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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=NL link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Hoi,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Mijn gezondheid belette mijn deelname aan de vergadering van gisteren.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Bij wijze van update van de situatie van Vluchtelingen op straat hierbij twee links.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Goed overzicht van Bregje Keulen in de Groene.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://www.groene.nl/artikel/wij-zijn-allemaal-moe">https://www.groene.nl/artikel/wij-zijn-allemaal-moe</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Er zit dus weinig beweging in de zaak, zeker politiek eerder achteruitgang.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Jurist Pim Fischer vestigt hoop op juridisch proces (zie slot van het artikel).<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Op dit moment zit Wij Zijn Hier redelijk stabiel in 2 panden: het vrouwenpand aan de Burg. Roellstraat en de Vluchtmaat aan de Joan Muyskensweg.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Het pand aan het Zeeburgerpad had gisteren een rechtzaak ter ontruiming, en aan het Osdorpplein is 10 dagen geleden een kraak gezet.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Het ziet ernaar uit dat met de Kerst weer een lege stal moet worden gezocht.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Een serieuze politieke aanpak op lokaal niveau om een eind te maken aan de onmenselijke behandeling van ongedocumenteerden kan een voorbeeld nemen aan Barcelona:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><i><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Raleway","serif";color:#3F3F3F'>The city of Barcelona has created a local resident status to provide rights and reduce the risk of detention for undocumented migrants.</span></i></b><span lang=EN-US> </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0cm;background:white'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Raleway","serif"'>By Anna Sklovsky </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0cm;background:white'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Raleway","serif"'>While the city of Barcelona faces independence protests, an innovative model has developed to protect vulnerable undocumented migrants at risk of detention and destitution.</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0cm;background:white'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Raleway","serif"'>Calling itself the ‘<a href="http://ajuntament.barcelona.cat/dretsidiversitat/en/barcelona-city-rights"><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman , serif ;","serif"'>City of Rights’</span></a>, the local municipal government under the leadership of Deputy Mayor Gerardo Pisarello has undertaken strategic litigation against the federal government’s use of immigration detention in the city on the basis that there was no permit for it to operate.</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0cm;background:white'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Raleway","serif"'>With more than 50% of all migrants in Spain at some point being in an irregular status, undocumented migrants are at particular risk of detention under federal law, including in the federal immigration detention facility in Barcelona</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0cm;background:white'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Raleway","serif"'>In response, the municipality responsible for migrants , <a href="https://w30.bcn.cat/APPS/portaltramits/portal/channel/default.html?&stpid=20100001515&style=ciudadano&language=ca"><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman , serif ;","serif"'>Migrant Care and Hosting Department for the City of Barcelona, ‘Ajuntament de Barcelona’ – Acolida a immigrants’</span></a> has also developed a unique and integrated alternatives to detention model for undocumented migrants.</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0cm;background:white'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Raleway","serif"'>The model includes:</span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><ol start=1 type=1><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Raleway","serif"'>Active local registration (padrón) – </span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Raleway","serif"'>Registering undocumented migrants in the city- which automatically allows them access to mainstream services and triggers the period from which they can seek regularisation.</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Raleway","serif"'>Providing a status to reside in the city- </span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Raleway","serif"'>Developing a unique document ‘<i>Document de banaca’-neighbourhood document</i>– to give local level status for undocumented migrants. It is now also being regionally acknowledged by the Catalan state authorities, who issues health care card for residents.</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Raleway","serif"'>Access to essential services</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Raleway","serif"'>, including education, health, housing support and welfare for at risk cases</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Raleway","serif"'>Encouraging regularisation- </span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Raleway","serif"'>14,000 undocumented migrants have been assisted from the legal advice provided by more than 60 lawyers. The municipality has funded EU200,000 towards this work.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Raleway","serif"'>Promoting amendments to legislation to ensure more inclusive policies</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Raleway","serif"'> and reducing the use of detention and allowing greater regularisation of undocumented migrants. This work has included advocacy work at the EU level with <a href="http://picum.org/">PICUM</a>. </span><span lang=EN-US><br><br></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Raleway","serif"'>Ramon Sanahuja Velez, the program director, argues that this program provides a range of benefits to the city and the migrants. This includes practically ensuring a vulnerable hidden population at risk are included in society, benefiting the economy and enhancing human rights.</span><span lang=EN-US><br><br></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Raleway","serif"'>- - - </span><o:p></o:p></li></ol><h2 style='mso-margin-top-alt:10.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white'><strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>Plans for alternatives to detention in Madrid</span></strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></h2><p style='background:white'><strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Raleway","serif"'> </span></strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Raleway","serif"'>Meanwhile, the City Council of Madrid is <a href="https://www.liberties.eu/en/news/madrid-city-council-alternatives-detention-migrants/12522">also planning</a> to offer alternative to the deprivation of liberty and safeguards the human rights of migrants in detention. The local government aims to provide placement options for those in need as an alternative to detention and to hire social workers who could provide support for and monitor the situation of the detainees in the city’s detention centre.</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>Jo M2M<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Tel. 0686263381<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Van Ostadestraat 49c<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>1072SN Amsterdam NL<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>http://schipholbrand.net/m2m<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Bank: NL53TRIO0338573607 tnv Stichting Migrant to Migrant<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>