Borders / Migration

from EF! Journal, 30 October 2008: Earth First! has finally come to a loose consensus on capitalism as the root cause of our ecological crisis. As opposed to the mainstream’s reactionary embracement of green lifestyles, the focus on ending capitalism’s grasp on the world gives cohesion to the radical environmental bloc. The first serious campaign created directly toward this strategy has been Root Force, which calls for targeting capitalism’s vulnerable infrastructure at key industrial projects. However, other tactics are also being launched against capitalism that expose additional points of vulnerability. more

from email, 29 October 2008: Danish police arrested at least 43 people and used tear gas in clashes with hundreds of protesters outside a compound for asylum-seekers Saturday. Activists said the aim of Saturday's demonstration was to protest against a restrictive Danish asylum system and try to close the Sandholm refugee centre. more

from various sources, 29 October 2009: During the morning of October the Twenty Fifth, a group of people smashed out five of the six windows of a Wells Fargo Home Mortgage office in Tacoma, Washington. The office was located in Old Town Tacoma, one of the city's wealthiest areas. This act was done in solidarity with the 13 people recently detained by Immigrations and Customs Enforcement in Shelton, WA and the people recently detained in San Francisco, CA. more

from email, 28 October 2008: On the 3rd and 4th of November, The french presidency of the European Union sets up a summit of all 27 european ministers of Justice and Interior to discuss... There, they will solemnly discuss about the “integration” of migrant workers and the application of the famous "directive retour". A mere after-lunch demo on the Sunday would not be an answer up to the provocation. What is needed is to physically disrupt the summit, to reclaim the city on the 3rd of November, to block its access, to interrupt the “normal life” of Vichy until the occupants go away.  more

from noborders wales, 25 October 2008: With the start of the campaign to shut down BMI just around the corner we thought we’d fill you in on what BMI’s CEO Nigel Turner had to say in relation to their carrying out of deportations. The extracts are taken from an email correspondence between Nigel and a member of the public, who on reading about Babi’s deportation decided to contact Nigel to inform him of the negative impact that BMI’s role in deporting people could have on the company. Not surprisingly Nigel didn’t see anything wrong in BMI carrying out deportations. more

from email, updated 21 October 2008: The Shut Down the Camp Initiative calls for a day of action against the Sandholm refugee camp in North Zealand, Denmark. To do this we need all the help we can get. On the 25 October 2008 we are planning a massive civil disobedience action. Our aim is to dismantle the Sandholm camp, and thereby physically challenge the racism of the Danish refugee policy. more

from IRR, 9 October 2008: By Liz Fekete - For the second year running, French grassroots anti-racist associations joined forces to organise the Social Forum of the Banlieues (FSQP, Le Forum Social des Quartiers Populaires). This unique and exciting gathering, attended by over 500 people from across the country, was held over three days (3-5 October) in the northern Parisian suburb (banlieue) of Nanterre. more

from email, 8 October 2008: Anarchists in Lecce, Southern Italy, face a new trial by a vengeful state after their efforts helped lead to nearby San Foca immigration detention centre being closed down. ... Consumers of fear in a world of insecurity: this is what they want us to be. In order to achieve this goal and defend their power and privileges the States inculcate people with fake fears and create imaginary monsters... more

from email, 17 September 2008: European Social Forum is coming to Malmö and Asylgruppen (”the asylum group”) would like to take this opportunity to invite groups and people who happen to be in town anyway to a big open meeting about borders, Schengen and anything else that makes us angry. The plan is to meet, put faces to names of people working with similar issues in other countries, establish contacts, and be inspired by one another. The meeting will take place on Thursday 18:00-20:00 at St Gertrudsgatan 4: more

from email, 16 September 2008: Fort Europe looms over us. From fences with armed guards to the moat that is the Mediterranean. From an Italy where attempts are made to impose race laws against the romani, to a Sweden where deportations are celebrated with champagne and cake at the Migration Office. For these reasons and many more an action group from the European Social Forum Action Network intact a day without deportations during the European Social Forum, ESF. Thursday on the 18th will be decentralised actions as well as a larger demonstration. more

from colorado imc, updated 16 September 2008: ... Many of us are weary from confronting a faceless system, and in this struggle it is hard to see evidence of change. Let's continue to fight the system and at the same time have a tangible positive impact on the lives of individual people, changes we can see, lives improved. Let's work with immigrant communities, let's support them and help tear down the terrorist organization known as Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE)... more

from email, 10 August 2008: We call for No Border Patras from the 29th until the 31st of August 2008. The importance of such a No Border has a double meaning, since the city of Patras faces both internal and external borders. Internal borders in the forbidden zone of the port, which in the name of security excludes the city from its access to the life-giving factor of the sea; internal borders that have enclosed the refugees inside the settlement. On the other hand we face the national borders, which forbid refugees form entering the port or traveling to another european country. more

from email, 23 April 2008: In Britain today, the role of managing and policing this system to benefit the rich is carried out by the UK Border Agency (formerly known as BIA), an executive agency of the Home Office in the United Kingdom ... London NoBorders is calling for actions against the UK Border Agency. It is time to join forces, for freedom of movement, the freedom to protest and equal rights for all! more

from email, 15 April 2008: We invite everyone to the streets of Helsinki to celebrate with us on the eve of May Day. The city belongs to us who make living in it worthwhile! The Free Helsinki Carnival 30.4. at 18.00. Asa, Hosni, Jag, Julma-Henri, Liljan loisto, SuperJanne ja Tuomas Toivonen performing at Narinkkatori starting at 18.00. The parade sets of from Narinkkatori at 19.00. more

from email, 7 April 2008: EuroMayday is a process by which actions and demands are put forward to fight the widespread precarization of youth and the discrimination of migrants in Europe and beyond: no borders, no workfare, no precarity! more