Refugee Conference in Jena: “If Germany does not want us to come to Germany then they must say it clearly to the world!”
https://thevoiceforum.org/node/4664
Silver Jubilee 1994 -2019 | 25 Years Anniversary of “The VOICE” Refugee Forum
Celebration on 6th -7th of December 2019 | 07743 Jena
Breaking the Culture of Deportation - Deportation is the last ring of the slavery chain | RefugeeBlackBox - Solidarity (Initiated in 2017)
Do you want to live in a world where we refugees and migrants are not reduced to numbers without dignity? Where millions of us do not have to risk our lives in the desert or the Mediterranean Sea to seek a better life? Where we are not divided into bad and good humans? In a world where refugees are not only „welcome“ and treated as objects by German and European charity and paternalistic Networks? Do you want us to be the designers of our own lives and struggles in solidarity with each other?
Do you want to live in a world that guarantees the right to freedom of movement to everybody in this world and not only those of privileged countries, without fear of oppression and persecution? Do you want to unite with others in solidarity to fight everyday racism, the colonial injustice of deportation and exclusion of refugees?
Do you want to effectively do something to improve society towards peace and justice?
Come to The VOICE Refugee Forum celebration of 25 years of self-organization of autonomous refugee struggles!
- 25 years of struggle against: deportation, social isolation, refugee lager, criminalization, residenzpflicht - restriction of refugee movement, police brutality, family separation, political prisoners and colonial injustice
- 25 years of impact on the political culture in Germany
- 25 years of self-organization, solidarity, refugee autonomy, community structural organization, activism, events, camps, manifestations, protest and fight for freedom of movement
- Many, many years of common struggle with the Caravan for the Rights of Refugees and Migrants
- The creation of the RefugeeBlackBox as the heritage of the struggle of The VOICE Refugee Forum and the Caravan for the Rights of Refugees and Migrants
Each Deportation stop pulls down the mask that covers the human face!
The fight against deportation had always been in the center of The VOICE‘s political activism. Fighting deportation means fighting against nationalism, white supremacy and colonial racist injustice of the Europeans!
There will be cultural and political presentations.
Discussion, workshops, films and Exhibition, Live Concerts with Marap (Hamburg) and Jamal Kamano aka. Konta (Berlin)
Parade, gyration performance with rap and hip-hop, RefugeeBlackBox installation
The development of The VOICE Refugee Forum
- Presentation and review, reflection and testimony on the history of The VOICE - and the refugee struggles
- Autonomy and decentralization of the RefugeeBlackBox Installations
- Exchange and documentation of the present situation of refugees
topics:
- The struggle against Deportation and Isolation
- Exile political activism
- The fight against Freedom of movement restriction and deportation prisons
- Oury-Jalloh-campaign and Police Brutality in Germany
- Community engagement: the autonomy of self-determination
- The struggle against family separation
Refugee Conference in Jena: “If Germany does not want us to come to Germany then they must say it clearly to the world!”
https://thevoiceforum.org/node/4664
Summary of a workshop on the current agenda of the German government for asylum seekers in Germany and how it is assessed by refugee communities
Workshop held in Jena from October 3 to 6, 2019 during the RefugeeBlackBox activities and during the preparation days for the 25th anniversary of THE VOICE Refugee Forum celebration which will take place on 6th and 7th of December 2019 in Jena
From the 3rd to 6th of October 2019 workshops, discussions, cultural performances, and a parade were initiated and organized by THE VOICE Refugee Forum in Jena, Thuringia, Germany. The aim of the gatherings in Jena was first to give refugee communities from Thuringia the space to exchange, second to develop common ideas for protecting the communities from deportation and all atrocities connecting to it, and third to discuss how the 25 years lasting struggle of THE VOICE could be celebrated. Hence, not only refugees from Thuringia but as well as activists from other corners of Germany participated in the meetings and gatherings. Participants came from Berlin, Weiden, Hof, Darmstadt, Doberlug-Kirchhain in Brandenburg Gotha, Greiz, Hamburg, Jena, Mühlhausen, Waltershausen, Weimar and Wuppertal. The report here gives a brief summary of the workshop held on October 4, 2019, on the current agenda of the German government for asylum seekers and how this is analyzed by the refugee communities.
The current changes and sharpening of the laws against refugees
The new legal situation was assessed by two activists. In the introduction it was said that the new laws simply aim to ease and facilitate deportations. Many aspects have been there before and some aspects even been there in practice. The new changes only legitimate some of the further violations of the law that was carried out in the past by elements of the deportation administrations. Here are some examples:
https://www.facebook.com/RefugeeBlackBox/
Start to donate now! 25 years of The VOICE Refugee Forum – A thousand times 25!!!!
October, 3rd till 7th of December 2019.
25 years of The VOICE Refugee Forum – A thousand times 25!!!!
25 year anniversary of The VOICE Refugee Forum call for financial autonomy – no applications!!! All donations, smaller or higher will be highly appreciated.
From the 3rd to 6th October 2019 we are hosting the first nationwide network preparation meeting for the agenda of 25th-anniversary events of The VOICE Refugee Forum in Jena. For this meeting we are planning to prepare decentralized activities in different cities in Germany starting from October, 3rd till 7th of December 2019. This will be powered by the „RefugeeBlackBox Solidarity“ initiatives.
The VOICE Refugee Forum will be celebrating 25years of self-organized, self-empowered and tireless refugee activism in Germany. Our consistent message of justice, freedom of movement, solidarity and breaking the deportation chain in Germany has been an inspiration to many other refugee groups for the last two decades. We want to celebrate our continuity to further inspire and strengthen the refugee community organizing for the years ahead.
We will be focusing on refugee community networking and solidarity with different activities in Jena and in other cities to empower the continuity of our struggles with decentralized activities in different cities in Germany.
We are appealing for donations for these events beginning with the preparation meetings to ensure our continued financial autonomy. We don‘t make financial applications to state institutions and intergovernmental bodies but we ask for a contribution from everybody who is part of the movement or a sympathizer: With your solidarity donation you help sustain the power of and the unity in our movement.
„25 years of our lives” of unwavering commitment to breaking the culture of deportation in Germany.
Join and support by making a donation to make this memorable event a success!
*RefugeeBlackBox - Solidarity (Initiated in 2017)
*Break Deportation and Isolation in Thuringen
*Deportation is the last ring of the slavery chain (2014)
*Unite Against Deportation and Social Exclusion (2000)
Donation:
Defend the RefugeeBlackBox solidarity!
Each Deportation stop pulls down the mask that covers the human face!
The fight against deportation has always been in the center of The VOICE‘s political activism. Fighting deportation means fighting against nationalism, white supremacy and colonial racist injustice!
The VOICE Refugee Forum is a pioneering self-organized refugee group in Germany. Support us to power on for the next 25 years. Join us to celebrate 25 years of self-organized autonomous refugee struggle!
Donate 1000 X 25€ for 25 year anniversary of The VOICE Refugee Forum!
All donations, smaller or higher will be highly appreciated.
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