Uncertainty is an emotion that amplifies during a pandemic. This is a written text on my experience with the asylum process in Germany. Living in exile and reminiscent of memories. A deteriorating sense of self that the waiting game produces.
I have been in my asylum process for 24 months, that is still ongoing. I had the police come into my home, twice to detain and deport me while I was under a Dublin deportation order. I was not at home. For 6 months, I had no legal documents and had to seek protection from the church. I had no health insurance, no access to the job market. I was in constant distress and walking outside became intolerable with fear. I began to isolate myself from my friends and retreated indoors, the only place where I felt safe. I told myself, it was only 6 months. After 6 months, I would be able to live a life where I have rights, as opposed to them taken away.
Six months pass by and Germany handles my asylum case. I receive a temporary residency permit valid for a year while the case is still in process. The fear that I thought I had left behind, only reinforced a foundation of despair. Moving to a country where you have to learn the language from scratch. Leaving your family behind and not knowing when you would be able to meet again. Having to deal with authorities that constrict your movement and rights. Finding safe housing in a city. Not knowing when the police will show up—again—at your place to detain you while you’re still in your asylum process. Living in a constant state of terror that starts to erode any sense of safety.
On August 4th 2020, an explosion took place in Beirut, Lebanon, that was caused by 2,750 tonnes of cargo containing ammonium nitrate that was stored in the capital of Beirut’s port, for six years. Minutes later, I tried to get into contact with my family back home. The phone lines were down and could not reach them. My cousin worked ten minutes away from the port at the time. In an hour of waiting for anyone to respond, the worst possible scenarios were going through my head.
I was thinking that either my family had died from the explosion or were severely injured. Thankfully, my family was safe with minimal injuries. They were lucky. The others, not so much. 207 deaths, 7500 injured. Streets were filled with blood and decapitated bodies as people rushed into the overcrowded hospitals. Doctors were forced to perform surgeries in parking lots as some hospitals were destroyed after the explosion. Nine months later and the Lebanese government has still not taken any action for this negligent massacre on its own people.
There is constant worry at the deteriorating living situation, that my family is experiencing back home. I speak to my family over the phone, and I miss them. When will I ever see them again in person, incessant thoughts come to my mind. Will they be okay, are they okay? How is life over there? They tell me it’s a struggle but that they are luckier than most and are managing. I never know when to believe their answer, their answer stems from wanting me not to worry. They tell me to focus on my life, get through the obstacles and barriers that this country firmly places on a platter. Systematic oppression sprouts hopelessness. This is what asylum seeking does to people. It reduces me to a statistic and collateral damage to be dealt with by PR protocol. I read the latest updates on racist mob attacks around Germany directed at refugees.
We are mocked, spat on and ridiculed for trying to live after losing everything. We are berated and made to feel inferior by authorities. We are unable to find safe housing spaces, are forced to stay in abusive situations and live on the streets. We are unable to find the dignity that we had hoped for before arriving here. Contemplating suicide after two years of living in the same predicament. Waiting in anticipation for a second-third-fourth- decision that predates my future can dissipate.
When I see mental health professionals, I am recommended to focus on my breathing. Superfluous at best. They tell me to change my perspective and outlook in life. How can I do that when we live in a world where systematic oppression exists. How can I focus on my breath when there is a boot crushing my neck? There are injustices surrounding me, that the capability of fighting back becomes vacant over time.
At a certain point, exhaustion grows into a central topic of existence and taking care of basic needs proves to be a struggle. It frightens me to think that I have let this procedure get to me, but how could I not let it get to me?It directly affects my living situation, in all arenas of life. Sometimes, just sometimes, I have the will to go on. To keep on fighting. I am still picking up the pieces as I go along.
Not knowing when this process will be over and what the outcome would be. Would my case receive another rejection in court and return to a country I have no ties to and risk prosecution? Would I be rendered without a residency again?
Why does the German government treat asylum seekers as criminals? Why are people being met with violence at the borders of the EU when carrying out their right to seek asylum as a fundamental human right.
Why are we only accepted to live here if we can prove to be a profitable asset to the economy?
This article has been published by an anonymous person in Daily Resistance #9 in English and Arabic (below)
الرّيبة والخوف من المجهول شعورٌ يتفاقم في أوقات الوباء. ما يلي هو نصّ كتبته عن تجربتي مع عمليّة اللجوء في ألمانيا. يمكنني أن اختصرها بحالةِ تدهورالإحساس بقيمتي الذاتية، نتيجة لعبة الإنتظار
بدأتُ بإجراءت اللجوء منذ 24 شهراً، ولا تزال العملية مستمرّة. أتت الشرطة إلى منزلي مرّتين لإحتجازي وترحيلي بينما كنت بموجب أمر ترحيل من دبلن. لمدّة 6 أشهر لم يكن لدي أي مستندات قانونية و اضطررت الى طلب الحماية من الكنيسة. لم يكن لديّ تأمين صحي ولا إمكانيّة للإنخراط في سوق العمل. وجدت نفسي في قلق مزمن وأصبح تنقّلي خارج المنزل أمرٌ لا يطاق بسب الخوف الدائم. بدأتُ بالانعزال عن اصدقائي و البقاء في المنزل لأنّه المكان الوحيد الذي كنت أشعر فيه بشيء من الأمآن. قلت لفسي بأنّ هذه المعانات ستنتهي بعد 6 أشهر وانني سأتمكن بعدها بالعيش بكامل حقوقي التي سُلبت مني
بعد ستّة أشهر بقيَت قضيّتي في قبضة السّلطات الألمانية. اعطوني تصريح إقامة مؤقّتة لمدّة عام واحد، لكن القضية بقيَت قيد النظر. الخوف الذي اعتقدت أنني سأتخلّص منه عاد، وعزّز فيّ الشعور باليأس. الانتقال إلى بلد جديد، تعلُّم لغة جديدة، ترك عائلتي دون أن أعرف متى سأتمكّن من رؤيتهم مجدّداً، التعامل مع سلطات تقيّد تحرّكاتي وحقوقي، كلّها صعوباتٍ واجهتها. كان الشعور بالخوف وعدم الأمان يلاحقني بإستمرار بينما كنت أحاول أن أجد مكان آمن للسكن. كنت في ترقّب دائم لزيارة مفاجئة من قبل الشرطة لاعتقالي مجدداً بينما كانت اجراءت لجوئي مستمرة.
