The day before the start of the informal meeting of the European ministers
of the interior and justice, the danish activist group Global Roots
organized a succesfull action of social disobedience.
At 16.00 25 activists forced their way through the fences of a detention
camp for refugees close to the city of Hillerød. The activist brougth
ladders and climbed the roof of the dettention center.
In the following three hours Global Roots was occupying the detention camp
chanting slogans as "one, two, one two three, free all refugees, and
coomunicating with the inmates of the prison, who also shouted and crashed a
few windows. Meanwhile more and more riot-police arrived in the area. After
three hours the activists decided to climb down by themselves to avoid
injuries. All activists was arrested and held for 8 hours.
At the moment when the activist entered the prison, ironically, about 100
cops were training riots at another entrance to the prison just 500 meters
away. Specators tells that they suddenly seemed very busy!!!
Press release from Global Roots:
Global Roots occupies detention camp
A few moments ago, activists from the Global Roots occupied the closed
asylum prison of Sandholmlejren. The action is a protest against the EU
refugee laws. It is launched the day before the meeting of the EU ministers
of justice and the ministers of the interior in Copenhagen.
Nikolaj Heltoft of Global Roots says:
"The refugees in this prison are living under dreadful conditions. 5 people
sharing 15 square meters of space, having to do their dishes and go to the
toilet in the same room."
The majority of inmates are not convicted of any crime, they are awaiting
their deportation. Their only crime is their search for a better life. The
conditions of Sanholmlejren mirrors the way that the EU treats immigrants.
Since the year 1993, 3000 human lives have been lost trying to enter the
fortified European Union.
Seen through the eyes of the Global Roots the current number of refugees is
a result of global inequality. Nikolaj Heltoft says:
"It would be an Utopian idea to believe that a world of such inequality
would not cause migration. The migration from the poor parts of the world is
not a criminal act. It is a healthy disobedience against an unjust world
order."
The Global Roots reject the current European asylum policies:
"Only people who can prove themselves to be victims of political persecution
can dream of getting asylum in Europe. In our opinion people fleeing
conditions of poverty have the same right. People must have the right to
live wherever they want. At the same time we must commit ourselves to a fair
distribution of the world's wealth, thus ensuring that nobody are forced to
flee their home.
The Global Roots will continue the direct actions for boundless human
dignity.
- No borders!!!
- No human is illegal!!


Contact Global Roots: +45 40 97 86 59 -  Info@ulydighed.dk
About Global Roots:
Global what??
'Rødder', plural form of the Danish word 'rod', which has the double meaning
of 'root' as well as 'undisciplined social outcast'.
Civil disobedience? Uncivilized obedience!
We view the global neo-liberal order of today as an unjust system of
exploitation and privileges in favour of powerful minority. This order rests
on our consent - and can be changed only if we take action to do so.
Therefore we exert our right and duty to react against injustice in a
non-violent manner, although we respect other people's motives for different
actions and strategies.
What are you up to? Copenhagen 2002
Our main project for the time being is the mobilization and preparations
against the upcoming EU-summit in Copenhagen in December 2002. Our goal is
to ensure, that the European administers of global capital will be met by
mass disobedience.
Nota: ottimo video da TV-stop Denmark:
 http://www.tv-stop.dk/cgi_bin/viewnews.cgi?category=1&id=1031865961