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Melissa
Statefree Team
MelissaStatefree Team
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The first day of the exhibition

Last week we celebrated the opening of the open-air exhibition Imagine by Florian Schwarz and Statefree - a photo project illuminating Statelessness. You can read more about it here.Before it started we met with some of the people portrayed by Florian Schwarz in a nearby cafe. It was a special moment for many of them as it was the first time they had been in a room where the majority of those present were stateless. For me as a volunteer at Statefree, it was amazing to be able to witness this sense of community and a beautiful affirmation of the work of our association.  Before the exhibition was officially declared open, photographer Florian Schwarz, curator Helena Vayhinger and Statefree founder Christiana Bukalo told us how the project started. They also explained why this exact location was chosen for the exhibition. The place is located directly on the border between Constance and Kreuzlingen, i.e. between Germany and Switzerland and thus on an external EU border. A place that man

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Lynn
7 days ago
Alex S
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NON-NATION, virtual world website

Visit the virtual cyber-nation and let us know what you think! :)Currently we are also collecting ideas for flag designs. Get creative✨ https://nonnation.cargo.site  

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Charlotte
Statefree Team
14 days ago
Christiana
Statefree Team
ChristianaStatefree Team
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Funding opportunities - Time to share our visions and ideas 🙌🏾 !Opportunities

 What this post is about: A call to action, a list of current funding opportunities & an opportunity to talk to me about our current fundraising approach - if you’re interested :) This is the sign you’ve been waiting for. There is a German saying which goes “Wer nicht wagt, der nicht gewinnt”. A quick google research says that it translates to “Nothing ventured, nothing gained” - aka if you don’t try, you won’t succeed. It might sound cliche but it is true. Fundraising is challenging and it can be exhausting but it is definitely worth it. As Statefree has been fortunate enough to be funded by some great organisations in the last few months, we have decided to start sharing opportunities we come across in this community to hopefully see more and more stateless creators and change makers develop their own visions and ideas. We believe that it is time for all of us to enter into different spheres and make people aware of our work in the statelessness sector.You are interested in apply

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Christiana
Statefree Team
28 days ago
Alex S
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NON-NATION, join the first meeting in our virtual world

Hello everyone!I am really excited to announce that my first draft of my graduation project, NON-NATION, a virtual world dedicated to stateless people and people who support stateless rights is ready to debut. I would love to invite everyone for a very casual presentation (45 min) of the virtual space, its possibilities and how it might grow.Together we will add a 3D object as an example of how the space can be customised. I will guide you through how to do this. You can also think about what you might want in a place dedicated to supporting stateless rights. It can be very simple or more complex (a photo of someone who inspires you or a place where lawyers can volunteer legal advice for example).Please let me know if you would be interested in joining and your availability for the next 2 weeks, so I can find the most suitable date.I would really value your input. Looking forward to your reply! :)Alex If you prefer to contact me via email here it is: nonnation.creation@gmail.com

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Alex S
1 month ago
Pali Omar
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A stateless man and a German soldier

Dear brother, dear sister,let me share with you my long and tiring experience, forgive me if I write with simple words put down in naked frustration. Let me share part of my story, so you know what kinds of life are possible for men to live. So you know of men who belong to no country, who have less rights than a dog in Europe, who haven't, since before 2014, known a peaceful night of sleep not invaded by the fiery missiles launched at our parent's home from a roaring F-16 fighter aircraft, chasing us through the cracked grey streets of our childhood memories.I was one of the stateless in Belgium. A man, they told me, who belonged to no nation. Only GOD recognized me now.On my long walk from Stoney Greece to Belgium, I was captured near München, Germany. The Army there seemed to be waiting for me and would not let me walk further, and although my feet ached and were swollen, my stomach was empty, my brain was hot and dizzy, although I was sore from my knees up to my shoulders, I wanted

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pdiffenderfer
1 month ago
Alex S
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A Quick Survey