في الرابع من آب/ أغسطس وقع إنفجار في بيروت/ لبنان نتيجة إشتعال 2750 طنّاً من نترات الأمونيوم المخزّنة في مرفأ العاصمة منذ 6 سنوات. حاولت الإتصال بأسرتي في لبنان ولكن الخطوط كانت معطّلة. كان إبن عمي حينها يعمل بالقرب من المرفأ. خلال ساعة إنتظار ردّاً من عائلتي في لبنان، مرّت في ذهني أسوأ السيناريوهات المحتملة
اعتقدت بأنّ عائلتي قد ماتت في الإنفجار، أو أُصيبت بجروح خطيرة. لحسن الحظ كانت عائلتي بأمآن وأصيبوا بجروح طفيفة. كانوا محظوظين عكس الكثير من الناس الأخرين. 207 قتيل و 7500 جريح كانت الحصيلة. الشوارع امتلأت بالدّماء و الأشلاء، وهرعت الناس إلى المستشفيات المكتظّة. إضطرّ بعد الأطبّاء لإجراء عمليّات جراحيّة في مواقف السيارات، لأن بعض المستشفيات كانت قد دُمّرت في الانفجار. بعد تسعة أشهر على هذه الفاجعة، لم تتخذ الحكومة أي اجراءت ولم تتحمّل مسؤلية هذه المجزرة المتهوّرة بحق شعبها.
لديّ قلق دائم من تدهور الوضع المعيشي الذي تعيشه عائلتي هناك. اتحدث مع عائلتي عبر الهاتف وافتقدهم كثيراً. لا أعلم متى سأرهم مجدداً. تراودني تساؤلات عديدة بإستمرار: هل هم بخير؟ هل سيكونون بخير؟ كيف هي الحياة هناك؟ يقولون بأن الحياة هناك عبارة عن صراع مستمر ولكن يقولون أيضاً بأنهم أوفر حظاً من غيرهم وأنهم يدبّرون أمورهم. يطلبون مني التركيز على حياتي وتخطّي العقبات التي تضعها هذه البلاد في وجهي
القمع الممنهج يولّد اليأس. هذا ما تفعله عمليّة اللجوء بالناس. تجعل منّي مجرد رقم، إحصاء، وضرر
Die kostenlose Impfung ist für alle Erwachsenen möglich, auch für Menschen ohne Anmeldung in Berlin und ohne Krankenversicherungsnachweis. Es sind auch Bewohner*innen anderer Bezirke eingeladen zur Impfung.
On the 19-6 at 4pm in Mehringhöfe (Gneisenaustr 2a, 10961 Berlin) Blacks and whites together for human rights will conduct the conference about how was the struggle (each group’s struggle) during the Corona Virus and what was different in this time, how can we exchange the ideas to strengthen one another in our struggle on refugees’ policy in Germany.
The Objective of this conference is to continue working together, learning from one another and networking. it is a step towards empowering our struggle and breaking the isolation between refugee/ activists and the population. Blacks and whites together for human rights would like first to cultivate common hands and interact in a participatory way. Second, to present the results achieved to the public in order to make self-organized resistance visible and to show alternatives to the isolating asylum policy. Third, it is to cultivate common resistance strategies for future cooperation in order to counter the discriminatory refugee’s policy.
The exchange is intended to overcome isolation so that we can strengthen our struggles and work together. Moreover, the aims to strengthen solidarity and connections between people (refugees, supporters, the public) and to counteract isolation. We expect that refugee’s movement will be strengthened and motivated through the exchange and the joint expansion of the movement, to ensure that the strategies of refugees/individuals and activist groups are shared. The results will be recorded in the form of a presentation for the public and made available to all groups for their further work and future collaboration.
we are all partners.
Women in Exile, Wearebornfree Radio, Refugee Academy, Karanfil Café, International Women Space, No Border Assembly
Supporters of the conference:
1. Refugees from Bückeburg/Niedersachsen
2. Blacks and Whites together for human rights e.V.
Start an der Weltzeituhr am Alexanderplatz – Ende Innensenat (Klosterstr. 47)
Vor einem Jahr sind wir mit der Forderung “Legalisierung Jetzt! für die Rechte von undokumentierten Migrant:innen in Berlin in Zeiten von Covid 19” an die Öffentlichkeit getreten, deren ohnehin schon prekäre Situation sich durch die Pandemie drastisch verschlechtert hat.
Currently there are tens of thousands of refugees and other migrants in the Balkans. Some of them are accommodated in official collective centers, while a large number of people fall outside the system, surviving through the help of the local population and support provided to them by volunteers throughout the region. Yet with the spread of the COVID-19 virus, the already difficult situation in which they find themselves is becoming even more challenging and demands urgent action of those in charge – local and international actors – and solidarity from all of us.
