" documento(in Greek) May 20 2024

Sources

• Chatzistavrou, Filippa (2018). Blockmans, Steven; Russack, Sophia (eds.). Direct Democracy in the EU: The Myth of a Citizens' (PDF). London: Rowman & Littlefield International. ISBN 978-1-78660-997-7.
• "How a group of Athens troublemakers goes unpunished - Licensed anarchy?". The Economist. 2018-11-08. Retrieved 2018-12-19.
• Clapp, Alexander (2018-01-26). "Never Mind the Troika, Here's Rouvikonas". Foreign Policy. Retrieved 2018-12-19.

External links

• Official Website (in Greek)

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