Sheffield No-Borders collective will participate in the UK-wide day of action for the freedom of movement and the right to stay on 1. October 2005 with a magical mystery tour in Sheffield.
The magical mystery tour took place for the first time in Glasgow during G8 mobilisations (have a look at http://www.makebordershistory.org )
and works basically like a tourist style walking tour through the city centre, hitting various places and buildings where racist policies are implemented through state agents or private cooperations (making profits off it). Participating “tourists” are introduced to background information about the visited sites.
Mapping the invisible borders
Sheffield No Borders collective will produce a map of the city centre that highlightens these sites of exclusion and internal borders which are usually kept invisible.
We hope to create awareness among participants and media about the “magical mystery tours” of racist institutions that asylum seekers, migrants and other foreigners are forced to go through when they do what is most natural and easy for people with “good” passports, tourists, managers, the global upper class: crossing state borders….
the tour is promoting the political demand of the abolishment of all national borders and immigration controls…e.g. the freedom of movement and the right to stay as basic human rights.
We are calling for activists, performers, journalists, designers and artists in and around Sheffield to join our efforts and help in the production of the tour and the map.
Contact Sheffield No Borders group via email
sheffield-noborders@lists.aktivix.org
or contribute to the wiki
http://wiki.sheffieldsocialforum.org.uk/No_Borders
or come along Sheffield No Borders Next Meeting
Wednesday 24th August, 7pm at Matilda Social Centre, 111 Matilda st.,
Sheffield
