No One Is Illegal
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Nowhere Is Safe
A brief, though rich, glance into a Yezidi refugee camp near Diyarbakir in early 2016. Continue reading
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Any Place For Me
“We thought there was much more respect for human rights in Europe, before leaving home. But considering what happened to us on the way, we are very, very disappointed.” Continue reading
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“The Idea of a Nobel Prize is Disgusting.”
We see heroism constantly. We witness amazing solidarities, full of compassion and care and love. And it is most evident among the refugees. It is their qualities which enable so many to survive and overcome. Our contribution is nothing compared to this. Continue reading
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Geneva Or Bust
Everyone in the jungle was waiting for great news from Sarhang and Besh’s trip to the UN. Unfortunately they didn’t have anything to say. Continue reading
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Oh Balkan-Pioniere: Die Anatomie einer Fluchtroute
Freiwilligenarbeit entlang der Balkanroute wird immer aussichtslos bleiben, so lange die Nationalstaaten sich wie Nationalstaaten verhalten. Dazu ergibt es auch keinen Sinn, die Balkanroute als einen flachen Pfad mit einem Anfang und einem Ende zu sehen. Continue reading
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O Balkan Pioneers: Anatomy of an Escape Route
The Balkanroute is not a route, it is an ecosystem. It is an organism. It is a “constellation of vital phenomena.” Continue reading
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You Can’t Have One Without the Other
In every helping hand there is a middle finger. Continue reading
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Politics and Praxis on the Balkanroute
“It’s really clear that the states and the big NGOs are failing, so there have been lots of people who have decided to do something–and often very strong, direct actions.” Continue reading
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Voices from the ‘Jungle’
We come a long way to have human rights, But now I don’t know what is human rights ; We want animal rights, give us animal rights ! Continue reading
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The Balkan Route: Winter Is Upon Us
Self-organized solidarity and mutual aid initiatives have for months been the only thing preventing complete breakdown and disaster along refugee routes through the Balkans. Now with winter coming, officials in many countries are making it harder for refugees to find relief, or it to find them. Continue reading
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Ferien in Rigonce!
Da war ein Spinnennetz auf einem Panzer. Da war ein Panzer. Ein Panzer. Kinder gehen in die Ferien, sagen die Eltern. Continue reading
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Seid Mutig!
Oft haben Menschen Angst vor Macht, vor der Regierung, vor herrschenden Meinungen. Aber wenn sie nie jemanden sehen, der keine Angst hat, werden sie Mut nicht lernen und ihre Meinung nicht wirklich ändern. Deshalb muss Mut sichtbar sein. Continue reading
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Vacation in Rigonce
I look at her. I don’t have any more blankets. I cannot stop the toxic smoke. I cannot make her warm. We all look around ourselves. The kids are crying, some are sleeping, some people are standing at the fence and looking at the other side. I am so sorry, I say. Continue reading
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“No Different Than Slavery”
“My message to those who think the situation in Eritrea “has improved” is that right now, at this very moment, thousands of innocent Eritreans are suffering silently in jails and prisons, while their best years slip away.” Continue reading
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On the Syrian Tourism Boom in Lebanon
Much needed, myth-exploding context from the region, essential to understanding the Syrian refugee crisis Continue reading
MANIFESTO
The Antidote Writers Collective seeks to resist and counteract the poisons that course through the veins of our politics, our cultures, our movements, our relationships, ourselves.
We believe that a strong collective immune system is built through knowledge and understanding and that the struggle against division and repression requires building a new culture of discussion that goes beyond flat definitions, brittle ideologies, stubborn dogmas, idle preconceptions, and petty rivalries.
We will share knowledge with each other, aiming to build empathy, and in turn enable the emergence of genuine solidarity—one which does not demand uniformity across contexts, one which does not “include” you, but in which you include yourself.
In this spirit, we will provide a platform for a diverse set of voices, especially for those otherwise silenced or ignored in “mainstream” discussions. We want to hear from people engaged in radical struggles all over the world. We seek neither agreement nor conflict, but rather to identify issues at their roots, and to consider different radical approaches to their resolution. And though we at the Antidote Writers Collective have voices—and we will use them—we will not presume to speak for anybody.
On the contrary, we invite you to offer us new ways of thinking, new ways of seeing. It’s not about establishing a space for comfy ideological self-indulgence, but for questions, for a true diversity of voices and viewpoints, and for turning all of this into action.
One World. One Struggle.
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ARCHIVES
“… in the midst of putative peace, you could, like me, be unfortunate enough to stumble on a silent war. The trouble is that once you see it, you can’t unsee it. And once you’ve seen it, keeping quiet, saying nothing, becomes as political an act as speaking out. There’s no innocence. Either way, you’re accountable.” – Arundhati Roy
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