The State of Emergency now in force in many countries of the region is a basis for the continuation and reinforcement of social inequalities and unfortunately is already serving as a rationale for the further stigmatization and repression of the most unprotected among us. But this exceptional situation must not become an excuse for continued politics of exclusion, restriction and expulsion, suffering and distress.
The fear for our own lives and the lives of those around us that we are faced with currently have for many been everyday realities for much longer. These uncertainties of the present lead us to radically question the system of geopolitical hierarchies, racial and class distinctions that divide and rank us, producing a population of undesired and rejected people across the world and in our countries alike. In these conditions we are left with nothing more than to work towards the removal of imposed inequalities based on social and citizenship status.
We therefore call for an end to all official and unofficial discriminatory and dehumanizing practices, for the end of violence at the borders, and for the legalization of everyone’s existence, for the closure of all forms of detention and collective centers that restrict freedom of movement and fail to secure humane and hygienic conditions. As individuals we call for an affirmation of the values of equality and freedom, appealing to acts of care and solidarity.
At the same time, as a form of emergency measures, we demand of the member governments of the European Union, the states of the region, and all relevant institutions and organizations to ensure that all who are forced to live on the street, in abandoned buildings without minimal sanitary conditions, or in inadequate collective centers are systematically provided accommodation in humane, safe, and sanitary conditions. We call for adequate and healthy living conditions to be secured for all, that public and other (unused, privately owned) buildings, including tourist facilities, should be put to use for this purpose. In a pandemic such as this, basic accommodations for all vulnerable people needs to be the priority of all responsible public policies and states.
In that sense, we remind that the European Union and especially the European Commission bear particular responsibility towards refugees and other migrants “stuck” in our countries. As they have openly shown with their recent actions on the Greek-Turkish border and other borders, they want to keep refugees and migrants out of their territory at all costs and using any means.
Within the framework of measures envisioned and implemented by local and state authorities as well as international organizations like IOM and their partners that have in some states of the region taken on a leading role in work with refugees and migrants, we ask for the immediate formation and activation of mobile teams to bring water and food, disinfectants, cleaning supplies, and toiletries to all those in need living outside the camps. Citizens should be included in this process without restrictions, on a voluntary basis and in line with the recommendations of health and epidemiological specialists.
We call on citizens, local and international volunteers in the region who wish to help in whatever way to respect the instructions of health experts and epidemiologists in order to reduce the possibility of putting themselves and those they help at risk. We call on everyone to cooperate and coordinate their work because only in this way can we conquer the pandemic of fear and reduce the serious risks that the most unprotected among us face.
In addition, we ask that people who already live in collective centers across the region are offered adequate protection and quality nutrition as well as hygienic conditions that support basic human dignity. Among them are many who fall into vulnerable categories such as those with chronic diseases or people with weakened immunity. It is necessary to improve care especially for these people. The collective centers in Bosnia-Herzegovina, which are managed by IOM, are probably in the worst state and below every measure of dignity. The majority of them are overcrowded, without adequate conditions for maintaining regular hygiene, regular access to warm water for bathing or clean water for drinking, and basic materials for personal hygiene and disinfection. Those responsible should provide these basic resources at all times, not only under conditions of pandemic.
We ask for the engagement of all who have the capacity and duty to act: UN agencies and their partners, especially IOM which has the greatest jurisdiction, Doctors without Borders, the International Red Cross and their local branches, Danish Refugee Council, Merhamet, Caritas, and all other organizations and groups that are in any case involved in the care of people on the move.
Finally, we demand that all people be equally afforded unrestricted access to the health care system, that people on the move – refugees and migrants – are treated without discrimination, and that concrete measures for their protection be made part of all measures for the protection of the population as a whole. We demand that people are provided with access to information in languages they understand about this virus, how it functions in local micro-contexts, as well as about how it spreads from person to person and how to protect oneself from contracting it. In the battle against this pandemic, leaving out one part of the population from protection measures will cancel out all other efforts to stop the spread of the virus.
Our governments are required by law to ensure access to emergency treatment for all people regardless of status, which COVID-19 will require for many. For this reason, we also call on the authorities to make available regular and free medical treatment for this population, especially in cases of people contracting the virus or when there is reason to suspect contagion. At the same time, this situation requires caution and openness while calling us to maintain organized support to refugees, migrants, and other groups at risk. This is required of us out of elementary humanity as well as the basic logics of public health because no one is safe until we are all protected!
COVID-19: Niko nije siguran dok svi nisu zaštićeni!
Otvoreno pismo Transbalkanske solidarnosti
Trenutno se na prostoru Balkana nalazi nekoliko desetina hiljada izbjeglica i drugih migranata. Dio je smješten u zvaničnim sabirnim centrima, ali je veliki broj ljudi izvan sistema, preživljavajući uz pomoć lokalnog stanovništva i podrške koju im pružaju dobrovoljci u cijeloj regiji. No, sa širenjem virusa COVID-19, ionako teška situacija u kojoj se nalaze, postaje još teža i zahtijeva hitnu akciju odgovornih – lokalnih i međunarodnih aktera – te solidarnost svih nas.
Izvanredno stanje, koje je danas na snazi i u mnogim zemljama regije, poluga je za održavanje i učvršćivanje društvenih nejednakosti, i nažalost već služi kao okidač daljnje stigmatizacije i represije prema najnezaštićenijima među nama. No, ova izvanredna situacija ne smije biti izlika za nastavak politika isključivanja, zatvaranja i protjerivanja, patnje i stradanja.
