Europe,Germany, Action against deportations in Darmstadt

following a brief report and a few pics from an action two days ago 
in Rhine Main with references to the lampedusa tragedy 2013, against 
the dublin deportations and to promote the watch the med alarm phone...
best,
hagen

action against deportations in Darmstadt/germany
On last Thursday in Darmstadt (near Frankfurt) an actionday was 
organized against deportations, in front of the building, where the 
authorities work, who are responsible for all deportations in our 
area/southern Hessen.. About 300 persons participated, amongst them 
bigger groups of (mainly somalian and eritrean) refugees from 
different cities in Rhine-Mine. The aim was to denounce the practices 
of deportation and in various speeches examples of deportations were 
told. One eritrean friend, who himself was deported some months ago 
to Italy by a brutal charterdeportation and who neverthelesse 
returned to Germany in the meanwhile, made a strong personal 
statement and accused the authorities. And a big "bloody pen" was 
handed over to these authorities, as symbol for their inhuman 
practices. The action took place with a strong reference to the 
anniversary of the lampedusa tragedy and against the Dublin 
deportations to Italy. Most of the participating refugees came by 
boats through Lampedusa and have their own experience with sea- 
crossing. And in this frame also the Watch The Med Alarm Phone was 
presented in a speech, with posters and leaflets, and a bigger rubber 
boat, which we already used during an action in Schengen last June in 
the march for freedom, was carried through the demonstration all the 
time...
p.s.: the link to the call for the action in german: http:// 
www.linksnavigator.de/node/5372