We were saddened to learn of the negative development in the SLAPP (Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation) case brought by a senior executive of the company “Ellinikos Chrysos” against the cooperative media outlet Alterthess. We did, however, learn that the Alterthess team will continue to fight for justice. To that end, they have launched a crowdfunding campaign to cover at least part of their legal costs.
For us, SSE — and, by extension, Co-Fund itself — is part of the struggle for a fair, democratic, and environmentally sustainable economy: one that moves in a direction entirely opposite to that of destroying our shared natural wealth in pursuit of monetary “profit.”
We have not forgotten our public commitment to the members of our funding community that we use the funds we collect to develop productive SSE projects and not for one-off donations. Nevertheless, we decided to support Alterthess with the symbolic sum of €200, in the strong belief that we are expressing the shared sentiment of all our subscribers. Because, above all else, SSE means solidarity.
We wish the Alterthess team strength and courage.
You can learn more about the case here.
If you would like to support the crowdfunding campaign for Alterthess’s legal costs directly, click here.