Strah za vlastiti život i živote drugih oko nas s kojim se suočavamo ovih dana, za mnoge je svakodnevica u kojoj dugo obitavaju. Neizvjesnost današnjice usmjerava nas na radikalno preispitivanje sustava koji nas automatizmom geopolitičkih, rasnih i klasnih podjela, dijeli i rangira, proizvodeći u svojoj obijesti suvišne i nepoželjne diljem svijeta, pa i u našim zemljama. U tim uvjetima nam ne preostaje drugo nego zahtijevati dokidanje nametnutih razlika baziranih na društvenom i državljanskom statusu.
Stoga pozivamo na ukidanje službenih i neslužbenih diskriminacijskih i dehumanizacijskih praksi, prestanak nasilja na granicama te na legalizaciju svih egzistencija, na zatvaranje svih oblika detencijskih i sabirnih centara koji ograničavaju slobodu kretanja i ne osiguravaju temeljne čovječne i higijenske uvjete. Kao pojedinci i pojedinke pozivamo na afirmaciju vrijednosti jednakosti i slobode, apelirajući na činove brižnosti i solidarnosti.
Istodobno, kao oblik hitnih mjera, od vlada država članica Europske unije, država u regionu i svih nadležnih institucija i organizacija, zahtijevamo da sve koji su prisiljeni živjeti na ulici, u improviziranim objektima bez minimalnih sanitarnih uvjeta, ili u neadekvatnim kolektivnim objektima, organizirano omoguće smeštaj u humanim, sigurnim i sanitarnim uslovima. Zahtijevamo da se za sve osiguraju adekvatni uvjeti za život i zdravlje te da se u tu svrhu bez odlaganja prenamjene javni, turistički i drugi (prazni privatni) objekti. U jeku pandemije, primjereno zbrinjavanje svih ugroženih trebalo bi biti prioritet svake odgovorne javne politike i svih odgovornih država.
U tom smislu, podsjećamo da posebnu odgovornost prema izbjeglicama i drugim migrantima “zaglavljenim” u našim zemljama ima Europska unija i posebice Europska komisija koja ih ne birajući sredstva, ni cijenu – što otvoreno pokazaju svojim djelovanjem na grčko-turskoj i drugim granicama – želi zadržati izvan svoje teritorije.
Tražimo da se u okviru mjera koje predviđaju i organiziraju lokalne i državne vlasti, kao i međunarodne organizacije poput IOM-a i njihovih partnera koji su u nekim državama u regiji preuzeli vodeću ulogu u radu s izbjeglicama i migrantima, po hitnom postupku organiziraju i aktiviraju mobilni timovi koji bi donosili vodu i hranu, sredstva za dezinfekciju i higijenu, svim ljudima kojima je to potrebno, a koji žive izvan kampova. U ovaj proces treba da se uključe građani i građanke, bez ograničenja i na dobrovoljnoj osnovi, a u skladu sa preporukama zdravstvenih stručnjaka i epidemiologinja.
Građane i građanke te domaće i međunarodne volontere, koji su prisutni u regiji i koji žele na bilo koji način pomoći, pozivamo da poštuju uputstva zdravstvenih stručnjakinja i epidemiologa te tako smanje mogućnost izlaganja riziku sebe i ljudi kojima se pomaže. Pozivamo sve da surađuju i koordiniraju svoj rad, jer samo tako možemo suzbiti pandemiju straha i umanjiti ozbiljne rizike za najnezaštićenije među nama.
Također, tražimo da se ljudima koji već žive u sabirnim centrima širom regije, omogući adekvatna zaštita i kvalitetna prehrana, kao i higijenski uslovi za dostojanstven boravak. Među njima su mnogi koji spadaju u ugrožene kategorije, kao što su hronični bolesnici ili osobe sa oslabljenim imunitetom, i potrebna im je pojačana briga. Sabirni centri u BiH, kojima upravlja IOM, su vjerovatno u najgorem stanju i ispod svakog nivoa dostojanstva. Većina ih je prenapučena, bez adekvatnih uslova za redovno održavanje higijene, redovno snabdijevanje toplom i ispravnom vodom za piće, osnovnim sredstvima za higijenu i dezinfekciju. Ne samo u uslovima pandemije, odgovorni bi morali omogućiti pristup ovim osnovnim resursima.
Tražimo da se uključe svi koji imaju mogućnost i obaveze: UN-ove agencije i njihovi partneri, naročito IOM koji ima najviše ovlasti, te Lekari bez granica, međunarodni Crveni križ i njihova lokalna povjerenstva, Dansko vijeće za izbjeglice, Merhamet, Caritas i sve druge organizacije i grupe koje su inače uključene u zbrinjavanje ljudi u pokretu.
Konačno, zahtijevamo da se svim ljudima bez razlike omogući neometan pristupzdravstvenom sistemu, te da se i one koji su u pokretu – izbjeglice i migrante – tretira bez diskriminacije. Zahtijevamo da se u okviru mjera zaštite stanovništva predvide i konkretne mjere njihove zaštite. Zahtijevamo da im se omogući pristup informacijama, na jezicima koje razumiju, kako o tome šta je ovaj virus i kako djeluje u lokalnom mikrokontekstu, tako o načinima prenosa i načinima kako se zaštititi. U uslovima borbe protiv pandemije izostavljanje jednog dela populacije od mera zaštite anulira sve napore da se širenje zaustavi.
