Transnationalization now!

06.Nov.08 - Thefollowing document is the outcome of a workshop about transnationalisation during the last European Social Forum in Malmoe in September 2008. Groups and individuals met in order to discuss about the process of migrationrelated networking and to make a first evaluation of the transnational chain of actions:

"Transnationalization is not a slogan. Transnationalization is a process, and it is a project. Inside and outside Europe, migrants move from one country to another one, looking for a better future, refusing subordination and exploitation. Crossing the borders, migrants are transnationalizing the world. This process is already taking place, that is why the transnationalization of migrants' struggles, against the border regime, must become a project too..." [read more]

Crossing Border #6: Where is the world migrating?

21.Sep.08 -  We take the opportunities presented by two events, the European Social Forum in Malmö in September as well as the Euro-African Meeting on Migration in Paris in October, to publish another issue of the transnational newsletter Crossing Borders.

Crossing borders#6 includes 8 pages: The first part summarizes the transnational chain of migration-related actions, providing brief reports from the stations that have taken place so far. The second part discusses some key aspects of current migration in 4 key countries: 2 texts focus on the situation in Germany and Italy, a thrid text takes a closer look at the situation in Mali and in the last article we take another look at the USA following up on the 'sleepy giant', that woke up in the immigrant protests of 2006. An english language pdf of Crossing Borders #6 is available at noborder.org/crossing_borders and a french language version will be available shortly.  []

First summary of the 2008 Transnational Chain of Actions

21.Sep.08 - In February the chain of actions started as an attempt to create a new form of transnational cooperation and communication within the migration-related network. Since February there have been actions in 10 different European and African cities. The transnational Chain of actions will come to an end in October in Ceuta and see a first evaluation is currently taking place during the ESF that is being held in Malmö Swenden. This article gives a first overview of the different activities. More detailed reports and photos can also be found at noborder.org/chain08. [read more]

shut down frontex - protest at frontex HQ in warsaw

08.Jun.08 - On June 5-6, activists from many different countries came to Warsaw to protest against the deadly policies of Frontex, the EU agency which conducts migrant hunting operations, trains border guards and special units to hunt down people crossing so-called "national borders" and which helps to coordinate and implement EU immigration policy. Frontex has its headquarters in Warsaw.
On June 5, the second of two transnational conferences took place (A more complete account of the conference should appear later). On June 6, a demonstration was held in front of Frontex headquarters. People from many countries were present, people from various social movements, some refugees living in Poland as well. The protestors demand that Frontex be shut down and that freedom of movement should be given to all, that there be an end to descrimination of all sorts against immigrants. [more + photos]

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