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On the 27th of February, European citizens will come together in cities accross the continent to stand up for human rights, for refugees rights.

We are demanding that European authorities and governments take action now to open safe passage routes for all those who seek protection.
- #safepasssage means legal and safe routes: no more deaths at our borders
- #safepasssage means protection for refugees on their travel through Europe
- #safepasssage means adequate standards of reception and asylum in all European countries, no longer diminishing the rights of asylum seekers and refugees, allowing refugees to keep their belongings, allowing them to be reunited with their families and providing stability as far as their right of residence is concerned.

On the 27th of February, thousands of people will raise their voices to demand a viable humanitarian -solution to this situation, as long as a peaceful solution for these wars and conflicts is not in sight. Specifically, the Safe Passage movement demands: the opening of legal and secure routes to safety; diplomatic access to asylum in third countries and humanitarian visas; full compliance with human rights and refugee rights treaties, adequate protection for refugees on their travels throughout Europe, and adequate standards of reception and asylum in all European countries.

MAKE SURE YOUR COUNTRY AND YOUR CITY ARE ON THIS LIST. JOIN US AND DEMAND #SAFEPASSAGE NOW!

For details regarding timing and location, the fastest way to find about details is to contact the country / city coordinators that are listed below directly. We're now over 100 cities in 23 countries and still growing and for that reason, the fastest route is the organizers themselves in each location. Thanks for understanding!! Should your city be named here, but no coordinator is yet mentioned, please be patient: they're preparing and it'll be there soon!

ALBANIA:
Tirana. WILPF Albania and the Youth Group of the Cultural Association "Naum Veqilharxhi" join with the European March for the Refugee Rights - # Safe passage. Tirana, Albania February 27 at 11 PM, Palace of Culture, Tirana. http://wilpf.org/albania/

AUSTRIA:
Vienna. facebook.com/events/1655335544687147/

BELGIUM:
Brussels. facebook.com/events/1544244185887905/permalink/1544339222545...

CANADA:
Vancouver. facebook.com/events/1148767355163946/

CROATIA:
Zagreb. https://www.facebook.com/events/770633313069840/
Pula. https://www.facebook.com/events/820139868112680/
Split. https://www.facebook.com/events/1525165347778393/

CZECH REPUBLIC:
Prague. https://www.facebook.com/events/106389949750686/

DENMARK:
Copenhagen. https://www.facebook.com/events/708873982583248/

FINLAND:
Helsinki https://www.facebook.com/events/236870913317717/

FRANCE:
Paris. https://www.facebook.com/events/1024274870962112/
Strasbourg https://www.facebook.com/events/1695650060712117/

GERMANY:
Frankfurt. https://www.facebook.com/events/1200596709950380/
Dresden: Contact via https://www.facebook.com/DDBalkanKonvoi/
Berlin: https://www.facebook.com/events/969377999778553/
Flensburg: https://www.facebook.com/events/1034728089918510/
Hamburg: https://www.facebook.com/events/1692468714357740/

GREECE:
Idomeni. NB different date due to local permits!! 19-21 FEB, contact via https://www.facebook.com/events/148755278837946/
Molyvos: https://www.facebook.com/events/1714251725455086/
South Lesvos / Mitilini area: https://www.facebook.com/events/1695944424023665/

ICELAND:
Reykjavik https://www.facebook.com/events/567628780058319/

IRELAND:
Dublin. https://www.facebook.com/events/743567179076800/

ISRAEL:
Tel Aviv. https://www.facebook.com/events/1572069293112703/

ITALY:
Florence. https://www.facebook.com/events/1671341123137046/
Lecce. https://www.facebook.com/events/1569044640084781/
Pescara. https://www.facebook.com/events/1720822011470128/
Torino. https://www.facebook.com/events/1524455411188764/

LATVIA:
Riga. https://www.facebook.com/events/1751298638433220/

NETHERLANDS:
Amsterdam: https://www.facebook.com/events/1686358328310116/.
Groningen: https://www.facebook.com/events/1032456673459693/
Utrecht area: postcard delivery event from https://www.facebook.com/Postcards-For-Action-106679809668…/

NORTHERN IRELAND:
Derry https://www.facebook.com/events/486434384876765/

NORWAY:
Bergen: https://www.facebook.com/events/1562729064054322/
Fredrikstad https://www.facebook.com/events/1691552717752622/
Oslo https://www.facebook.com/events/926582054129289/
Trondheim: https://www.facebook.com/events/840715749408430/

PORTUGAL:
Braga: https://www.facebook.com/events/1707666429474240/
Coimbra: https://www.facebook.com/events/967104453383543/
Funchal: https://www.facebook.com/events/1551223361871439/
Lagos: https://www.facebook.com/events/1291594674244844/
Lisboa: https://www.facebook.com/events/1682522578672591/
Ponte Delgada: https://www.facebook.com/events/1726977714188326/
Porto: https://www.facebook.com/events/560819120751785/.
Viana do Castelo: https://www.facebook.com/events/1702335093323137

