Link up with the Libyan community and No borders

Hi there – i’m hanging out with azeldin from the libyan community of dissidents in Manchester. And one of the things that he does is to try to tell people in the UK about how the UK government supports Ghadaffi even thought there are loads of human rights abuses.

I really feel that one of the reasons for this is because a country like Libya is a buffer zone for African migrants coming into the European Union.

To put it simply – if the EU ignores the human rights abuses of Libya then Ghadaffi is more compliant in taking care of the “migrant problem” in Libya rather than doing it within the borders of Europe. There is a similar situation in the Ukraine where huge prisons are built for migrants, and pre-border checks carried out by EU financed private armies.

I did a bit of research and found this text http://web.ceu.hu/cens/assets/files/libya

Check out page 17

From a political point of view, the partnership can also benefit both parties.
Libya is on the periphery of the European Union; it can therefore play a very important role in securing the external borders of the EU. Although it is not the only country that acts as a buffer zone between African migrants and Western states, it can help control the migration flows through its territory. From Qaddafi’s point of view, friendly relations with the European Union are also important for maintaining internal political order. Securing the goodwill of strong external allies, Qaddafi envisages the continuity of his power and the preservation of the internal political structure he has built over the years.

This is from a paper from the Central European University. I love it when they tell it how it is!

Anyway – as no-borders activists and general do gooders, we should hook up with the ex-Libyan communities to spread the word of what Ghadaffi’s government is doing in setting up concentration camps with the complicity of the EU

Sources:

http://web.ceu.hu/cens/assets/files/libya
http://www.statewatch.org/news/2005/mar/12eu-refugee-camps.htm
http://www.statewatch.org/news/2005/may/eu-report-libya-ill-imm.pdf

http://libyans.org.uk/
http://libyamonitor.blogspot.com

Flyer for Subvurt Borders 21st September

SUBVURT…BORDERS!

21/09 7:30pm-1: 30am Saki Bar, 2 Wilmslow rd, Rusholme

While the Labour Party conference barricades itself into the GMEX with
tanks and armed guards. Manchester No Borders and the Subvert Crew invite
you to party for a world without borders, states and war and to celebrate
the diverse counter culture in our city!! A night of bands, DJ’s,
poetry, magic, films and food. featuring: The Autonomads, Stray Dog Café
and Lunar Coup (more TBC).

No Borders call for freedom of movement for all, against repression and
borders everywhere. We are committed to Direct Action against immigration
controls and for the rights of migrants and refugees.

For details of more subversive events during the Labour Party Conference
(20th-24th) see our blog for more info.

manchesternoborders@riseup.net
http://www.nobordersmanchester.blogspot.com/
http://subvurt.wordpress.com/

£3 suggested donation

SubVurt is a semi-regular night taking place in different venues across
the city uniting artists, campaigners, ravers, and anyone who is fed up of
the systems of control and who wants to create a space for all kinds of
randomness and subversion….
choose a theme and get involved!

ARC space manchester

ARC space banner, Autonomous Reflective Creative

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ArC space manchester is an exciting new project that needs your help.

The idea is to build a creative, community hub; a centre for sharing skills, ideas, art and more.

With your help this project can recieve £25,000. Please visit the page below, register on the site and vote for this project.

http://just-b.com/btween/content/arc-space-manchester

Peace

Louis

New Banner Image

Tasty Collaborative Cooking

I bet you were thinking, “hot damn, that’s a tasty banner!”, or maybe you were not.

The above banner is the product of a very quick collaboration between mick and louis.

Louis asked, and mick answered:

Q: a fruit,
A: strawberries

Q: a famous person,
A: noam chomsky

Q: a vehicle,
A: robin reliant

Q: a road sign,
A: sheep crossing

Q: a tree,
A: garden hedge

Q: a country,
A: andorra

Q: an animal,
A: duck

The answers were banged into google, mangled through photoshop and splurged onto our lovely wordpress page within an hour, without much care or attention!

Wow, if we can produce amazing image like this so quickly and easily imagine what else we can do.

Imagine!