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Greece in Crisis

Greece on the Brink

by BRANDON JOURDAN
Athens.

In Athens, Greece, there are all the elements of a low-intensity conflict zone. Greece has become ground zero of the Eurozone’s fiscal crisis. The latest strikes are seen by many to be historic in a country with a rich tradition of protests.

As Greek citizens are bracing for the upcoming 48-hour general strike on October 19th and 20th called for by the ADEDY and GSEE, the largest umbrella organizations of public and private unions, civil servants continue occupying several government buildings, including one housing the finance ministry office. Food and fuel supplies may also be affected in the next few days as a strike by customs officials is to continue through Thursday and gas stations will be shut on Wednesday

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Greece: 98 Migrants Hospitalized During 39 Days of Hunger Strike

The following is a video about an ongoing migrant hunger strike taking place in Greece. 300 people, mainly from North Africa, are on their 39th day of holding a hunger strike in a push for the legalization of all Greek migrants, but the Greek authorities are yet to budge. As of this writing at least 98 hunger strikers have been hospitalized in Athens and Thessaloniki, and strikers have pledged to die for their cause.

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Educating Haiti

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Produced By Brandon Jourdan and Salvador Pantoja for Students Rebuild

Here are some new photos from Haiti:
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There will be lots of updates and videos coming soon....

Brand New Photography Website

Hello,

It's been a while since I've updated my blog, but I wanted to show you my new website.

Check out some of my new photographs at:
http://brandonjourdan.photoshelter.com

Best,
Brandon Jourdan