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Call for Demonstration: Recognition of the group ‚Lampedusa in Hamburg’ – now!
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More than 1 year of fighting is enough – we want ‚Lampedusa in Hamburg’ as friends, colleagues, fellow students, neighbours!!
Demonstration 5 July 2014 – 12.00 – Hachmannplatz, Hamburg-main station
Recognition of the group ‚Lampedusa in Hamburg’ – now! Immediate work permission – right to stay e.g. via § 23
For these demands the group ‚Lampedusa in Hamburg’ fights for more than 1 year with uncounted public meetings, visits of schools, universities, neighbourhood-assemblies, churches, with demonstrations and other actions, recently with the Sit in on the place before the townhall, where 5 people were injured by brutal police-attacks and 7 people arrested. For these demands we demonstrated together in the 1 May-demonstration of DGB (council of the unions) and afterwards with a parade. Later that day, a former school-building in Laeszstraße was entered and declared to become refugee welcome centre, the Lampedusa in Hamburg-house.
Declaration of the group Lampedusa in Hamburg, June 2014:
LAMPEDUSA IN HAMBURG HOUSE
> We want to use the house as a historical place of Lampedusa in Hamburg.
> We want to use the house as a symbol of Nato-War-Refugees.
> We want to use the house to show our professional and creative skills.
> We want to use the house as a school to study, e.g. the german language.
> The house belongs to us as our fundamental rights – we are sick and tired of sleeping on the street.
> We need the house to protect our dignity.
> We need the house to stay together as one big family.
> We need the house to continue our legitimate political fight.
Today, after the end of the winter emergency programms, many members of the group are homeless and again on the streets of this town Hamburg, to which they belong since more than 1 year. They worked in diverse professions in Libya to provide for their families in their countries of origin, had to flee because of the NATO-bombs and did not find opportunities to build up a new existence in Italy after their dangerous flight over the Mediterranean Sea. They want to live in Hamburg and we want them here. They have become part of our lifes, they and we need this house. We, friends, neighbours, colleagues, fellow students, supporters, fans will demonstrate again and again and again until the Senate of Hamburg recognizes this.
Lampedusa in Hamburg – they are here to stay!
Immediate Recognition of the Italian permission for the right to stay and work!
Declaration after police brutality against our group
Police war against Lampedusa in Hamburg
On Thursday 5 June 2014 the group Lampedusa in Hamburg decided to make a peaceful demonstration with the aim of demanding our permission to stay and to work without relying on the German government. The group decided not to move and not to speak as a part of the demonstration. The reason for our silence is the fact that the Senate of Hamburg and the German government know our grievances.
The following is what we saw after the arrival of the police at our demonstration on Rathausmarkt:
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The first police officers arrived at the scene and said they had come to protect us, the refugees from Lampedusa.
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More police came and gave us three warnings to stop our demonstration and to disperse
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After even more police arrived, they violently attacked us. Members of our demonstration were wounded and some were arrested and brought into custody.
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Members of our group were beaten and brutalized by the police
We did not do anything to cause the police brutality and arrests. The government media produced negative reports against our group. To all this, the senator of has made our lives miserable here in Hamburg.
Lampedusa in Hamburg, 11.06.2014
Video of the action and police brutality:
Pressemitteilung zur Demonstration “Wir fordern unsere Arbeitserlaubnis!” – 31.05.2014
How long? Not long! Stop killing us. We are not here to die, we demand our rights now.
Hamburg, 30.05.2014. The group Lampedusa in Hamburg, Nato war victims and evidence of the war, has been on the street in Hamburg for over one year, without any concrete solution. During this political struggle we lost two group members: Samuel Mensah and Francis Kwame. They lost their life while fighting for their rights.
“A right delayed is a right denied.” Hamburgs authorites betrayed our fundamental human rights and dignity. “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”
The regime in Libya was changed because of political and economical interests that brought chaos and a failed state. The German authorities must follow other european states by recognizing us as the unprecedented victims of war from Libya.
Today Lampedusa in Hamburg, which consists of more than 300 members, is once again on the street as a result of neglectance and ignorance by the senate of Hamburg. Our future is at stake, our psychological and traumatic stress is increased every day. But already more than 170 institutions, political groups and networks and a big solidarity supporting group proved to the world: We can make a difference.
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Wie lange? Nicht mehr lange! Hört auf uns umzubringen. Wir sind nicht hier um zu sterben, wir fordern unser Recht jetzt.
Hamburg, 30.05.2014. Die Gruppe Lampedusa in Hamburg, Kriegsflüchtlinge und das Zeugnis des NATO-Kriegs in Libyen, ist seit einem Jahr auf der Straße, ohne dass es eine konkrete Lösung gibt. In dieser Zeit haben wir zwei Mitglieder der Gruppe verloren: Samuel Mensah und Francis Kwame. Sie haben ihr Leben verloren während sie für ihre Rechte kämpften.
