{"id":128,"date":"2013-01-20T22:38:32","date_gmt":"2013-01-20T22:38:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/refugeeresearch.net\/ms\/km\/?p=128"},"modified":"2013-01-24T18:07:29","modified_gmt":"2013-01-24T18:07:29","slug":"the-migrant-manifesto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/refugeeresearch.net\/ms\/km\/2013\/01\/20\/the-migrant-manifesto\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;The Migrant Manifesto&#8221; by Musa Okwonga"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?feature=player_detailpage&amp;v=y19CbyE41vo#t=0s\">\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Migrant Manifesto by Musa Okwonga\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/y19CbyE41vo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">We have been called many names. Illegals. Aliens. Guest Workers. Border crossers. Undesirables.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Exiles. Criminals. Non-citizens. Terrorists. Thieves. Foreigners. Invaders. Undocumented.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Our voices converge on these principles:<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>1.<\/strong> We know that international connectivity is the reality that migrants have helped create, it is the\u00a0place where we all reside. We understand that the quality of life of a person in a country is contingent\u00a0on migrants\u2019 work. We identify as part of the engine of change.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2.<\/strong> We are all tied to more than one country. The multilaterally shaped phenomenon of migration\u00a0cannot be solved unilaterally, or else it generates a vulnerable reality for migrants. Implementing\u00a0universal rights is essential. The right to be included belongs to everyone.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3.<\/strong> We have the right to move and the right to not be forced to move. We demand the same privileges\u00a0as corporations and the international elite, as they have the freedom to travel and to establish\u00a0themselves wherever they choose. We are all worthy of opportunity and the chance to progress. We<br \/>\nall have the right to a better life.<\/p>\n<p><strong>4.<\/strong> We believe that the only law deserving of our respect is an unprejudiced law, one that protects\u00a0everyone, everywhere. No exclusions. No exceptions. We condemn the criminalization of migrant\u00a0lives.<\/p>\n<p><strong>5.<\/strong> We affirm that being a migrant does not mean belonging to a specific social class nor carrying a\u00a0particular legal status. To be a migrant means to be an explorer; it means movement, this is our\u00a0shared condition. Solidarity is our wealth.<\/p>\n<p><strong>6.<\/strong> We acknowledge that individual people with inalienable rights are the true barometer of civilization.\u00a0We identify with the victories of the abolition of slavery, the civil rights movement, the advancement of\u00a0women\u2019s rights, and the rising achievements of the LGBTQ community. It is our urgent responsibility\u00a0and our historical duty to make the rights of migrants the next triumph in the quest for human dignity.\u00a0It is inevitable that the poor treatment of migrants today will be our dishonor tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p><strong>7.<\/strong> We assert the value of the human experience and the intellectual capacity that migrants bring with\u00a0them as greatly as any labor they provide. We call for the respect of the cultural, social, technical,\u00a0and political knowledge that migrants command.<\/p>\n<p><strong>8.<\/strong> We are convinced that the functionality of international borders should be re-imagined in the\u00a0service of humanity.<\/p>\n<p><strong>9.<\/strong> We understand the need to revive the concept of the commons, of the earth as a space that\u00a0everyone has the right to access and enjoy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>10.<\/strong> We witness how fear creates boundaries, how boundaries create hate and how hate only serves\u00a0the oppressors. We understand that migrants and non-migrants are interconnected. When the rights\u00a0of migrants are denied the rights of citizens are at risk.<\/p>\n<p>Dignity has no nationality.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/immigrant-movement.us\/wordpress\/migrant-manifesto\/\">Immigrant Movement International<\/a><\/p>\n<p>November 2011<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 &nbsp; We have been called many names. 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