Contact (Caravane Munich) :
Karawane, c/o Kulturladen Westend, Ligsalzstrasse 20, 80339 München

Tel.: Akakpo: 0174/4559023; Serge: 0171/8137581; Bianca: 089/44499237; Ebs: 089/87129945

e-mail: caravane-munich@gmx.de

Meeting: Every Thursday at 8.00 p.m.             
in « Eine Welt Haus »,
Schwanthalerstrasse 80
(Near U-Bahn U4/U5 Theresienwiese)

V.i.S.d.P.:M. Mayer, c/o Kulturladen, Ligsalzstrasse 20, 80339 Mü.; Ei.S
 
Demonstration call:
Internment camps: No! 

Injustice: No!

Politics of Fear: No! 

Criminalisations: No! 

Racist electoral campaigns: No!

Freedom and equal rights for all: Yes!

25th of May 2002 in Munich
Beginning: 12 o’clock
at  Karlsplatz/Stachus

 
Let’s get together!

The federal republic of Germany – being one of the most influential EU-members - is treating the problems of refugees and migrants still as taboo issues. Discussions concerning these issues were already completely blocked several times. Germany has already influenced other countries having had more liberal immigration laws to restrict these laws (i.e. Italy) and to adjust their deportation policies to the German ones. The media campaign initiated by German politicians called “Integration of foreigners” is just a means of trying to improve the international image of Germany. The other aim is to get “foreign experts” into the country needed by the German economy. But in reality they are starting a machinery of massive criminalisation, discrimination, isolation and deportation of refugees and migrants.

We are committed to intensify our struggle against the laws of Schily and Beckstein; we want to inform the public opinion in Germany to the dangers implied in the further restriction of the rights of refugees and migrants. There is an example: 

The Bavarian government started a new project of internment camps for refugees initiated by the minister of internal affairs. The project is supposed to begin in summer 2002. Beckstein wants to put all the refugees having a „Duldung“ as the first ones into these internment camps. 

What is going to happen within these internment camps?
•	The people are urged to being interviewed in the presence of embassy representatives in order to prepare their deportations.
•	These refugees have to report regularly to the administration; they are not allowed to work and they do not even have the right to receive the 40,-- Euro normally being paid by the Bavarian government to the refugees without a permission to work.
•	The internment camps are not called prisons officially but there is just a slight difference practically!
•	If a person refuses to go into such an internment camp, he or she could be taken to a deportation prison without having had a trial.

Let’s say NO to these inhuman internment camps! The Caravane condemns such racist methods; we want better housings instead of internment camps!
 
Beckstein is trying to defend the internment camps with the following arguments:
•	The fight against terrorism and for national security.
•	The reduction of unemployment rates through the exclusion of asylum seekers.

According to Beckstein the refugees are producing terrorism, insecurity and criminality! The exterior war corresponds to the inner general criminalisation of refugees!

Remember! This problem not only concerns refugees with a «Duldung» but all the refugees! We, the refugees, are not willing to endure these racist measures; we are keeping on fighting for our voices to be heard and our rights to be gained!

That is why we would like to invite all of you to take part in our big demonstration on the 25th of May 2002!