| It s usual in every new publication to have an editorial explaining the reasons of that effort. The questions are many! WHY ANOTHER ANARCHIST NEWSPAPER? WHY NOW? HOW? WHICH ARE THE ASPIRATIONS? The answers are also many and multi-form! Answers which, sometimes, start from an "underground" -others call it "inner"- feeling for apology or with an obvious intention for a "political" thesis while, in other times, include extensive analysis trying to give explanations. Now, we, the circle of editors, could just say that that s the way we like it and we don t have to give any explanations to anybody! Simple and easy answer!! It also includes a characteristic bully tone -which we fancy a lot- and some might like and others might not. Anyway, without feeling that a new publication puts those who participate in it in a -constant or temporary- state of "bewildered" or "mechanic" explanations, we believe however that some things must be said. First of all, during this period of time, it is a fact that thereisn t a single anarchist newspaper to be distributed in all the Greek territory. This has as a result to make more difficult the contact with anarchist views and practice and to have insufficient information about the social "action" of all companions, and in general of people who act or want to take initiatives in other areas. The "DIADROMI ELEFTHERIAS" makes the attempt to contribute to that direction, baring in mind the (positive and negative) experience from similar publications during the 80 s and the 90 s. An attempt like that is part of a "wider" but also "narrower" route. Some carry with us and share the experience of publishing by groups or individuals. This experience we wish to combine all together with the enthusiasm and the will of all companions united with a large dose of "companionship". We don t start from scratch and we don t pretend to learn everything now. However, we do have a lot to learn as well as to contribute -as much as we can- to the expansion of anarchist views and practice. The participation of groups and individuals in the circle of editors of the "DIADROMI ELEFTHERIAS" doesn t mean that the groups will be abolished or merged into it nor that the individuals will vanish inside a wider collectivity. In this circle of editors we don t function by majority but by the mutually acceptable concepts and views and of course by the anarchist consent. Our target is to contribute to the creation of other anarchist groups which will take action in every place within the Greek territory. We wish the continuation of other publications by anarchist collectivities and their expansion. We don t antagonize publications which already exist and we will not transform the "DIADROMI ELEFTHERIAS" into a battlefield between groups and individuals. In the contrary we will mainly try to make known and enhance the views and practice which we consider that may contribute essentially to the social and individual liberation from the bonds of whatever form of power. The contribution of each one of us separately and all together in the information, analysis and making known of the social facts and conditions through the pages of the "DIADROMI ELEFTHERIAS" doesn t intend to make it into an organ of "expression" of a certain ideology. Such intentions and cumulative logic as it has already been proven can lead to the castrating of the expression of different views and practices by companions. Without wanting to enter into political proceedings and ideological analysis, we must say that we wish that this publication will be a route to freedom, a contribution to facing the rulers who attack nowadays all humanity fiercely. It is obvious to everyone that the more and more "upgraded" attack causes bigger and bigger harm on earth and humanity, while the expansion of their obscurantist plans, enforces the intensification of the oppression and exploitation of the people. Last but not least, we wish to say that this periodic publishing is a responsibility that can be based on the assiduity, the enthusiasm, the creativity and the constant effort of the companions but requires apart from us (the circle of editors) the solidarity and support with texts, information, comics, photographs, collaborations but also requires financial support. We wish and can transform the joy of creativity into destruction of the enemies of freedom. The circle of editors of the monthly anarchist newspaper "DIADROMI ELEFTHERIAS" ("ROUTE FOR FREEDOM"). 22-01-2002 |