Two different futures are fighting to be born in this moment.
One the future of more effective border guards, of dragging refugees off trains and herding them into camps, of war without end, of hatred for the ‘other’, of wealth for a privilege few and immiseration for the masses.
The other future is glimpsed in the people quietly organising our own aid convoys to Calais, of solidarity with Rojava, of fighting for an equality that will be global in scope and from which no one will be locked out.
Which of those futures will you choose to feed?
Two different futures are fighting to be born in this moment.
One the future of more effective border guards, of dragging refugees off trains and herding them into camps, of war without end, of hatred for the ‘other’, of wealth for a privilege few and immiseration for the masses.
The other future is glimpsed in the people quietly organising our own aid convoys to Calais, of solidarity with Rojava, of fighting for an equality that will be global in scope and from which no one will be locked out.
Which of those futures will you choose to feed?
Image: The death of tragic Syrian toddler Aylan by: Gunduz Aghayev
A photo of the body of 3 year old Aylan Kurdi, drowned on the beaches of Fortress Europe has gone viral and appeared on the front pages of many papers across the world. Aylan died with his brother and his mother. All were apparently fleeing the murderous ISIS onslaught on Kobane
Let’s not send gunboats to rescue the drowning, let’s send ferries to provide safe crossings for the living.
Let’s not build detention camps on Greek islands, let’s remove the requirement that airlines check visas before people can board.
Recognise that the racist rules of Fortress Europe like these pushed people to sea and resulted in the drownings. Let’s not cry crocodile tears for these two Kurdish kids while insisting that those rules stay in place.
Open the borders!
WORDS: Andrew Flood (Follow Andrew on Twitter )