On 19.10.2013 19:13, Martina Tazzioli wrote:
> Dear all,
>
> I write to the list because since on the 24th and on the 25th of
> October there will be the EU Council in Bruxelles concerning future
> measures on migration following the tragedy of Lampedusa, Federica and
> I, as part of the group Leventincinqueundici were thinking about
> organizing some common actions across Europe outside European embassy
> and consulates.
>
> We think that the next EU meeting will pave the ground for an
> increasing militarization of the Mediterranean (enforcement of Frontex
> and deployments of drones as Italy has already started to do the last
> week). Thus, although we are aware that many of you are already
> involved in other actions at the moment, like the refugee struggles in
> Germany, the EU meeting won't be exclusively on Lampedusa and Italy
> but will concern migration policies at large.
> For this reason we think that even if a common action is not possible
> at this point, maybe a series of decentralized actions and sit-in
> could be also fine (we know that there will be some protests in
> Frankfurt and in other towns in Germany during those days). however,
> we were wondering if, at least, it would be possible to address our
> protests against what's happening now at the European level after
> Lampedusa. We, as a group, will also support the Meltingpot statement
> http://www.meltingpot.org/Portiamo-l-appello-per-un-canale-umanitario-sul-tavolo-del.html#.UmK78fk71qU
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>
> but we would also like to do something more than sending or bringing
> this to the EU... so, I don't know if the struggle against the
> militarization of the Mediterranean could be supported also in your
> struggles the next week. We will try to involve also the families of
> the missing migrants, since it would be very important that it is a
> struggle from one shore to the other.
>
> We hope that it will be possible to do something in connection with you
>
> all the best,
> Martina
>
> Links:
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> http://www.meltingpot.org/Portiamo-l-appello-per-un-canale-umanitario-sul-tavolo-del.html#.UmK78fk71qU
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