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Germania – 31 Jan European Action Day

As the Frankfurt Branch of the Association for Legalization we invite you to join us on January 31, 2004 at 2:00 p.m. at the Roemer for a European Day of Action for Legalization and against detention centres.

The Association for Legalization invites you to join us for a A European Day of Action against the internment of migrants in detention centres and for the legalization of all migrants.

There could be 500,000.00 or there could be one million people in Germany and millions in Europe who live with insufficient or no papers and legal status. There might be 2 or 5 million people who voluntarily or inadvertently support or live with them. In any case, we are here among you.

At the last social forum in Paris/Saint Denis 2003 the first joint declaration was signed by migrant organizations from all over Europe, including “Tavolo Migranti del Social Forum Italiani”, the “Coordination Nationale des Sans Papiers” from France and the German “Association for Legalization”. According to the statement a joint day of action will take place on January 31, 2004: against the system of detention camps and deportation prisons and for the legalization of all migrants without papers.

And there is more to it: the undersigned organizations demand full and unrestricted human rights for all migrants in Europe. In their analysis, the disenfranchisement of the Sans Papiers represents only the tip of the iceberg. Deportations and racist controls, illegalization and discrimination are but differing degrees of the same hierarchical scale representing migrants’ living circumstances. In the hierarchy the Sans Papier is an expression of the dimension of precariousness that has become the very structure of this world. The borders between undocumented and regular workers are becoming increasingly porous.

The Association for Legalization is mobilizing the republic with a series of events and creating a network at a European level, with the goal of creating change. Ordinary and extraordinary social circles are invited to join us and become official associates or silent partners of the Association for Legalization. We write essays, produce music, show films and perform on stage as well as organize direct action in the city. The events will speak to the everyday struggles of local migrants and refugees as they attempt to find work, a place to live, an education and health care all the while fighting for basic rights such as to mobility. There is an opportunity for political expression and for new partners to bring their own ideas and develop new areas of business for the Association and establish new branches. The Association is not looking for a quick gamble. We are a global enterprise that wants to expand and prepare for a different future. The profit to be gained is a different society. Become a partner or associate. Subscribe for shares. Organize!