Naše su vlade i zakonski obavezne osigurati uvjete za takvo postupanje budući da se u slučaju liječenja i prevencije COVID-19 radi o hitnoj medicinskoj pomoći. Zato zahtevamo također, da vlasti omoguće redovan besplatan medicinski tretman za sve, a posebno u slučaju zaraze virusom ili sumnje na zarazu. Ova situacija istovremeno zahtijeva oprez i otvorenost te nas poziva na organiziranu podršku izbjeglicama, migrantima i drugim skupinama u riziku. Na to nas obvezuje elementarna čovječnost, pa i temeljna javnozdravstvena logika jer niko nije bezbedan dok svi nisu bezbedni!
The issue consists of stories, statements and testimonies of people in isolated European lagers during Corona times. Languages of the texts this time: Turkish, Arabic, Urdu, Italian, English, Farsi, German, and French. The articles will be subsequently published as single posts oplatz.net in upcoming weeks.
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13:30 Start of the bicycle demos 15:00 Start of the rallies with two locations
We are people with and without a history of migration in Brandenburg. We fight together against racism and deadly borders. On June 1, 2020 we will meet in Potsdam to say out loud:
Abolish ALL camps: Apartments instead of collective accommodations! Evacuate EU camps!
On the streets! Join in! We will visit the refugee homes (collective accommodations) by bike. Afterwards there will be 2 rallies in the center of Potsdam. We invite everyone!
13:30 Start of the bicycle demos 1. North Route: Start at GU Lerchensteig 49-51 → GU David-Gilly-Str. 5 → Brandenburg Gate (Brandenburger Tor) 2. South route: Start at GU Handelshof 20 → GU An der Alten Zauche 2b →GU An den Kopfweiden 30 → State Parliament (Landtag) 3. west route: Start at GU An der Pirschheide 13 → GU Zeppelinstr. 55 → GU Dortustraße 45a → State Parliament (Landtag) 4. Eastern route: Start at GU Grotrianstr. 13 → GU Konsumhof 1-5→ Brandenburg Gate (Brandenburger Tor)
15:00 Start of the rallies with two locations: 1. Brandenburger Tor 2. State parliament, bus stop Alter Markt
Please pay attention to the infection protection: Keep a minimum distance of 1.50 m and wear mouth and nose masks! Everyone should be able to demonstrate safely!
Demo alliance: Who will participate? Flüchtlingsrat Brandenburg, We’ll come United Berlin/Brandenburg, Refugees Emancipation, women in exile, International Women* Space, Barnim für Alle, Seebrücke Potsdam, Potsdam Konvoi, polar Potsdam, United Action, FEM- Forum des Empowerments und Teilhabe für Migranten e.V. and individuals
CALL: Apartments instead of mass accommodation! Life in collective centres is inhumane. Many people have to live there in confined spaces. They have to share toilet, shower and kitchen with many people. If the residents have income, they pay up to 400 Euros for a place in a shared room (in Potsdam), in Oberhavel even up to 500 Euros. There are no rest rooms. This makes especially women and children ill. Some people live there for many years. They are not allowed to move to another apartment. They are not allowed to set up their own WLAN. The camps are often on the outskirts or outside of settlements. They often have to walk long distances to the bus stop. The danger of the Covid-19 virus is very high in homes. “Keep your distance” and disinfection are impossible here. If a person is infected with Covid-19, the whole shelter is quarantined. The narrow living conditions often lead to more and more people becoming infected (e.g. in Hennigsdorf). We say: This is a crime!
To the local authorities, administrative districts and state government: In the Corona crisis: People must be able to move into apartments and hotels immediately: Stop the danger of infection in mass accommodations!
Forever: > Abolish collective housing and shared rooms! > For the right to live in one’s own apartment – More apartments for everyone! > Stop the isolation of the residents: Create easy access to schools, culture, public transportation and contacts with neighbours! > For a self-determined living and life of the residents: They should be allowed to decide for themselves: With whom they live. What they cook. Or what and when they want to eat! > For more privacy and safe toilets and showers!
Evacuate the EU camps! We are angry: In refugee camps in Greece tens of thousands of people live behind barbed wire and fences. They seek protection, but are put into camps. They do not have enough medicine there, no hot water, no toilets and showers. They cannot protect themselves from diseases like COVID-19. People’s livelihoods and hopes are being destroyed. Nazis are hunting down the refugees and helpers. The EU and Germany have the responsibility for the situation. The people cannot use their right of asylum.
To the state government: > For a state reception program: Brandenburg should immediately take more people from camps in Greece. Legal opinions (https://t1p.de/tyzc, https://t1p.de/v4gx) show that this is possible.
To the local authorities and administrative districts: > Put pressure on the state and federal government, become “safe harbours” like Teltow, Potsdam, Potsdam-Mittelmark, Schöneiche, Fürstenwalde/Spree and many other municipalities in Germany! > Makes more family reunifications possible!
We demand a humane, self-determined life for everybody!
#LeaveNoOneBehindNowhere #CloseTheCamps
DEUTSCH Wir besuchen die Heime (Gemeinschaftsunterkünfte) mit dem Fahrrad. Danach gibt es 2 Kundgebungen in der Potsdamer Innenstadt. Wir laden alle ein! Macht mit!
