Thodoris Velissaris

In October, the Platypus Review published it’s fiftieth issue. In celebration of this landmark occasion, at the issue No. 50 release party held in New York City on November 15, 2012, an international video conference with the members of the current and past editorial staff of the Platypus Review was held, including speakers involved with the Platypus Review from New York City and Chicago, USA, London, UK, Thessaloniki, Greece, Maastricht, the Netherlands, Frankfurt, Germany, and Graz, Austria. [Read More]

“Why I joined Platypus” was the Sunday Plenary panel at the Platypus Affiliated Society’s 4 Annual International Convention, held at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, March 30 to April 1, 2012. In this panel four members reflect on why they joined Platypus, and what this decision has meant for them. This panel took place on April 1st, 2012, at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. [Read More]

A public forum with students, activists and organizers from across the globe held on April 2, 2012. Audio Recording Your browser does not support the audio element Transcript in Platypus Review #48 Panelists Haseeb Ahmed (Maastricht) Valentin Badura (Austria) Cengiz Kulac (Austria) Moritz Roeger (Germany) Jerzy Sobotta (Germany) Thodoris Velissaris (Greece) Moderated by Pam C. Nogales C. Description From teach-ins in the UK, occupations in Austria and Germany and protests in the Netherlands and Greece, responses to the economic downturn are international in character. [Read More]

Panel held on March 31st, 2012 at the Fourth Annual Platypus International Convention, School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Audio Recording Your browser does not support the audio element Panelists Daniel Dulce (Crimthinc) Thodoris Velissaris (Platypus) Nick Kreitman (Platypus, Formerly new SDS) Mike Ely (Kasama) Joshua Moufawad-Paul (Supporter, Parti communiste revolutionnaire - Revolutionary Communist Party (Canada) Description The two decades of the 1990s-2000s form a cycle containing certain common as well as differing concerns. [Read More]

Video Recording 23/11/2011 Φιλοσοφική Σχολή Α.Π.Θ. Ομιλητές: Στάυρος Μαυρουδέας Χρήστος Λάσκος Γρηγόρης Τσιλιμαντός Μπάμπης Κουρουνδής Συντονιστής: Θοδωρής Βελισσάρης @Thessaloniki, Greece: Wednesday, Nov. 23, 6:00 – 9:00pm New building of School of Philosophy, Room 112 Aristotle University An international forum on the CRISIS OF THE LEFT Chicago | NYC | Philly | Boston | Thessaloniki A panel of the Crisis of the Left international forum held on November, 23, 2011 at Aristotle University [Read More]