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On Saturday a demonstration took place in Vienna.
© APA / GEORG HOCHMUTH (Subject)
On Saturday a demonstration was held in Vienna with the slogan “We have space”. It was about taking in refugees from Moria.
Several hundred participants showed up on Saturday afternoon to start a demonstration under the slogan “We have space” at Karlsplatz in Vienna. Volkshilfe Österreich and the Platform for a Human Asylum Policy called for this to show that civil society in Austria is still ready to help people in need and host refugees, for example from the burning Camp Moria on Lesbos.
Protesters in Vienna on the move
The protesters present carried signs such as “Kurz, Nehammer and the FPÖ are the arsonists. Down the borders, we have space”, “EU policy kills” and “No deportations to Afghanistan”. They chanted “There is no justice, there is no peace” and “No one is illegal. Right to stay everywhere.” The “grandmothers against the right” and members of the small parties “Left” and “Volt” mingled with the protesters.
Christoph Riedl from Diakonie Österreich denounced conditions in refugee camps on the Greek islands. “The refugees are hostages of the Greek government. Their misery should scare others,” Riedl said. It is our human duty to help them because we have the means and we can. “Not helping you is heartless and stupid. Let’s take matters into our own hands,” Riedl demanded.
Corona’s safety rules were observed almost without exception.
In view of the corona pandemic, the organizers established safety rules. Participants must keep a sufficient distance from each other and wear protection for their mouth and nose. Several dozen commissars checked for compliance and carried signs that read “Please Wear Mouth and Nose Weather Protection.” Protection of the mouth and nose was observed almost without exception. There was also little to complain about when it came to the distance.
At 2.30 pm the demonstration march began. First you visit the Greek embassy. The route then passes the Croatian and Afghan embassies before ending at Heldenplatz in Vienna. There will be a rally and a movie screening starting at 5:00 pm The best moments of the solidarity concert “Voices for Refugees”, which took place exactly five years ago, will be shown. At that time, bands like “Die Toten Hosen”, “Bilderbuch” or “Zucchero” were playing in front of more than 100,000 people.
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