Hello everyone! I am design student in the Netherlands working on a project about statelessness. Currently, I am building a team that will create a virtual world dedicated to stateless people and people who support stateless rights. This is an ongoing process, but we will host a first event to present our work end of May/start of June. Everyone is welcome and I will keep you updated!For this to happen I need your input. Can you spare a few minutes of your time to complete this anonymous survey? You would be helping my team put together our first design proposal by letting us know your interests.https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfFHGVRe1sYMBkw03WYEi3YLzrsyv3L0KgiCkFngw-gQVqOyQ/viewform?usp=sf_linkPlease share the survey with your friends and help us create a virtual world for stateless rights!If you have any questions or would like to know more (maybe you even want to join the team?) please let me know! Or email nonnation.creation@gmail.comThank you!Alex  

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Alex S
2 months ago
Melissa
Statefree Team
MelissaStatefree Team
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Open call for contributions from stateless people

For those who haven't seen it yet:The Errant Journal is asking for contributions – particularly from people who are experiencing or have experienced statelessness – that provide alternatives of community and belonging. All forms are welcome: academic writing, fiction, poetry, images and "experimental forms we haven’t thought of".Find more info here & good luck with your application🍀!  Compensation per contribution: €750,- incl. VAT, Deadline April 18

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Melissa
Statefree Team
2 months ago
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Looking forward to all sectors of society to assist stateless persons to form a constitutionalism monitoring state

Looking forward to all sectors of society to assist stateless persons to form a constitutionalism monitoring state，form a new state on Bir Tawil, an unclaimed land, accept and welcome war refugees、stateless people、 Nepalese、white hat hackers、 special talents in various industries, and citizens of various countries with immigration needs are welcome to apply for the citizenship of the constitutionalism supervision country。FB page: @CSSIDA    Recruit 30,000 national defense police，Request and submit application forms，Only reply to candidates on WhatsApp/Telegram:+85561830449。     Article 68 of the Administrative Jurisdiction Act: Public officials and people living in the constitutionalism supervision country, regardless of nationality, who did not commit crimes and did not violate the activated carbon provisions during their lifetimes, 10 generations of descendants are exempted from tax for life, and there are descendants who violated activated carbon provisions and crimes。cancel the tax

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Statefree
Statefree Team
3 months ago
Statefree
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Fleeing from Ukraine as a stateless person

Important things to consider:  Take any (!) documents with you that prove  your identity & residency in Ukraine: Proof of registration, Drivers licence, residence permit, enrolment certificate and certificate of employment You have the right to seek protection in EU countries: The borders of neighbouring countries are open to all people fleeing from Ukraine.  Get familiar with the term „statelessness“ in other languages so that you can explain if needed. See translations here  Go to a reception centre and reach out to local NGOs who support stateless people. See a list of organisations here We imagine that a number of people in the Community might have had similar experiences in the past and maybe have insights on what to do and what to avoid when fleeing a country as a stateless person. If there is something that you think stateless people from Ukraine should be aware of please share in the comments.  🇺🇦Біженци без громадяньство з УкраïниОбязательно запомнить: Возьмите с

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Christiana
Statefree Team
4 months ago
Statefree
Statefree Team
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Supporting Stateless people from Ukraine - NGOs in the EU

Are you a stateless person fleeing from Ukraine? Reach out to the following organisations if you need support in one of the EU countries.Are you an organisation that can offer support? Please share your details in the comments section. 🇵🇱 In PolandThe Halina Nieć Legal Aid Center: Free legal advice for asylum-seekers, refugees, and stateless persons📞 +48 693 390 502; +48 126 337 223  : biuro@pomocprawna.org; porady@pomocprawna.orgWebsite: https://www.pomocprawna.org/wazna-informacja-dla-obywateli-ukrainy%21 Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights: Free legal assistance. 📞 +48 603 175 232  : refugees@hfhr.pl.Website: hfhr.pl You can also contact UNHCR directly for any questions at: 📞 +48 22 628 6930  : polwa@unhcr.org Website: https://www.gov.pl/web/udsc/ukraina-en📞 +48 47 721 75 75,  : ukraina@udsc.gov.pl  🇩🇪  In Germany General and legal support - Online Statefree Post your issues & questions in this Community. We will try to find the right persons & organisation to help

