videodoc:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMKq5GctsnM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMKq5GctsnM
Since eight
years the caravan group Hamburg is using this event to gather
some money for
the political work. But it is also an experience of working
together and
connecting communities.
The project
started on initiative of the Nigerian/German community activist
Kayo from St.
Pauli. The police murder of Oury Jalloh and our participation in
the public
campaign for truth about his murder brought us together. While
organizing his
sound system „Shango Sound Intl.“ on the yearly port festival,
he invited us to
join by selling drinks and food. Unfortunately, Kayo died in
January 2008
unexpectedly to us – the stubBorn brotha - rest in peace.
The Hamburg
harbour festival is a yearly three days lasting big commercial
party along the
riverside and a demonstration of the sick wealth accumulated in
the town since
the colonial enterprises. The money was made with and by all
means - highest
profit rates in trading human beings from Africa, weapons and
alcohol. Today
Hamburg is one of the most rich cities in Europe and the
business of war and
hegemonial power policies is still the engine creating this
wealth. So
presenting navy and airforce is an increasing part of the
festival program.
Beside the
official party, there is an alternativ part around the former
squatted houses
of the Hafenstrasse were we set up our tent.
One of the
official slogans of the city „Hamburg – gate to the world“
should express
openness. But in reality this openness refers to goods and raw
materials but
not to people. An excellent example for the mendaciousness and
hypocrisy is the
maltreatment of the Libyan war refugees „Lampedusa in Hamburg“.
This year
in close connection with the struggle of the group „Lampedusa in
Hamburg“ there
was a joint venture with some of the activists of the group and
the KARAWANE to
work and stay the whole three days together.
