Reposting: Jodi on Twitter

β€œPia Klemp, the German ship captain who rescued migrants in the Mediterranean, as she refuses a medal from the mayor of Paris.”

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“I’m not a humanitarian. I am not there to ‘aid’. I stand in solidarity. We do not need medals. We do not need authorities deciding who is a ‘hero’ and who is ‘illegal’. In fact they are in no position to make this call, because we are all equal.

“What we need are freedom and rights. It is time we call out hypocrite honouring and fill the void with social justice. It is time we cast all medals into spearheads of revolution!

“Documents and housing for all!

“Freedom of movement and residence!”

Pia Klemp, August 2019