Worldcongress of the Hedonist International

In this workshop we want to give an overview of the current situation at the European external borders, with a focus on the Turkish-Greek border region. We want to talk about interventions against this violence - by refugees themselves and by activist initiatives, especially the Watch the Med - Alarm Phones and Mare-Liberum.

In this presentation, Saud al-Zaid and Melanie Bonajo approach the so-called refugee and migrant crisis from two radically different scales. From the macro scale —geopolitical, official, and institutional— they will discuss the influence of Frontex and EU policy on the non-European states on the other side of the Mediterranean. And from the micro scale —intimate, emotional, and physical— what happens when humans perceive other bodies as alien, foreign and unwelcome.