13:30 Start der Fahrraddemos an vier verschiedenen Orten 15:00 Start der Kundgebungen an zwei verschiedenen Orten
AUFRUF: Wohnungen statt Massenunterkünfte! Das Leben in den Sammelunterkünften ist unmenschlich. Viele Menschen müssen dort auf engem Raum wohnen. Sie müssen sich Toilette, Dusche und Küche mit vielen Menschen teilen. Wenn die Bewohner*innen Einkommen haben, bezahlen sie für einen Platz in einem Mehrbettzimmer bis zu 400 Euro (in Potsdam), in Oberhavel sogar bis zu 500 Euro. Es gibt keine Ruheräume. Das macht vor allem Frauen und Kinder krank. Manche Menschen wohnen dort viele Jahre lang. Sie dürfen nicht in eine andere Wohnung ziehen. Sie dürfen kein eigenes WLAN haben. Die Lager sind oft am Rand oder außerhalb von Siedlungen. Bis zur Bushaltestelle müssen sie oft lange Wege laufen. Die Gefahr des Virus‘ Covid-19 ist in Heimen sehr groß. “Abstand halten” und Desinfektion sind hier unmöglich. Wenn ein Mensch mit Covid-19 infiziert ist, wird die ganze Unterkunft unter Quarantäne gestellt. Das enge Wohnen führt häufig dazu, dass immer mehr Menschen sich infizieren (z.B. in Hennigsdorf). Wir sagen: Das ist ein Verbrechen!
An die Kommunen, Landkreise und Landesregierung: In der Corona-Krise: > Die Menschen müssen sofort in Wohnungen und Hotels ziehen können: Stoppt die Infektionsgefahr in den Massenunterkünften!
Für immer: > Sammelunterkünfte und Mehrbettzimmer abschaffen! > Für das Recht, in einer eigenen Wohnung zu leben – Mehr Wohnungen für Alle! > Stoppt die Isolation der Bewohner*innen: Schafft einfachen Zugang zu Schulen, Kultur, öffentlicher Nahverkehr und Kontakte mit Nachbar*innen! > Für ein selbstbestimmtes Wohnen und Leben der Bewohner*innen: Sie sollen selbst entscheiden dürfen: Mit wem sie wohnen. Was sie kochen. Oder was und wann sie essen möchten! > Für mehr Privatsphäre und sichere Toiletten und Duschen!
Evakuiert die EU-Lager! Wir sind wütend: In den Flüchtlingslagern in Griechenland leben zehntausende Menschen hinter Stacheldraht und Zäunen. Sie suchen Schutz, aber werden in Lager gesteckt. Sie haben dort nicht genug Medizin, kein warmes Wasser, keine eigenen Toiletten und Duschen. Sie können sich nicht vor Krankheiten wie COVID-19 schützen. Die Lebensgrundlage und Hoffnungen der Menschen werden zerstört. Nazis machen Jagd auf die Flüchtlinge und Helfer*innen. Die EU und Deutschland haben die Verantwortung für die Situation. Die Menschen können ihr Asylrecht nicht nutzen.
An die Landesregierung: > Für ein Landesaufnahmeprogramm: Brandenburg soll sofort mehr Menschen aus den Lagern in Griechenland holen. Rechtsgutachten (https://t1p.de/tyzc, https://t1p.de/v4gx) zeigen, dass das möglich ist.
An die Kommunen und Landkreise: > Macht Druck auf Landes- und Bundesregierung, werdet „Sicherer Hafen“ wie u.a. Teltow, Potsdam, Potsdam-Mittelmark, Schöneiche, Fürstenwalde/Spree und viele andere Kommunen in Deutschland! > Macht mehr Familienzusammenführungen möglich!
Wir fordern ein menschenwürdiges, selbstbestimmtes Leben für Alle!
Nous sommes des personnes avec et sans histoire migratoire dans le Brandebourg. Nous nous battons ensemble contre le racisme et les frontières meurtrières. Le 1er juin 2020, nous viendrons uni.e.s à Potsdam, pour dire à voix haute :
Abolition de tous les camps ! Appartements au lieu d’hébergements collectifs ! Évacuation des camps de l’UE !
Descends dans la rue ! Viens avec nous !
Nous rendrons visite aux foyers à vélo Ensuite, il y aura 4 rassemblements dans le centre ville de Potsdam.
13 h 30 : Début des manifs à vélo vers les hébergements partagés 1. route nord : Départ GU Lerchensteig 49-51 → GU David-Gilly-Str. 5 → Brandenburger Tor (Porte de Brandebourg) 2. route sud : Départ GU Handelshof 20 → GU An der Alten Zauche 2b → GU An den Kopfweiden 30 → Parlement 3. route ouest : Départ GU An der Pirschheide 13 → GU Zeppelinstr. 55 → GU Dortustraße 45a → Brandenburger Tor (Porte de Brandebourg) 4. route est : Départ GU Grotrianstr. 13 → GU Konsumhof 1- 5 → Parlement
15h : Début des rassemblements dans deux lieux de Potsdam 1. Porte de Brandebourg 2. Landtag * Arrêt Alter Markt
Veuillez respecter les regles de protection contre les infections Maintenez une distance minimale de 1,50 m et portez une masque ! Tout le monde devrait pouvoir manifester en toute sécurité !
Alliance : qui va participer ? Conseil au réfugiés de Brandebourg, We’ll come United Berlin/Brandenbourg, Refugees Emancipation, Women in Exile, International Women* Space, Barnim for All, Seebrücke Potsdam, Potsdam Konvoi, polar Potsdam, United Action, FEM- Forum pour l’autonomisation et la participation des migrants, et personnes isolées
Appartements au lieu d’hébergements collectifs ! La vie dans les centres collectifs est inhumaine. De nombreuses personnes doivent y vivre dans des espaces étroits. Elles doivent partager les toilettes, la douche et la cuisine avec de nombreuses personnes. Lorsque les résidents ont des revenus, ils paient jusqu’à 400 euros pour une place dans une chambre commune (à Potsdam), en Oberhavel jusqu’à 500 euros. Il n’y a pas des salles pour se reposer. Cela rend particulièrement malades les femmes et les enfants. Certaines personnes y vivent depuis de nombreuses années. Ils ne sont pas autorisés à déménager dans un autre appartement. Ils ne disposent pas de leur propre WIFI. Les camps sont souvent situés à la périphérie ou à l’extérieur des agglomérations urbaines. Ils doivent souvent parcourir de longues distances à pied jusqu’à l’arrêt de bus. Dans les foyers, le virus Covid-19 est une menace très sérieuse. “Garder la distance” et la désinfection sont impossibles ici là-bas. Si une personne est infectée par le Covid-19, l’ensemble du foyer est mis en quarantaine. L’espace réduit des logements conduit souvent à un nombre croissant de personnes infectées (par exemple à Hennigsdorf). Nous disons : “C’est criminel !
