By voice, 17 February, 2014

Über Kareem: Flucht durch Europa - Syrer berichtet vor Saalfelder Gymnasisten und ihre Petition für W-LAN in der GU

German

Um nicht auf seine Landsleute schießen zu müssen, verlässt ein Syrer seine Heimat, flüchtet durch halb Europa und kommt schließlich in Deutschland an. Am liebsten aber möchte er zurück.

Zwei Zwölftklässler haben Karim ins Heinrich-Böll-Gymnasium eingeladen. Foto: Sabine Bujack-Biedermann

Saalfeld. Er ist nicht legal in Deutschland, das weiß er. Und am liebsten wäre er gar nicht hier. Doch als sich Karim* entscheiden musste, hatte er nur eine Nacht Zeit, zu kurz, um über offizielle Möglichkeiten und Wege nachzudenken, dem Bürgerkrieg in seinem Heimatland Syrien zu entkommen.

By voice, 17 February, 2014

Zwei Festnahmen "Lampedusa in Hamburg" - Die Verfolgung der libyschen Kriegsflüchtlinge hat in Hamburg wieder konkrete Formen

Am Samstag, 15.02. 2014, sind zwei Mitglieder der Gruppe der libyschen Kriegsflüchtlinge "Lampedusa in Hamburg" ohne Angabe von Gründen kontrolliert und festgenommen worden. Ali und Derman gingen nach dem Moscheebesuch zum Protestzelt am Steindamm. Als sie von dort zum Hauptbahnhof gingen, fiel ihnen auf, dass ein Mann und eine Frau ihnen folgten.Auf dem Bahnsteig gaben sich die Verfolger als Zivilpolizisten zu erkennen und forderten die beiden auf, sich auszuweisen.

By voice, 16 February, 2014

Contribution from Weng Flores from Umangat-MIGRANTE Rome to the second Conference of Lampedusa in Hamburg

Struggle for our rights as migrants and refugees, end imperialist exploitation and oppression!

SPEECH at Second Conference on Libyan War Refugees in Hamburg - 8 February 2014

Dear fellow migrants, refugees, and friends from Caravan:

In behalf of our organization – Umangat-MIGRANTE in Rome, and the International Migrants Alliance-Europe chapter, (IMA-Europe) we express our warmest and heartfelt solidarity with your event today and with the just struggle of refugees spearheaded by the Libyan war refugees and the Caravan here in Germany.

I have been requested to share with you our experiences and standpoint on the issue of forced migration, the issue of refugees in Europe, the situation of Filipino and other migrants in Europe, and how we can resist the continuing imperialist-instigated wars mainly by the US and its NATO allies in Europe.

Lampedusa is not simply the horrendous event that happened recently in October where over 368 migrants were burned and drowned into the sea, but a painful icon of the plight of migrants, like me, who succumbed to a situation of no choice but to leave because of the imperialist aggression against our countries. I will first share with you the situation in the Philippines - why many Filipinos are being forced to migrate and then, the concrete situation in Italy particularly the exploitation of migrants and oppression of refugees.

By voice, 16 February, 2014

Presse Zeitung Artikel Konferenz Meeting - The Refugee Resistance in Germany, 1994 - 2014

The Refugee Resistance in Germany, 1994 - 2014

In 20 years of active resistance by The VOICE Refugee Forum (Germany) we have experienced that self-organized solidarity in unity is the wining key to the struggle of the oppressed people: It is our aim to fight and end the fear and insecurity of being a refugee here.
Substantial part of this has always been the fight to abolish the so called ,,Residenzpflicht" in Germany, to break the isolation of refugees and to close the lagers.

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1994 - 2014
By voice, 16 February, 2014

8th memorial march in remembrance of the African victims of slave trade, slavery, colonialism and racist violence

English

March to remember victims of slavery and colonialism - Berlin
Activists of Berlin's black community hold th front banner of the march to remember the victims of slavery, slave trade and colonialism. 2013 FOTOS: demotix.com

Sa 22.02.2014
11:30 am
Berlin-Mitte
U-Bhf. Mohrenstraße

The Committee for the erection of an African memorial in Berlin (KADIB) organizes on 22.2.2014 the 8th memorial march in remembrance of the African victims of slave trade, slavery, colonialism and racist violence.

This memorial march was initiated in order to stress the claim for recognition of the crimes against black people/people of African descent (slavery, colonialism, genocide, prosecutions and forced sterilizations by the NS regime, racist murders).

By voice, 16 February, 2014

8. Gedenkmarsch zur Erinnerung an die afrikanischen Opfer von Sklavenhandel, Sklaverei, Kolonialismus und rassistischer Gewalt

German

An activist shouts into a megaphone with a woman in traditional African clothing marching besides him in front of the leading banner to remember the victims of slavery, slave trade and colonialism. 2013 FOTOS: demotix.com

Sa 22.02.2014
11:30 Uhr
Berlin-Mitte
U-Bhf. Mohrenstraße

Das Komitee für die Errichtung eines afrikanischen Denkmals in Berlin (KADIB) veranstaltet am 22.02.2014 in Berlin den 8. Gedenkmarsch zur Erinnerung an die afrikanischen Opfer von Sklavenhandel, Sklaverei, Kolonialismus und rassistischer Gewalt.

By voice, 15 February, 2014

Today, Demo at 3pm against refugee death in camp in Plauen (Sachsen)

English
German

We have been informed in Saalfeld today, that yesterday, a refugee died in a Asylheim refugee camp in Plauen, because the security didn't call the ambulance even other refugees ask him for help. after 2 hours the ambulance arrived but the man was dead. Today (Saturday) there will be a picket at 15pm and a demonstration on 16pm in Plauen. If you like to us, feel free to come.
Regarding the demo, it starts at 3pm, kasernenstrasse (picket) and 4pm demonstration at theaterplatz (city). More information will be published on the thevoiceforum.org in Solidarity and Participation.

Kareem - Saalfeld
The VOICE Refugee Forum.
https://thevoiceforum.org

Please take note that no refugee from the camp made any statement in this article from German Freie Press in Plauen for Sachsen:
Info Deutsch:

By voice, 11 February, 2014

MY HEART WILL GO ON - Der Film zum Stück

German

Fotogalerie der Produktion
Trailer zum Film

Im März 2012 hatte das große Rechercheprojekt „My heart will go on“ von Claudia Grehn und Moritz Schönecker am Theaterhaus Premiere; eine gewaltige Unternehmung mit Flüchtlingen und Aktivisten der Thüringer Flüchtlings(selbst)organisation The VOICE Refugee Forum Jena, Theaterhaus-Schauspielern, interkultureller Livemusik und einem vielköpfigen Team, das die Anwesenheit der Spieler auf der Bühne trotz Residenzpflicht und anderen Widrigkeiten überhaupt erst möglich machte.