Tag: Refugees
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Das Denkmal für die ermordeten Roma und Sinti Europas in Berlin: Kein Platz für politischen Protest, Platz für Polizeieinsatz
Statement von alle bleiben Berlin, 24. Mai 2016. Die Polizei räumt kurz nach Mitternacht die Versammlung der Roma, die sich abends dort eingefunden hatten – um gegen ihre Abschiebungen zu protestieren und sich Bleiberechte zu erkämpfen. Familien mit teilweise sehr jungen Babys, Kindern und Jugendlichen aus Norddeutschland waren nach Berlin gekommen, damit ihre Situation von…
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No Stress Tour – New Programme
“The first No-Stress-Tour” – francais en bas, deutsc weiter unten Summer is the time when lots of things are happening in Germany, also in and around Berlin. People profit of the sun, they become more active and open up. This offers opportunities, particular for refugees, to think of new strategies to build up a better…
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My Stories, My Terms – Workshop for the Refugees in Berlin
ABOUT THE WORKSHOP Location: Oranienstr. 58 a Time: Sunday, 17Th of April, 10 – 18 h This workshop aims to develop individual stories shared by refugees in Berlin coming from different backgrounds and having a wide range of experiences. The goal is to initiate an autonomous experience in storytelling where the author is not dependent…
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The first issue of the newspaper ›Daily Resistance‹ is now out!
It is a newspaper published and written by people, so-called refugees, who don’t accept their disfranchisement by the German state. They write about their fight and share their opinions to reach out to people who are in the same situation. It will be published on a continuous basis. Read the Newspaper-PDF. (You can find the…
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Torture and other Abuses: Turkey, the War in Syria, and the Role of Germany
“Turkish political prisoner and torture victim, in Germany now, faces life in prison if he returns to Turkey, but Germany considers him a terrorist not entitled to asylum based on a Turkish conviction related to torture — torture that bars Germany from deporting him. On the topic of torture the nation of Turkey could teach…
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Flughafen Tempelhof – Chronik eines Lagers für zur Flucht gezwungene Menschen
Invitation of the initiative No Lager Neukölln/Tempelhof to Social Café Meeting in Lunte here, available in English, Farsi, French, and German: Flyer Cafe Lunte_Weisekiezini_English, Farsi, French, German 8. Woche (7. Dezember 2015 – 13. Dezember 2015) Nachdem die Presse nach langem Ausschluss endlich Zutritt zu den Hangars des ehemaligen Tempelhofer Flughafens bekommen hat, wird die…
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Refugees need freedom, not handouts
An Essay by Political Activist Adam Bahar In this thought provoking essay Adam Bahar outlines the death of the ‘welcoming culture’ for refugees in Germany. He demonstrates how Germany has been directly responsible for supporting several dictators in the global South and how the Federal Republic is responsible for continuing to impose borders…. The article…
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‘The Refugee Crisis’ and Our Connected Histories of Colonialism and Empire
Essay by Gurminder K Bhambra, University of Warwick This essay takes into account the significance of the historical conditions created by European colonial powers that force people to migrate. Link: http://www.sicherheitspolitik-blog.de/2015/10/01/the-refugee-crisis-and-our-connected-histories-of-colonialism-and-empire/#more-7282
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The Refugee Guide Berlin is out!
The Sleeping Place Orga Group has just created a print and digital version of the Refugee Guide Berlin in English. About: This booklet is made for you – refugees living in Berlin, with or without papers, especially for those, who have just arrived and need some orientation. It will help you to get information on…
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Open Letter to those who are governing Western countries (by Emmanuel Mbolela)
Francais en bas SUBJECT: CURRENT MIGRATORY CRISIS. Dear governors of the western world, In front of the chaotic and dramatic situation of the Syrian refugees which we bear witness to today, which adds up to many more, in particular those refugees fleeing African countries, and in front of which you have kept remarkably silent…