147

Arte Útil archive nr:

147

Initiator:

Florian Schneider

Location:

Germany, United Kingdom, Canada, Online

Category:

politics

Users:

Immigrants and refugees in various locations.

Maintained by:

Hybrid Workspace, Documenta X, Kassel

Certification:

implemented

Duration:

1997 - ongoing

Florian Schneider
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Kein Mensch Ist Illegal

Description:

The project is an international network of local immigrant and refugee rights advocacy groups. What began as a conference on June 28, 1997 developed into a national campaign. More than thirty anti-racist groups present at the conference issued an appeal for greater attention to migrant workers' rights, such as health care, education, and housing for migrant workers. Schneider's subsequently initiated several projects in the same vein, like the "no border network" and the online-platform KEIN.ORG. L.a.f

Goals:

support free movement and equal rights for all, and unity between all. noii.org.uk

Beneficial Outcomes:

The campaign culminated in a 2001 online demonstration in conjunction with Libertad! Today, No Person Is Illegal continues to work on problems of work and immigration, focusing on the connections between economics and racism.

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