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20 June 2008 International Refugee Day
UNITED invites you to join the campaign!
As the International Refugee Days
approaches, many NGOs involved in migrants, refugees and asylum
seekers' issues are starting to organise activities Europe-wide
to both raise public awareness and to lobby on a local and national
level for the rights and the protection of refugees across the
continent. Each NGO might have a different priority, according
to their targets and their field of action, but it is of extreme
importance that all actions gather together to form one strong
European campaign. This is why, like every year, UNITED co-ordinates
the International Refugee Campaign by making a on-line list of
activities, by distributing free campaigning material (posters, stickers,
postcards, info leaflets) and by functioning as a reference point.
The fatal realities of 'Foretress
Europe'
Moreover, all year 'round, UNITED co-ordinates an on-going campaign
called "The
Fatal realities of Fortress Europe", a campaign, which
aims at raising awareness on the tragedy going on at Europe's
borders and inside detention and deportation camps all over the
continent. By updating a list of already more than 11105 documented deaths of refugees, asylum seekers and migrants who lost their lives in the attempt
of entering Europe or because of detention/deportation companies,
UNITED has created a powerful lobby and awareness-raising tool
that all organisations can use for campaigning.
UNITED invites you to join the protest against the death of more than 10000 people:
Send a letter of protest! Give your campaign a stronger meaning!
The 'Fatal Realities of Fortress Europe' info leaflet
gives you some information that you can use in writing your own
letter of protest to the policy-makers of your choice (you can
also use the example letter underneath). Include a copy of the
poster in your protest. If you need more copies, let us know.
There is strength in numbers, so send the protest letter to all
your contacts in politics (please ask for the updated list of
refugee deaths from the UNITED secretariat).
example
letter (rtf 8KB)
UP
UNITED
for Intercultural Action
European network against nationalism, racism, fascism
and in support of migrants and refugees
Postbus
413, NL-1000 AK Amsterdam, Netherlands
phone +31-20-6834778, fax +31-20-6834582
info@unitedagainstracism.org,
www.unitedagainstracism.org
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