What was the purpose of your visit to Lesbos, Greece?We came to the island to urge the Dutch Government to start relocating refugees. As citizens of the Netherlands we have raised awareness in all kinds of ways, with petitions, demonstrations, diplomacy and more. After the fire in camp Moria our government really hesitated to act. […]
On October 5, 2020, Dutch citizens will send an empty plane to Lesbos airport. On board there’s room for 189 people from the former Moria camp. The goal is to convince the Dutch government to start relocating a decent number of people from the inhumane conditions that European politics has brought them into. Permission to […]
Op 5 oktober 2020 sturen Nederlandse burgers een leeg vliegtuig naar de luchthaven van Lesbos. Aan boord is er plek voor 189 mensen uit het voormalige kamp Moria. Het doel is Nederland op die manier te overtuigen alsnog te beginnen met het reloceren van een fatsoenlijk aantal mensen uit de onmenselijke omstandigheden waarin Europese politiek […]
‘Showing them that another world is possible’ The plane of activist group We Gaan Ze Halen returned to the Netherlands without refugees. Was their action actually effective, or ultimately useless? Author: Bas Roetman, October 7th 2020, Today, they are on Lesbos to talk to refugees and refugee organizations, but tomorrow the activists of the action […]
Retrieving 189 refugees from the Greek island of Lesbos early next week, and bringing them to the Netherlands. That is the goal of the Boeing 737 leaving for Lesbos this Monday morning, reports NGO Stichting We Gaan Ze Halen (Let’s Bring Them Here). Mission impossible, or…? October 2nd, 2020 The plane is set to take […]
Dear Secretary of State, dear Ankie, On behalf of all citizens who made flights ED3040 and ED3041 possible on October 5th and 7th, and those who sympathize with this endeavour, we thank you for your response and the appreciation of our good intentions. You write that our initiative runs counter to the efforts already initiated […]
Geachte staatssecretaris, beste Ankie, Namens alle burgers die de vlucht ED3040 en ED3041 mogelijk hebben gemaakt op 5 oktober en 7 oktober aanstaande, en degenen die hiermee sympathiseren, danken wij u voor uw reactie en de waardering van de goede wil. U schrijft dat ons initiatief de huidige reeds in gang gezette inspanningen van de […]
Why an airlift?Even before the fire, the overcrowded camps on Lesvos and other Greek islands were inhumane places. Now that camp Moria has burned down, Europe must take immediate action and evacuate people. The government has to break open the ‘deal’ of Thursday September 10th to take in 100 people, and take in at least […]
2020-10-02 Dear mr. Voorberg, I received your letter dated October 2nd. I understand from your letter your organization has rented an airplane and is planning on flying it to Lesbos with the intention to transfer back immigrants and refugees from Lesbos to the Netherlands. I understand your desire to help the immigrants and refugees in […]
Concerns: Flight ED3041 Dear Mrs. Broekers-Knol, You are very well aware of the misery that takes place in the European refugee camps in Greece: Camp Moria on Lesbos was recently burned down. It has been replaced by a closed camp, where the situation is even more inhumane – we had not thought that was possible. […]