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Christiana
Statefree Team
4 months ago
Statefree
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Explaining your statelessness in different languages 🇺🇦 🇷🇺 🇵🇱 

Explaining why you don’t have a nationality can be extremely hard when two people don’t share the same language. Thinking of stateless people from Ukraine who might be on their way to seek protection in EU countries, we started a list that translates the term into different languages. Please add other languages in the comments or correct wrong translations 🙏 Пояснити, чому у вас немає громадянства, може бути дуже складно, коли дві людини не говорять на одній мові. Оскільки ми думаємо про людей без громадянства з України, які можуть шукати притулок в країнах ЄС, ми склали список, в якому переклали цей слова на різні мови. Будь ласка, додайте інші мови в коментарях або виправіть помилки.🙏  (1) I am stateless  (2) I am without nationality 🇺🇦  - Ukrainian (1) Я не маю громадянства - (2) У мене немає національності🇷🇺 - Russian (1) Я не имею гражданства - (2) У меня нет национальности 🇵🇱  - Polish - (1) Jestem bezpaństwowcem - (2) nie mam obywatelstwa // translated via Deepl🇩🇪 🇦🇹

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Statefree
Statefree Team
4 months ago
ISI
ISIOrganisation
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Internship opportunity with ISI!

APPLICATIONS ARE NOW OPEN FOR THE JUNE - SEPTEMBER 2022 ISI INTERNSHIP INTAKE! ISI recruits interns to assist with research and advocacy on statelessness and human rights within various ISI programmes. Our interns are responsible for tasks including desk research on topics in the field of statelessness and human rights; compiling and analysing human rights documents such as those issued by UN treaty bodies or under the Universal Periodic Review mechanism; undertaking comparative analysis of law, policy or jurisprudence from different national legal systems; and more.Application Deadline March 1st 2022, 5pm UK For more information about the internship and how to apply, please click HERE

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ISI
4 months ago
Christiana
Statefree Team
ChristianaStatefree Team
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Sharing some hope

Education shouldn’t have anything to do with how worthy we view ourselves to be and not every person needs to have an academic degree. But Nowras’ story shows the importance of finding one thing that gives us joy, passion and a sense of self - especially as stateless person.In Nowras case, his passion is science - what’s yours?Enjoy the video, we hope it gives you a sense of hope :)  Video Credit: UNRWA

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Christiana
Statefree Team
4 months ago
Christiana
Statefree Team
ChristianaStatefree Team
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Nationality as the glass ceiling of societyNews

This interview was recently published in the Austrian Südwind Magazin (Original Article)We’re happy to share the English translation with you (translated via Deepl.com). Enjoy the read! _________________________________________________________________________________________________ Christiana Bukalo is fighting for rights  Everyone has the right to nationality - that's what the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 15, says. Christiana Bukalo, however, does not have one and is fighting to ensure that stateless people like her are given the same good life as other people. In an interview you once said that statelessness is a reflection of the world. In what way?Statelessness exists worldwide and is not visible. It can happen to any person. The spectrum of those affected is huge. But statelessness also reflects the difficulties we create for ourselves as human beings. The concept of nation states shows once again how much the focus is on exclusion and demarcation and how diffic

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Christiana
Statefree Team
5 months ago
hgmichna
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Related articles

The following newspaper article (written in German) is not directly related to statelessness, but may still have some bearing.Der folgende Zeitungsartikel hat keinen direkten Bezug zur Staatenlosigkeit, könnte aber dennoch interessant sein.Rassismus in der Justiz: Schwarze Mütter stehen unter Generalverdacht - Frankfurter Rundschau

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Margarida
Statefree Team
5 months ago
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Scandal of fake humanity

10 MPs submitted a request for private session to vote on 6 law proposals.  One of these proposals is the granting #stateless persons (#Bidoon) their basic rights amid government rejection this proposal.....l.

