11th till 14 th of June 2009: Anti-racist campaign days in Munich We close down all lagers!

Lagerschlussverkauf http://www.deutschland-lagerland.de
Self-determination instead of compulsion!
For the right to live a life in human dignity!
11th till 14 th of June 2009: Anti-racist campaign days in Munich
We close down all lagers!
- including a permanent rally at Stachus (=Karlsplatz)
Saturday, 13th of June: Demonstration, Start 1 p.m. (13.00) at
Karlsplatz/Stachus
The long-standing fights of anti-racist association in Bavaria were not in vain. After a lot of pressure resulting
from campaigns and rallys since the election in 2008, the Bavarian state parliament cannot ignore the
conditions in the refugee camps any longer. It is certain that the law that forces people to stay in lagers will
be changed. But what we are afraid of is that only some details will be improved and that the compulsory
stay in lagers will only be repealed for certain groups and not for all people.
It is up to us, we do not want any fail compromises! We want to abolish the compulsory stay in lagers for
now and forever!
When shall I have a normal life?
In Bavaria, 7600 people are forced to live in lagers by law. According to this law, the compulsory
accomodation there is supposed to increase the willingness to return back to the homecountry. There is no
privacy in the lagers, up to 8 people have to share a single room. From time to time there is only one toilet
and shower for 20 people.
You don’t even notice the scanty cocking facilities any more once you see the usually mouldy walls and
rusty pipes.
Deliberate isolation and criminalization
The lagers are often in a remote place. With a pocket money of only 40 Euro, the use of public transport is
imposssible.
Due to the so called “Residenzpflicht” (movement restriction law) which prohibits the residents of a lager to
leave their district, people are criminalized. People have to go to prison or are deported when they cross the
border of a district. They live in lagers up to 18 years, often in permanent fear of deportation. The “Duldung”
(tolerance) paper is not the same as a residence status, it stands for “temporary interruption of deportation”.
People with “Duldung” (tolerance) paper are not allowed to work and if they are allowed to, they have to
accept considerable restrictions. Learning German is not promoted. Cosequently, contacting the outside
world is made even more difficult and powerlessness against the state authorities is a result. It is proven that
a living in such lagers makes people sick, physically as well as mentally. All these things are supposed to
urge people to leave the country “voluntary”.
While, on the hand, every detail of the life of a refugee living in a camp is regulated, the lagers can be, on
the other hand, places where people are without any rights. Especially women and children are at the
permanent risk of being violently attacked by the staff or by other residents.
Contact: Caravan Munich. Tel.: 0163-6850563 e-mail : kontakt@carava.net
The wider context
The campaign days criticize the compulsory stay in lagers in Bavaria. But this is only one aspect of global
social inequality. The discrimination of women, migrants, refugees and People of Color is present in all
areas of everyday life and it is still not just a part of history. In our days, closing down the borders of the EU
starts already in Africa and Asia. The governments there, in order to satisfy the interests of Europeans, are
forced to shut down their borders and to lock refugees into internment camps and to deport them. The inner
borders can be found in things like police repression, data storage and video surveillance. People are
catalogued and stopped from entering Germany by force.
Those who are already in Germany are plagued by special laws, repression and daily racism. The right to
live a life in dignity is reserved for only a small part of the world’s population. In a society where people
share equal rights, people have to be treated equally. Everybody has the right to decide where and how she/
he likes to live.
We are here and we will fight
Migration is a process that involves individuals. Refugees and migrants are not only victims, but they are
individuals who act according to their own interests. In many places, refugees and migrants fight for their
rights with success. Because of them, deportations could be stopped and lagers could be closed. Because
of protests and resistance by residents of lagers, the arbitrary use of power by the camp staff and by the
authorities could be reduced in some places.
The fact that people explain their own situation and represent their own demands in public has always been
very important to reach such goals.
Our demands
We do not only want single lagers to be closed. We want the abolition of the compulsory stay in refugee
camps! All lagers go against human dignity. Everybody has the right to decide where she/he wants to live.
That is why we demand:
· Abolition of compulsory stay in lagers – in Bavaria and everywhere else!
· Freedom to choose a place of residence and freedom of movement!
· Right to a self-determined life in dignity!
Timetable for our campaign days:
Thursday, 11th of June:
11 am: Beginning of the permanent rally at Karlsplatz/Stachus.
1 pm: Public hearing with refugees from different lagers
Friday, 12th of June: Rallies and actions at the authorities.
11 am: Governement of Oberbayern (Maximilianstraße 39)
12 am: Interior Ministry (Odeonsplatz)
Saturday, 13th of June:
1 pm: Demonstration starting at Karlsplatz/Stachus.
In the Evening: End of the permanent rally and party
Sunday, 14th of June: Anti-racist soccer play and chill-out
More informationen see: http://www.deutschland-lagerland.de
Deutschland Lagerland
Since 2002, the „Deutschland Lagerland”-Network has been fighting against lagers, deportations and for refugee’s right
to stay in Germany. The campaign involves more than 70 refugees from different lagers in Bavaria, the Caravan fort he
Rights of Refugees and Migrants, the Bavarian Refugee Council, the Asylum Initiative from Regensburg, Youth without
Borders (JOG)/Bayern and the Regensburg Refugee Forum.
In addition to these organisations, people from „Schickeria München“, antifascist groups, SDAJ Munich and single
persons help us to make this campaign possible.
V.i.S.d.P: Mariama Konaté, c/o Karawane, Schwanthalerstraße 80, 80336 München