ROMANIA:
Brasov: https://www.facebook.com/events/930229637073788/

SERBIA:
Belgrade https://www.facebook.com/events/508167372641873/

SPAIN:
More than 40 participating cities!! Gotto love the Spaniards! For all activities in Spain seehttps://www.facebook.com/events/450992615105731/permalink/451168115088181/

SWEDEN:
Gotenborg. https://www.facebook.com/events/1015522565189280/
Stockholm: https://www.facebook.com/events/949229768448127/
Malmo: https://www.facebook.com/events/1672791159660184/

SWITZERLAND:
For all of Suisse: https://www.facebook.com/safepassagenow.swiss/
Bern: https://www.facebook.com/events/893843710714873/
Biel/ Bienne https://www.facebook.com/events/1549248348735230/
Lausanne https://www.facebook.com/events/1775520079337690/
Zurich https://www.facebook.com/events/1170051346351996
Aarau https://www.facebook.com/events/136645026719017/

TURKEY:
Ankara: https://www.facebook.com/events/895649940533591/
Bodrum. https://www.facebook.com/events/823704607756762/
Izmir. https://www.facebook.com/events/1561822090801965/

UNITED KINGDOM:
Brighton: https://www.facebook.com/events/925686924194169/
Bristol: https://www.facebook.com/groups/856973861038769/
Llandudno, N.Wales. https://www.facebook.com/events/1677340962540321/
London. https://www.facebook.com/events/852903024873960/
Newcastle: https://www.facebook.com/events/967021976686354/
Oxford: https://www.facebook.com/events/1515950122041402/
Edinburgh, Scotland https://www.facebook.com/events/1776461445909336/
Glasgow, Scotland https://www.facebook.com/events/1671585056392449/

UNITED STATES:
New York. Contact via http://lalegeorgia.net/orangevest/

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***YOUR CITY NOT ON THIS LIST? RE: GETTING STARTED***
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Is your country or city not yet on the list? Then it means that there's still room for someone to take up the task to organize it
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How do you get started? Here are a few things you can do.

1. If you are part of an organization or volunteer group or movement, then just say "YES" and let us know that you'll be coordinating it & we'll put you on the list! Create a national event page & start spreading the word!

2. If you're not part of a group, try and find one. In each country and in many, many cities there are volunteer groups and citizen movements fighting for this cause. For certain, one of them will be happy to serve as an umbrella for this event! Once you find one, let us know & we'll put you on the list! Create a national event page & start spreading the word!

3. If in your country nothing is happening yet and you can't find a local or national group just yet, then you yourself can already create a national event page and start sharing it in as many places as possible. Before you know it, people will start showing up willing to organize events in different places!

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***BASICS TO ORGANIZE AN EVENT***
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The following steps are to cover the very basics, they're numbered but apart from the first two steps, you can do them in any order.

1. Find a place & time (the date’s already set: 27th of February for all of Europe)

2. If needed, get the right permissions at local authorities, check your national/local legislation for this.

3. Find other local action groups or supportive collectives of people, NGO's, etc. to work together with you on this. They can help limit the time investment for organization and bring their supporters. Please make sure that the organization of the event remains a citizen initiative and that the organizers have no link to political parties. We'd like this to really be a citizen driven event, not a show to gain voters.

4. Create a "program" for the event (e.g.: include walking a march, reading of a Manifesto, a noise demo moment with whistles to make noise for refugees and human rights, create a scene/play with life jackets, show an impactful video (with good sound/visibility), etc.). Many ideas can be found here:https://www.facebook.com/events/586531178166656/permalink/593136244172816/

5. Make promo material (at the very least a good, clear digital poster to spread through social media) and printed posters / banners to announce the event and of course to use during the event. Make use of the ‪#‎SafePassage‬ hashtag! We have banners ready made in 5 languages, drop us a note!

6. Make sure press is present, whether national or local, TV or written or radio, all is relevant! Invite them personally if you can. They can help you get the word out! You and your group may want to appoint a spokesperson for this.

7. Make sure a lot of people come by spreading the news well in advance!

8. Make use of the #SafePassage photo initiative - invite people to have their picture taken with a #SafePassage sign (do ask them for permission to upload it to social networks!). This is a powerful visual tool to draw attention & show support!

9. In some countries/places: be conscious of the possibility of counter-demo's by people not too fond of the refugee plight. Think in advance about how to deal with this should this occur.

DO WRITE US A MESSAGE SO WE CAN SHARE MANY MORE IDEAS WITH YOU!

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