Aux municipalités, aux comtés et au gouvernement de Brandebourg : Dans la crise du Corona : les gens doivent pouvoir déménager immédiatement dans des appartements et des hôtels : Arrêtez le danger d’infection dans les hébergements collectifs !
Pour toujours : // Suppression des logements collectifs et les des chambres partagées ! // Pour le droit de vivre dans son propre appartement – Plus Davantage d’appartements pour tous ! // Fin de l’isolement des résident.e.s : Faciliter l’accès aux écoles, aux transport publique, à la culture et aux contacts avec des les voisin.e.s ! // Pour une vie et un habitat autodéterminés : Tout le monde doit pouvoir décider avec qui il/elle veut vivre. Quoi cuisiner, ou quoi et quand manger ! // Pour plus d’intimité et des toilettes et douches sûres !
Évacuez les camps de l’UE ! Nous sommes en colère : Dans les camps de réfugiés en Grèce, des dizaines de milliers de personnes vivent derrière des fils barbelés et des grillages. Elles cherchent protection, mais sont mis dans des camps. Il n’ y a pas assez de médicaments là-bas, pas de chauffage, pas d’eau chaude, pas de toilettes, ni de douches propres. Elles ne peuvent pas se protéger des maladies comme le COVID-19. Les moyens de subsistance et les espoirs de la population viennent détruits. Les nazis traquent les réfugiés et les bénévoles. L’UE et l’Allemagne sont responsables de la situation. Les gens ne peuvent pas utiliser le droit d’asile.
Au gouvernement de Brandebourg: Pour un programme d’accueil : le Brandebourg devrait accueillir immédiatement plus de personnes des camps grecs. Des avis juridiques (https://t1p.de/tyzc, https://t1p.de/v4gx) montrent que cela est possible.
Aux municipalités et aux comtés : Faites pression sur les gouvernements des États et les gouvernements fédéraux, devenez des “ports sûrs” comme Teltow, Potsdam, Potsdam-Mittelmark, Schöneiche, Fürstenwalde/Spree et bien d’autres municipalités en Allemagne ! Rendez davantage possible le regroupement familial !
Nous exigeons une vie humaine et autodéterminée pour tout le monde !
Pressemitteilung, Potsdam, 28. Mai 2020
Demonstrationen am 1. Juni in Potsdam
Alle Lager abschaffen: Wohnungen statt Massenunterkünfte. EU-Lager evakuieren
Aufrufende Organisationen und Gruppen:
Flüchtlingsrat Brandenburg, We’ll Come United Berlin/Brandenburg, Refugees Emancipation, Women in Exile & Friends, International Women* Space, Barnim für Alle, Seebrücke Potsdam, Potsdam Konvoi, polar Potsdam, United Action, FEM- Forum des Empowerments, Teilhabe für Migranten e.V., Pan-African Women’s Network and Liberation Organization (PAWLO) e.V., Jugendliche ohne Grenzen Brandenburg, WE RISE, Theater X und Einzelpersonen
Am 1. Juni 2020 wird in Potsdam für die Evakuierung und Schließung von Lagern sowohl in den griechischen Hotspots als auch in Brandenburg demonstriert. Ab 13:30 gibt es eine Fahrradsternfahrt zu den Potsdamer Sammelunterkünften, um 15 Uhr finden parallel zwei Kundgebungen am Brandenburger Tor und vor dem Landtag statt. 16 Gruppen und Organisationen und weitere Einzelpersonen rufen gemeinsam auf, sich an dem Protest für gleichen Gesundheitsschutz und ein Recht auf selbstbestimmtes Wohnen für alle Menschen zu beteiligen! „Wegen der Corona-Beschränkungen haben wir entschieden, uns auf vier Fahrraddemos und zwei Kundgebungen aufzuteilen – alle mit den gleichen Forderungen“, erklärt Mustafa Hussien von We’ll Come United Berlin/Brandenburg das Aktionskonzept. Seit Donnerstag dürfen wieder Versammlungen mit bis zu 150 Menschen unter freiem Himmel stattfinden. Selbstverständlich finden die Aktionen unter Einhaltung der Abstandsregeln und mit Mund-Nasen-Schutz statt.
