Anarchism

Every New Year’s Eve, the Dutch anarchist scene gathers to celebrate the upcoming year at a detention center. Detention Center Schiphol, near Amsterdam Airport, is the place where ‘illegal’ refugees are kept before they are deported back to the country they’ve fled. The people on the other side of t...

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Published inKrisis (Amsterdam, Netherland : 2000) no. 2
Main Author Bergman, Harriet
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Amsterdam Krisis 01.01.2018
Subjects
Anarchism
Borders
Capitalism
Correctional system
Dance
Detention
Engels, Friedrich (1820-1895)
Injustice
Landauer, Gustav
Languages
Music
New year
Police
Refugees
Socialism
Society
Latin America
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Summary:Every New Year’s Eve, the Dutch anarchist scene gathers to celebrate the upcoming year at a detention center. Detention Center Schiphol, near Amsterdam Airport, is the place where ‘illegal’ refugees are kept before they are deported back to the country they’ve fled. The people on the other side of the wall not only hear new year’s wishes in several languages, and music to dance to, but also slogans like “No borders, no nations, stop deportations” and “tout le monde déteste la police.” The anarchists demand the abolition of the prison system and scream at the top of their lungs to communicate their dislike of borders and the nation-state. The new year ritual, however, is more than a symbolic protest, it is an act of solidarity and a way of interacting with, and caring for, each other right now.
ISSN:1875-7103