We Are Here

Algemene informatie

You are always very welcome to visit us in our locations or on any of our events or actions (announced on facebook).

Important: The group has to move regularly. Please check the website for the always up to date contact info and to see where to find us: http://wijzijnhier.org/contact-us/

DONATIONS:

Stichting XminY
NL39 INGB 0000 6090 60
ovv WeAreHere voor VLUCHTGEBOUW / SMARAGDGROEP

Vrouwen Tegen Uitzetting
NL57 INGB 0006 4956 66
ovv WeAreHere voor VLUCHTTOREN

Thank you very much for any support!

BACKGROUND

We Are Here, for our Right to Exist

Refused refugees living on the streets of the Netherlands struggle for life. Since 2007 the asylum policy in the Netherlands started to change. Refugees who have been rejected are no longer entitled to basic rights such as shelter and food. Even when it is impossible to return to their countries of origin, the Dutch government argues that they can leave voluntarily. Denying them access to reception centers, putting them in prison and forcing them to survive in parks, railway stations and insecure hiding places, that is the way to convince them to leave this country. On European level the asylum policy also forms a problem for refugees. Most people of We Are Here are not allowed to stay in The Netherlands, cannot go back to their own country, but can also not move to another European country, due to the Dublin II agreement.

This self-organized action by the refugees has highlighted a humanitarian problem that has been growing for years and was hidden from the public eye. Now these people have made themselves visible and seek solutions by entering in dialogue with civil society and democratic representatives. To realize their aims they need to be together, safe and visible. In the mean time they inform the Dutch citizens about their situation, do political lobby and demonstrate for their rights.

HISTORY OF WE ARE HERE

The history became too long for this field and has been moved to the website, including a colourful visual memory of We Are Here since 2012. See: http://wijzijnhier.org/tijdslijn/geschiedenis-van-wij-zijn-hier/