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Christiana
Statefree Team
5 months ago
Christiana
Statefree Team
ChristianaStatefree Team
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Can power be in the eye of the beholder? New Blog Article 💻Blog

Power imbalance continues to be a phenomenon which is often discussed but rarely solved. Our new blog article gives a glimpse into how and why representation and visibility can be the first step into the right direction. Check it out 👉 here

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Christiana
Statefree Team
6 months ago
Christiana
Statefree Team
ChristianaStatefree Team
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Happy New Year! 💫

Happy New Year to everyone in this community 🌍!We hope you enjoyed the holiday season and that you were able to rest and nurture your heart, energy and soul. After a short digital break, we are excited to start this year with the mission of growing the Statefree Community and filling this digital space with empowerment and support for each other.Stay tuned for a new blog article in the next couple of days. With joyful anticipation for 2022, Your Statefree Team

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Christiana
Statefree Team
6 months ago
Christiana
Statefree Team
ChristianaStatefree Team
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Equal rights for everyone - our Christmas wish listDiscussion

For some people the festive season is the time to reflect🎄. We used this time to reflect on what is needed to create a better future for stateless people and noted these things on our “Christmas wish list”. While only certain parts of our world celebrate Christmas, we are convinced that all parts of society benefit from a world in which stateless people are able to live in joy and peace. Anything else you’d like to add? There is certainly so much more we could wish for. What are your most important wishes & hopes for stateless people? Add your thoughts in the comment section and share with friends in the stateless community to add their wishes ✍️

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Hannah
Statefree Team
6 months ago
Christiana
Statefree Team
ChristianaStatefree Team
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Celebration Alert 🎉: The Statefree Community is live!News

We finally made it: The Statefree Community is live!  The first time I publicly shared the idea of this forum was at an online conference from the European Network on Statelessness in September 2020. A lot has happened since then:  We formed a founding team of eight people  We were joined by incredible allies who supported us with the technical development, promotion and funding of this forum  We registered Statefree as an organization  And now: we’re finally able to talk, share and discuss with all of YOU! Thank you for being here and for joining this Community.  Getting to this day was a long journey, but we hope it’s only the beginning of a way longer story of collaboration and communication in the sphere of statelessness  → Browse through the forum, engage in the conversation and get in touch with us, whenever you have questions! 

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KarinaAClough
6 months ago
tarynpainter
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United States Department of Homeland Security Announces Greater Protections for Stateless Persons

Hopping on here to share the good news that the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) committed to providing greater protections for stateless persons within the US. In the DHS’ words, the government “will adopt a definition of statelessness for immigration purposes and build a process for making statelessness determinations” and “will work to identify and catalogue barriers to legally available immigration relief and benefits faced by stateless persons.” You can read the full DHS press release here. This is a huge step for the United States, as the country does not currently have any legal frameworks, definitions, or pathways to relief for stateless persons. Hopefully more tangible information will be released in the coming days on how DHS and the US Citizenship and Immigration Services will enact such protections. Please check out United Stateless’ social media posts and share the good news! USL Tweet: https://twitter.com/UnitedStateless/status/1471164565123743750USL In

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Christiana
Statefree Team
6 months ago
Statefree
Statefree Team
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Intro to News & Stories 👋: What can I do here?Tutorial

Welcome to the dedicated space for news & stories !  What this space is forThis category is for you toShare your story  as a stateless person or an ally of stateless people Update the community about news, successes or changes  in the area of statelessness  Read, comment and discuss   the updates that are shared by other members  Inspiration on what to share 3 Tips for this space #1 Don’t be shy: There is no right or wrong in this forum. Every voice is valuable and the community is waiting to hear yours as well  #2 Be engaged: Respond and react to what is being shared. This way we can all uphold each other in the community  #3 Don’t underestimate how important you are: Everyone in this space is an important part of the community. Don’t hold back, join the conversationNot sure how to create a post? Click here to learn more

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Statefree
Statefree Team
6 months ago
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