A-Infos (en) Poland, FA: October 3, Torun - DEMONSTRATION AGAINST XENOPHOBIA - OUR STREETS, YOUR BORDERS (ca, de, it, pt, tr)[machine translation]

Xenophobia is often portrayed as a fringe view, characteristic only of 
extremist circles. In reality, prejudice against migrants is 
increasingly becoming part of the everyday language of public debate, 
politics, and media narratives. Fear of the "outsider"-and 
fear-mongering regarding migration, terrorism, violence, disease, or job 
losses-are used to create divisions and channel public discontent 
against those most easily scapegoated. --- We do not accept a world 
where a person is judged by their place of birth, origin, skin color, 
language, documents, or citizenship status. We do not accept the 
division of people into "us" and "them"-into those entitled to safety, 
dignity, and rights, and those who can be stripped of these things 
simply because they crossed a border.
Our demonstration is part of the "Our Streets, Your Borders" campaign, 
organized jointly by the Anarchist Federation and 161 Crew. The campaign 
focuses on the discrimination faced by migrants and the ways the state 
and its institutions manage migration by employing a discourse of 
antagonism, fear, and ethnic supremacy.
We want to speak not only about isolated incidents of violence or 
discrimination but, above all, about their systemic roots. We want to 
address the regulations, procedures, and institutions that hinder 
people's ability to function, work, organize, and fight for their 
rights-as well as the restrictions that leave migrants particularly 
vulnerable to exploitation, dependency, and violence. Inequality does 
not begin or end with a slur shouted on the street; it is also embedded 
in the law, in migration policy, and in the way our shared life is 
organized.
Stoking fear of "the Other" is nothing new as a means of exercising 
power. Scaremongering about "migrants"-allegedly stealing jobs, driving 
up housing costs, causing a decline in the quality of life, or posing a 
security threat-serves to distract from the real causes of social 
problems. Instead of asking why so many people cannot afford housing, 
why employment is becoming increasingly precarious, why inequality is 
rising, and why access to basic services is becoming harder to secure, 
fingers are pointed at specific groups held responsible for these issues.
We reject this narrative! The problem is not people moving in search of 
a safe and dignified life. The problem is a system that exploits their 
precarious situation to control and exploit them more easily.
We do not want a world built on fear and suspicion.
We want a world where human rights do not depend on the passport one 
holds. A world where no one is treated as less valuable simply because 
they were born on the other side of a border. A world where one's place 
of birth does not determine the right to work legally, to have a home, 
to organize, and to live without the constant fear of deportation.
Our answer to the politics of fear is solidarity. We counter division 
with cooperation. We respond to nationalist slogans with the conviction 
that no border should define a person's worth.
We invite everyone who cares about the nature of our shared life to join 
us. We invite those who oppose racism and xenophobia, human rights 
activists, workers, migrants, socially engaged individuals, and everyone 
who believes that solidarity is stronger than division.
OUR STREETS, YOUR BORDERS.
EQUAL RIGHTS FOR ALL.
FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT.
OCTOBER 3RD

https://federacja-anarchistyczna.pl/2026/09/16/3-pazdziernika-torun-demonstracja-przeciwko-ksenofobii-nasze-ulice-wasze-granice/
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