Menschen, die gezwungenermaßen in Massenunterkünften untergebracht werden, wie geflüchtete, obdachlose oder prekär beschäftigte Menschen, sind insbesondere zu Zeiten der Covid-19-Pandemie besonderen Risiken ausgesetzt. Schutzsuchende leben in Brandenburg häufig unter besonders beengten Bedingungen in Sammelunterkünften, in denen Abstandsregeln nicht einhaltbar sind. Hohe Infektionsraten und Kettenquarantänen ganzer Unterkünfte sind die Folge. Außerdem sind Diskriminierungen an der Tagesordnung: So wurde in Doberlug-Kirchhain die einzige Busverbindung von der Erstaufnahmeeinrichtung in die Stadt eingestellt. In Hennigsdorf wurden Geflüchtete, deren Quarantäne endete, mit Bändchen gekennzeichnet. Die Situation ist enorm belastend für die Betroffenen. Nach fünfwöchiger Quarantäne schreibt eine Mutter aus der Hennigsdorfer Sammelunterkunft dazu: „Dies zeigt die Gleichgültigkeit derer, die dies tun. Jedes Problem hat eine Lösung, aber niemand kümmert sich um uns. Ich habe drei Kinder, die in diesem Haus eingesperrt sind. Ich habe keine andere Wahl, als sie mit Cartoons zu unterhalten. Das ist schlecht für ihre Gesundheit, sie werden nervös und traurig. Ich hoffe wirklich, dass die Quarantäne endet, weil ich nicht mehr auf das Leiden meiner Kinder eingehen kann.“
Offenbar wird eine Durchseuchung und damit Gefährdung der Bewohner*innen von Sammelunterkünften in vielen Teilen Brandenburgs bewusst in Kauf genommen. Dabei gibt es bereits mehrere einschlägige Gerichtsurteile, die besagen: Abstand halten, Kontaktbeschränkungen und ein effektiver Seuchenschutz sind in Sammelunterkünften nicht möglich. Den positiven Beschlüssen verschiedener Verwaltungsgerichte zur Umverteilung von Geflüchteten aus Sammelunterkünften aufgrund der COVID-19 Pandemie muss nun eine politische Lösung folgen: Es ist längst an der Zeit, dass die Landesregierung Konzepte für die Unterbringung von Geflüchteten in Wohnungen erarbeitet und nicht weiter auf Massenunterbringung setzt. Es bedarf jetzt eines Richtungswechsels, weg von Sammelunterkünften mit Mehrbettzimmern und fehlender Privatsphäre hin zu Wohnungen mit Zugang zu Schulen, öffentlichem Nahverkehr, Kultur und Nachbarschaft.
Im Potsdamer Stadtparlament wird am 3. Juni über einen Antrag zur Auflösung von Gemeinschaftsunterkünften für Flüchtlinge abgestimmt. Der Antrag begründet sich auf das Potsdamer Integrationskonzept, dass eine „zügige Wohnungsversorgung und die strukturelle Verbesserung der Nachbarschaftsverhältnisse“ vorsieht.
EU-Lager evakuieren – Flüchtlingsaufnahme jetzt
Schon lange vor dem Ausbruch der Pandemie machten sich zahlreiche zivilgesellschaftliche Initiativen im Rahmen der Seebrücke-Bewegung für die Aufnahme von Geflüchteten aus den Elendslagern auf den griechischen Inseln stark. Nach wie vor leben dort zehntausende Menschen hinter Stacheldraht und Zäunen, ohne ausreichende medizinische Versorgung, warmes Wasser, eigene Toiletten und Duschen.
Erst vor kurzem hat die Landesregierung gegenüber dem Bund die Bereitschaft zur Aufnahme von unbegleiteten minderjährigen Flüchtlingen aus griechischen Flüchtlingslagern erneuert. Das kann nur ein Anfang sein. Neben unbegleiteten minderjährigen Flüchtlingen müssen auch Kranke, Alte, Familien und Alleinreisende gerettet werden. Das Demo-Bündnis fordert die Landesregierung auf, mit einem Landesaufnahmeprogramm dem Leiden der Schutzsuchenden in den griechischen Hotspots endlich ein Ende zu setzen und das Anliegen der vielen solidarischen Initiativen in Brandenburg ernst zu nehmen. Aus mehreren Rechtsgutachten (März 2020: Redeker, Sellner, Dahs; März 2020: Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung) geht hervor, dass die Bundesländer auch eigenständig und ohne Zustimmung der Bundesregierung agieren können, um Schutzsuchende aufzunehmen.
Teltow, Potsdam, Potsdam-Mittelmark, Schöneiche, Fürstenwalde/Spree und Neuruppin sind bereits „sichere Häfen“ in Brandenburg. Das Bündnis ruft weitere Landkreise und Kommunen dazu auf, sich anzuschließen, um nun auch die Landes- und Bundesregierung zum Handeln zu bewegen.
Informationen zur Demonstration am 01. Juni in Potsdam
13:30 Uhr Start der Fahrrad-Demos
1. Nord-Route: Start an GU Lerchensteig 49-51 → GU David-Gilly-Str. 5 → Brandenburger Tor
2. Süd-Route: Start an GU Handelshof 20 → GU An der Alten Zauche 2b →GU An den Kopfweiden 30 → Landtag
3. West-Route: Start an GU An der Pirschheide 13 → GU Zeppelinstr. 55 → GU Dortustraße 45a → Landtag
4. Ost-Route: Start an GU Grotrianstr. 13 → GU Konsumhof 1-5 → Brandenburger Tor
15:00 Uhr Start der Kundgebungen in Potsdams Innenstadt zeitgleich am Brandenburger Tor, und Landtag, Haltestelle Alter Markt
Zur Koordinierung der Teilnehmer*innen der Fahrradsternfahrt wird dieser Kalender genutzt: https://terminplaner4.dfn.de/abolishallcamps. Damit alle Teilnehmenden sicher demonstrieren können, muss der Mindestabstand von 1,50 m eingehalten und ein Mund-Nasen-Schutz getragen werden!
#LeaveNoOneBehindNowhere #CloseTheCamps
Flüchtlingsrat BrandenburgI Rudolf-Breitscheid-Str. 164 I 14482 Potsdam Tel.: 0331/ 71 64 99 I Fax: 0331/ 88 71 54 60
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