Exarchia, a countercultural island in downtown Athens

This is a 12 minute video report on Atens’ Exarchia district, where a different kind of economy is alive, one where contribution, rather than exchange, is most valued.

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Exarchia is a district of Athens that is home to leftists and anarchists, poor people and intellectuals. Greece’s economic crisis hit it hard. But solidarity and a culture of autonomy mean people have got together to help themselves and each other…

Exarchia, a countercultural island in downtown Athens

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