ECHOES 2 - CIVIL MRCC
04/10/2022
SOURCE: CMRCC
CommemorAction - a verbal combination of mourning and anger - developed by
relatives, survivors and supporters as an outcry to the ongoing racist murder at
the borders. In reference to the transnational days of CommemorAction in the
beginning of September in Zarzis/Tunisia, we dedicate this 2nd issue of Echoes to
the people missing and drowned at sea.
Not without emphasizing once again, however, at the beginning - that death at sea
(as more generally the continuing death and suffering at the borders) is nothing
natural and inevitable, but rather takes place as the result of the EU visa and
border regime which has been built up over the past decades. This can change!
The Ukrainian war shows that when there is a political will to welcome refugees,
there is also a way. Open borders and safe passage made possible through trains,
ferries and flights - what better way to immediately stop the death at the borders?
We as the Civil MRCC stand for an open Mediterranean region, as a necessary and
crucial step towards a fairer world. Again, the last two months show that despite
the increasing restrictions imposed upon freedom of movement, people will
continue to move autonomously and with the support of civil society actors.
relatives, survivors and supporters as an outcry to the ongoing racist murder at
the borders. In reference to the transnational days of CommemorAction in the
beginning of September in Zarzis/Tunisia, we dedicate this 2nd issue of Echoes to
the people missing and drowned at sea.
Not without emphasizing once again, however, at the beginning - that death at sea
(as more generally the continuing death and suffering at the borders) is nothing
natural and inevitable, but rather takes place as the result of the EU visa and
border regime which has been built up over the past decades. This can change!
The Ukrainian war shows that when there is a political will to welcome refugees,
there is also a way. Open borders and safe passage made possible through trains,
ferries and flights - what better way to immediately stop the death at the borders?
We as the Civil MRCC stand for an open Mediterranean region, as a necessary and
crucial step towards a fairer world. Again, the last two months show that despite
the increasing restrictions imposed upon freedom of movement, people will
continue to move autonomously and with the support of civil society actors.