[g8-sheffield] Re: [g8refugee-action] Call out: Magical Mystery Tour in Sheffield 1st October

[Steve Cohen]

Is the Manchester tour going ahead - or are people coming straight to Bolton 
for the demonstration there? I guess the organisors of the Bolton demo would 
like musicians, performers etc there as well
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Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2005 5:35 PM
Subject: [g8refugee-action] Call out: Magical Mystery Tour in Sheffield 1st 
October


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> Magical Mystery Tour in Sheffield - C A L L - O U T
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> Sheffield No-Borders collective will participate in the UK-wide day of
> action for the freedom of movement and the right to stay on 1. October
> 2005 with a magical mystery tour in Sheffield.
> The magical mystery tour took place for the first time in
> Glasgow during G8 mobilisations
> (have a look at http://www.makebordershistory.org )
> and works basically like a tourist style walking tour through the city
> centre, hitting various places and buildings where racist policies are
> implemented through state agents or private cooperations (making
> profits off it). Participating "tourists" are introduced to background
> information about the visited sites.
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> Mapping the invisible borders
> Sheffield No Borders collective will produce a map of the city centre that
> highlightens these sites of exclusion and internal borders which are
> usually kept invisible.
> We hope to create awareness among participants and media about the
> "magical mystery tours" of racist institutions that asylum seekers,
> migrants and other foreigners are forced to go through when they do what
> is most natural and easy for people with "good" passports,
> tourists, managers, the global upper class:  crossing state borders....
> the tour is promoting the political demand of the abolishment
> of all national borders and immigration controls...e.g. the freedom of
> movement and the right to stay as basic human rights.
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> We are calling for activists, performers, journalists, designers and
> artists in and around Sheffield to join our efforts and help in the
> production of the tour and the map.
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> Contact Sheffield No Borders group via email
> sheffield-noborders at lists.aktivix.org
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> or contribute to the wiki
> http://wiki.sheffieldsocialforum.org.uk/No_Borders
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> or come along
> Sheffield No Borders Next Meeting
> Wednesday 24th August, 7pm at Matilda Social Centre, 111 Matilda st.,
> Sheffield
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