I've seen a LOT of graffiti in Athens. Our professor says no one's really in a hurry to clean it up. Graffiti seems to be an acceptable form of social protest; I doubt it's legal, but it's prevalence suggests after years of being subjugated by other countries, Greeks take any chance to celebrate their freedom. Though to me, the wild dogs roaming the streets and in-your-face graffiti suggest lawlessness.
I am proud to see some Greeks are passionate about the environment. There doesn't seem to be much recycling going on here. One of our speakers today said that though we were concerned about the lack of facilities for recycling plastic, that is the least of the country's environmental worries. Environmentalists first want to improve the garbage disposal system and stop ships from polluting their waters.
Lots of anarchists here.
(Above) Immigration is a big issue in Greece. This was one of the subjects we were lectured about today. There are lots of illegal immigrants, whom Greece doesn't grant citizenship to, no matter how long they live in the country. Basically because it's a coastal country, there are large numbers of immigrants and refugees. Greece doesn't want to support these people so rather than grant them citizenship or deal with the problem, they hope immigrants will move on elsewhere to find work.
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