Freedom of Movement
Yesterday I attended an event hosted by Freedom of Movements which describes itself and the event as: "Freedom of Movements is an emerging political group based in Copenhagen composed of immigrants, asylum seekers, refugees, as well as nonmigrants. We are a diverse group of people. Different legal statuses, political rights, economic and social situations, as well as cultural backgrounds. Our efforts go to identifying what are the most crucial problems different groups of migrants face and creating collective strategies to respond to these problems together." The event consisted of workshops facilitated by asylum seekers, refugees as well as activists involved in "minority" struggles here in Denmark, among them the African Empowerment Center. It was the first time I came face to face with asylum seekers and refugees in Denmark, and was able to hear their stories up close and personal. As you may already know Europe is facing a crisis. The crisis is a result o...