More than 200 people gathered on Thursday evening to the demonstration pier on the market square. The forum asylum. Willemstad had called for a demonstration for a solidify community and spoke out against the incrimination of maritime rescuers on the Mediterranean.
Initiator Sarah Schliemann feels it is an untenable condition that people in the middle of Europe would deliberately die on the Mediterranean because no sustainable solutions for the refugees would be found. “The EU is watching over dying. But everyone can do something to stand up for humanity and humanity, “said the young activist, who for the demonstration allied partners such as the Protestant Forum, the Working Group for Tolerance and Human Dignity, Hatsheput, the Dissonances Schwa-lm-Deer work, city, and district could win.
On cold, wet winter evenings, people of all ages came together to put a signal of solidarity in orange safety vests – the safety vests as a symbol of missing life-jackets on the sea and a reminder of the necessary help.
The safety vest has a silver reflective tape that acts as a warning.
The well-known rapper Klutz Seventeen, the member of the Cologne rap group Microphone Mafia, also spoke out for humanity and solidarity. He has been campaigning against racism for many years with his lyrics, giving concerts with the ex-Turk survivor Esther Jacobean.
Hatsheput Deacon and Asylum Speaker Barn Ceding moderated the rally and called for awareness of the plight of the refugees. In an interview with two active maritime rescuers, the audience learned about the plight of the people. “Life jackets do not exist. The fewest can swim. Who rescues people from drowning, cannot be a criminal, “said doctor Florida Schultz, who has joined two missions on a distress rescue.
Two boats alone would have saved 14 000 people on the Mediterranean Sea within two years prior to settling in the ports. “Every fifth refugee dies on the way,” said Sarah Schliemann. Three years ago, Madeline Mozart fled from Kabul across the Mediterranean to Germany, narrating his father’s worries and experiences. Humiliation, exclusion, but also loving friendships were topics of his story.
Eventually, memorial candles were lit for the victims of terror and violence. The evening sounded peaceful with music by Elam Bechtel. At the beginning of the demo, a dozen counter-demonstrators with NPD posters had formed in the darkness of Sunglasses, far from the actual events. Police officers kept the group at a distance, and she withdrew.