jef - Join The Free Belarus Action 2010

Join The Free Belarus Action 2010

Join the Free Belarus Action 2010

Active Image For the fifth year running, the Young European Federalists are organising a pan-European street action on the 18^th of March 2010, to protest against and raise awareness about the last remaining dictatorship on the European continent. Lukashenko, undemocratically elected president of Belarus in 2006, has oppressed human freedoms ever since coming to power.

As an organisation that promotes freedom, democracy and federalism, JEF cannot leave the Belarusian citizens behind! JEF is calling for young people, their friends, families and networks throughout Europe and the wider world to act NOW! The street action is very simple: take to the streets on the evening of March 18th or early March 19th, put cloth around the mouths of famous statues to symbolically gag them, take pictures of your action and send them as soon as possible to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it ! By collecting pictures from young people from all over the world, we make an important statement that will be heard loud and clear by the EU Institutions and officials, the dictatorial regime and the population in Belarus. Mark democracy in your agenda for the 18^th of March 2010!

For more information on how to organise your event, more in depth explanations of the action and for a number of useful tools to help you gain support and media attention please download the ‘Free Belarus 2010 Action Pack' here . Don't forget to also register your action before the 14^th of March 2010 by emailing This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it stating your name, country and, organisation (if applicable)!

JEF international seminar in Tarxien, Malta | 17-23 March 2010

“The ultimate solution for a better life: (im)migration?” is an international seminar organised by JEF-Europe and JEF-Malta in Tarxien, a small village in the south east of Malta from 17 until 23 October 2010.

When speaking about immigration it is important to make the distinction between legal and illegal immigrants. Despite the obvious difference in their legal status, immigrants in both categories often feel unwelcome and excluded from their host societies, which is closely linked to xenophobic attitudes widespread across Europe and openly manifested especially in recent years, but also the lack of adequate policies and assistance of governmental institutions in host countries.