(en) Germany, Federation of German anarchists FdA-IFA - freedom not frontex: upbeat demonstration in throat and strasbourg

350 people demonstrated on Sunday for the freedom of movement of all people and against 
the racist regime cross the european union. ---- after 2012 the refugee protest march and 
the marche europ?enne des sans papiers et migrant.es and 2013, the refugee bus tour , 
announced this year follows in the march for freedom after brussels under the motto 
"freedom not frontex". starting point should be throat and strasbourg and also the first 
cross occurs should be: ran the preparations for the entire march for several months, the 
local activist * inside in strasbourg and the ortenau rather just briefly in the pots and 
they only had about seven weeks time to come together and organize the upbeat of the march 
came sleeping places, vok?s, legal team, demo-paramedic * inside, refuge, the login demo 
in throat and strasbourg, to negotiate cross-occurs with the authorities, the frame 
disconnect the action day and berwerben all. as always shut the whole on the last door 
handle and the may 18, stood in front of the door.

gradually met 10 clock in the morning on the station forecourt Kehler more and more people 
a: refugees, migrant * inside * inside and supporters gathered at the info point and 
preparing for the demonstration and the first cross-steps forward. at the info point were 
city maps, legal team information and flyers ready in different languages. a samba band 
played warm the loud live -choir sang, accompanied by a guitar, a few songs and various 
orator * inside were received on the organization and content details. the present riot 
police from freiburg stayed in the background, but filmed without occasion the 
participants * inside the demo.

13:10 clock we went on in the direction of Europe bridge over the Rhine, whose center has 
to serve as a national border. on the bridge was a silent minute held: so could any * r on 
his / her art commemorate the deceased at the outer limits of the eu people. as a lasting 
reminder shoes were attached by people who had fled the bridge railing.

when popping sun the state border has been exceeded and it went on, the defunct customs 
building and ibis hotel past, towards city (this was from the martial equipped French riot 
police crs hedged against entree ... supposedly to protect the held marathon ...) the city 
hall, the place d'austerlitz and finally to the modern art museum, where took place at the 
place hans jean arp the financial statements give a concert with various musicians and 
bands * inside. then it went either to Vegan VoK? the ingenious Moles from freiburg near 
the autonomous cultural center Molodo? or theater sideshow the stage for human rights , 
the odyssey in the cinema who performed asylum monologues.

the atmosphere during the demo was very good and left out: the first cross passes was done 
and the success of the day made many courage for the further march. there were encountered 
many passant * inside because of the good weather and informed about the march and its 
objectives.

on the next day of action was a banderole rolled out to the place kl?ber in downtown with 
thousands of names of the eu external borders of death surrendered people. the connection 
was a demonstration held in two smaller actions that were the Roman settlement and 
deportation in geispolsheim visited. on the latter were the activist inside * of the 
nervous paf ( Police aux fronti ? res : French border patrol police, a department of the 
national police, which roughly corresponds to the German federal police) surrounded, for 
allegedly attached to the knast fence posters. according to a lawyer's intervention, they 
could go back without prejudice.

today Tuesday continued the march with about 60 people in the direction Furdenheim in 
motion. they want to reach the end of june and after 500 km brussels via various stations 
and with three other international dispute.

Current information can be found during the march on freedomnotfrontex.noblogs.org .

solidarity with the brave people of the march.
no nation, no border! fight law and order!