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No Borders Ireland gathering
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event notice 
Thursday August 18, 2011 11:03
by No Borders Ireland
nobordersireland at riseup dot net
No Borders Ireland Summer 2011 gathering 26th and
No Borders campaigns struggle alongside those effected for freedom of movement, for the freedom for all to stay in the place which they have chosen, against repression and and the many controls which multiply the borders everywhere in all countries. This gathering is working towards establishing a network of individuals and grass root organisations within Ireland and abroad who are working on the questions of migrants and asylum seekers.
With feedback from an initial call for interest, the event will take place at Seomra Spraoi, located in Dublin, on Friday the 26th and Saturday the 27th of August. Proposals and requests for content during the two days so far include: Information on campaigns in Ireland Presentations from migrant rights campaigns in Europe Presentation on the activites of border security service Frontex, and activities in opposition. Update on other No Border groups Information on the 2011 No Borders Bulgaria camp Films on migration, border topics. And... movement towards action later in the year and organisation of a wide reaching gathering (inclusive of a greater number of groups and individuals) If you can contribute to any of the topics above and have further proposals please let us know. Alternativly there will be space for spontaneous presentations, workshops etc during the weekend. The concept is for an open space to meet and try to coordinate on these issues. Please help us by passing this mail to any contacts who may be interested No Borders Ireland Links www.seomraspraoi.org www.noborder.org www.noborderbulgaria.org Creating space for migrants and refugees to share their experiences and stories First hand accounts of 'No Borders' camps/campaigns Freedom of Movement and the Underground Railway- Stories from Spain and involving supporting undocumented migrants in a number of ways, actions and detentation centre occupations. "endemic injustice in the Irish asylum system" - focusing on the legal side of things, and the problems that refugees face in that respect. 'Stopping Truth at the Border- How border restrictions are used to impede > human rights'? > EU and internal security-connecting fortress europe to capitalism& > globalisation > SUggested to find someone to talk about the external side to EU > security? E.g. Frontex, refugee > legislation or so? Screenings- lots of material to be shortlisted and scheduled.
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Ongoing
Info table about No Border activities and other campaigns
Discussion about future activities and how to create a safe and inclusive
space for those directly affected by Irish and European border policy.
Friday 26th
11:00 Gather and additions to timetable
13:00 Indemic injustice in the Irish asylum system
14:00 Vegan lunch and Film
Seaview: Over three years, the filmmakers lived in Mosney, gaining the
trust of the residents. Intensely close conversations reveal their
individual stories, from the epic to the everyday. From Congo, Kurdistan,
Nigeria, Somalia, Sri Lanka, we hear why people are forced to leave
everything they have and move to a country where they are total
strangers. And we learn of the trauma of waiting – living in fear in
this bizarre no-mans-land.
16:00 EU internal security developments
- connecting fortress Europe to capitalism and globilisation.
18:30 Finish up at Seomra for the day
Saturday 27th
11:00 Gather and additions to timetable
12:00 Freedom of movement and the underground railway Spain
- movements supporting undocumented migrants in a number of ways.
13:00 Stopping truth at the border
- how border restrictions are used to impede human rights.
14:00 Vegan lunch and Film
selection of films to choose from
16:00 Refuge and climate change introduction
Refuge and the arab spring (situation on Lampedusa, south Italian island)
17:00 No Borders Ireland - space to talk about future activities
18:30 Finish up at Seomra for the day
What you are suggesting is that the indigenous people of any land have no rights, and that huge bands of migrants can freely travel and exploit people's resources and move on once the well runs dry. Will this No Borders campaign mean that larger nations can replace smaller nations through population migration, or that people like the Native American Indians must give up their Reservation Lands to colonial settelers? This is merely Imperial Colonialism disguised as the Freedom to Travel, and thousands of small communities and stuggling cultures will be wiped out to pave the way for neo-liberal industrialism. The fact that there is hardly a truly free nation in the world, and all are under occupation by the Banks, Multi-naitonal companies, Communism, Imperialism, Dictatorships and Monarchs, means you'll only end up reinforcing the repression of the ordinary man and woman. Shame on you ill thought out plans.
more of their ill thought out naive posts here:
https://www.indymedia.ie/article/100392
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