Borders / Migration

from ainfos, 12 January 2010: "What happened in Rosarno has without doubt come as a slap in the face to all those who believe in and fight for a different world where sides based on race, language and religion face up to each other are just an ugly memory, and to all those who see the unity of all workers, wherever they are from, as the only force able to build a better society of free equals.

The violence of the State and of these new Calabrian Ku Klux Klans armed with rifles and iron bars, with more than a hint of agricultural 'ndrangheta, towards the community of immigrants is an unfortunate reminder of the stories of Uncle Tom's Cabin..." more

from nbb, 8 January 2010: "A racist attack on African migrant farm workers in the Southern Italian region of Calabria by a gang of local youths armed with air rifles has provoked a series of disturbances in the town of Rosarno. Last night hundreds of cars were damaged and set on fire as the migrants sought revenge for the attack that left several of them injured..." more

from climatenoborders, 11 December 2009: "As part of the range of actions during the UN COP15 Climate Summit in Copenhagen, activists have designated December 14th the ‘No Borders! No Climate Refugees!” Day of Action. As such, the international network, No Borders, is organizing an action targeting the Danish Ministry of Defence as a symbol of the military role in creating refugees and enforcing repressive border regimes..." more

from clandestinenglish, 21 November 2009: "Simone Troller of Human Rights Watch describes the plight of migrant and refugee children in Greece and how Greek authorities are doing the dirty work for other members of the European Union – giving them the opportunity to get rid of migrants, including potential refugees..." more

from noborders, 2 November 2009: "A public forum to build resistance against mass deportations organised by Stop Deportation. Saturday, 7th November 2009, 12-5pm
@ the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), London -- Mass deportation flights are a new and urgent challenge to all those working for the right to freedom of movement for all. Many deportees have tried to stop or escape from these flights, some even self-harming in desperation. Outside, protests and actions are being organised in the UK, Europe and the destination countries. More are needed! more

from imc, 6 October 2009: "Never before have we experienced a noborder camp on the outer borders of the EU at which political protests and social struggles for the freedom of movement were as intertwined as they were in Lesvos. International press coverage about the detention centre at Pagani was considerable and we return with many new impulses for transnational networking. Even if meetings were characterised by strong disagreements, our evaluation of Lesvos is overwhelmingly positive..." more

from interactivist, 4 October 2009: "If we don´t start attacking climate change from its roots, and seeing that the system we are in cannot and never intended to solve climate change, then we will be doomed to even more repressive and oppressive regimes, and even a rollback on the rights that were worked so hard for by our comrades in the past and it is already happening! They have divided and conquered us for a long time! But now we have a chance to come together and fight this under the same banner to stop the revitalisation of capitalism and the borders in which it creates..." more

from shift, 3 October 2009: "The camp was organized in association with the UK No Borders network, so of course the camp was set up in opposition to controls on the movement of people. In particular the camp was set up in opposition to the French-British border in Calais, but most importantly in solidarity with those undocumented migrants currently living in and around the port who are both suffering from and resisting the imposition of this border on their lives..." more