(15 Jun 2011) SHOTLIST
NB: NO SLATE
Athens
1. Pan of striking supporters of communist-backed labour union PAME (All-Workers Militant Front) marching on their way to join rally
2. Close up of fist logo on banner
3. Wide of demonstrators holding banner reading (Greek) "Break up and overthrow to save the people and not capitalism"
4. Low angle of red flags held by union supporters
5. Wide of protesters at rally with banner reading (Greek) "Use your power to overthrow"
6. Wide pan of crowd at rally
7. Wide of poster on wall calling for people to protest
8. SOUNDBITE (Greek) Thanassis Mylonas, public school teacher:
"All the upcoming measures and the current ones will be permanent. The people won't have an alternative way to react except by mobilising strikes and rallies."
9. Wide of people marching
Athens
10. Close up of Parthenon
11. Wide of entrance to Acropolis with closed gate
12. Sign outside Acropolis reading (Greek and English) "The archaeological site of Acropolis will be closed due to a strike. We apologise for the inconvenience."
13. Various of tourists at gate
14. Sign reading (English) "Our fights and our culture is the answer to... their crisis."
15. Various exteriors of closed Hellenic Postbank, earmarked for privatisation
16. Close up of sign reading (Greek) "Closed because of strike"
17. Wide of closed Geniki bank
18. Wide of deserted national rail station and train tracks
19. Close up of sign announcing strike
20. Closed door of station next to noticeboard with timetables
21. National rail logo on side of building
22. Wide of station
Piraeus
23. Ships in port with black flag in foreground
24. Close up of ropes attaching ship to quay
25. Wide of docked ferry with protesters
26. SOUNDBITE (Greek) Vera Nikolaidou, Communist Member of Parliament:
"It destroys whatever has been left standing. That is why a message needs to be sent, but in the right direction with an organised struggle so that there can be a result, to block the vote."
27. Close up of flag of communist-backed labour union, PAME
28. Various of people sitting near docked ferry
Athens
29. Various of large crowd of protesters outside Greek parliament building in Syntagma Square
STORYLINE:
Thousands of protesters were gathering in Athens on Wednesday as workers across Greece launched a 24-hour anti-austerity strike, crippling transport and other public services.
The strike was timed to coincide with the start of the government's battle to push last-ditch cost-cutting reforms through parliament.
The government needs to pass a new 2012-2015 austerity programme worth 28 (b) billion euro (40.5 (b) billion US dollars) this month - or face being cut off from continued funding from a 110 (b) billion euro package of rescue loans from European countries and the International Monetary Fund.
A group of 6,500 protesters from a Communist union held a rally in central Athens, from where they were planning to march to join thousands more protesters in Syntagma Square.
Protesters have been camping out in the square outside the parliament building, where the struggling government is seeking to push through the cutbacks needed to secure international rescue loans.
Police said some 4,500 people chanted slogans as a group of protesters tried to blockade Parliament ahead of the afternoon committee-level debate.
Another union demonstration was expected later on Wednesday.
Such marches have often turned violent in the past, and some 5,000 police will be deployed to keep the peace.
Some of Athens' main tourist sites, including the Acropolis, were closed to visitors.

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