“Ein aufgeschobenes Recht ist ein verwehrtes Recht.” Hamburgs Behörden haben uns um unsere fundamentalen Menschenrechte und unsere Würde betrogen. “Ungerechtigkeit irgendwo ist eine Gefahr für Gerechtigkeit überall.”
Das Regime in Libyen wurde aus politischen und ökonomischen Interessen ausgetauscht, dies hat Chaos gebracht und zu einem gescheiterten Staat geführt. Die deutschen Behörden müssen anderen europäischen Staaten folgen und uns als Opfer des Krieges in Libyen anerkennen.
Heute ist die Gruppe Lampedusa in Hamburg, die aus mehr als 300 MitgliederInnen besteht, wieder einmal auf der Straße. Dies ist die Folge der Vernachlässigung und der Ignoranz des Hamburger Senats. Unsere Zukunft steht auf dem Spiel, der psychologische Druck und die Traumatisierung wird jeden einzelnen Tag größer. Aber es haben bereits jetzt schon mehr als 170 Institutionen, politische Gruppen und Netzwerke und eine große Gruppe von solidarischen UnterstützerInnen der Welt gezeigt: Wir können einen Unterschied machen.
Lampedusa in Hamburg calling
Demonstration Saturday 31st May 2014
Time: 1 pm – Meeting place: protest tent, Steindamm 2 (near main station)
- We demand our work permit -
Since we went in the city hall to explain our critical situation and to demand our rights one year has gone. The big support from the Hamburg citizens could help us just to survive but it also has its limits. The Hamburg senate is ignoring the many voices that demand a change of the discriminative and highly dangerous policies of the government.
Again and again our people get controlled, arrested and threatened with deportation to Italy.
Francis Kwame the eldest of our group died on 20th March as a result of the denial of his rights.
Enough is enough
We escaped from a war which was carried out in the interest of the NATO member states. First they said they will protect the civilians. After that the western media spread the propaganda lie of “Gaddafi’s black mercenaries”. We the workers of the country ran for our lives. We lost our brothers, we lost our sisters and all our property. Now we are in Europe. They said they will handle our situation. Now after three years without anything we are dying in the streets of Europe. Before Francis Kwame already Samuel Mensah died because of the unhealthy situation we are pushed into. We are officially recognized refugees in Europe because of the Libya war. They destroyed our place of work and made us become refugees and hinder us to rebuild our lives.
We need the work permit. Actually it is the only thing that can help us, so that we and our families can survive.
We are serious to achieve it because we are all Francis Kwame
Come and join us
Lampedusa in Hamburg preparation committee:
For English: 01521053163 pour le francais: 015219268389
John Aliou
Ismail Daniel
Amoah Issah
Moussa Namori
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Deutsche Übersetzung:
Lampedusa in Hamburg ruft auf
Demonstration Samstag 31. Mai 2014
13°° Uhr am Protestzelt, Steindamm 2 (Nähe Hauptbahnhof Südausgang)
- Wir fordern unsere Arbeitserlaubnis -
Seit wir in das Rathaus gingen, um unsere kritische Situation zu erklören und unsere Rechte einzufordern, ist ein Jahr vergangen. Die große Unterstützung von der Hamburger Bevölkerung konnte uns helfen, gerade so zu überleben, aber sie hat auch ihre Grenzen. Der Hamburger Senat ignoriert die vielen Stimmen, die einen Wechsel der diskriminierenden und sehr gefährlichen Politik der Regierung fordern.
Wieder und wieder werden unsere Leute kontrolliert, festgenommen und mit der Abschiebung nach Italien bedroht. Francis Kwame, der älteste unserer Gruppe, starb am 20. März in Folge der Verweigerung seiner Rechte.
Genug ist genug
Wir flohen aus dem Krieg, der im Interesse der NATO Mitgliedsstaaten ausgetragen wurde. Zuerst hieß es, sie wollen die Zivilisten schützen. Danach verbreiteten die westlichen Medien die Propagandalüge von „Gaddafi’s schwarzen Söldnern“. Wir, die Arbeiter des Landes, mussten um unser Leben laufen. Wir verloren unsere Schwestern, wir verloren unsere Brüder und alles, was wir besaßen. Jetzt sind wir in Europa. Es hieß von der EU, sie würden sich um unsere Situation kümmern. Aber nun seit drei Jahren immer noch ohne etwas zu haben, sterben wir auf Europas Straßen. Vor Francis Kwame starb Samuel Mensah aufgrund der krank machenden Situation, in die wir gestoßen wurden. Wir sind offiziell anerkannte Flüchtlinge in Europa wegen des Krieges in Libyen. Sie haben unsere Arbeitsplätze zerstört, uns zu Flüchtlingen gemacht und verhindern, dass wir unser Leben neu aufbauen können.
Wir brauchen die Arbeitserlaubnis. Im Moment ist es das Einzige, was uns helfen kann, damit wir und unsere Familien überleben.
Wir meinen es ernst, dies zu erreichen, denn wir sind jetzt alle Francis Kwame.
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