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Athens: first organized protest by homeless

Holding banners saying “We have no slogans, we have demands” some 100 homeless marched in silence to the Greek Parliament, where they handed over a resolution.

The homeless protest on Friday was the first of its kind and it was performed in the context of “Sleep out” action organized by Klimaka, an NGO that takes care of homeless in Athens.

Action “Sleep out” invites people to spend a night outdoors, in order to understand the problems of the homeless people.

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The “sleep out” action and the protest were aimed at raising awareness of the problem, mobilize the state the the society to take action against the increasing problem amid deep recession and galloping unemployment. While there is no official statics, non-governmental organizations estimated the number of homeless across the country to be over 20,000 people.

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