Aegean Sea, frontier zone: Reflections on Self-Organized Refugee Support

Abstract

Good news for hard times - I immediately could connect to this call because it resonated with an experience I had earlier this year. I would like to share some of it in form of an essay, that addresses the question of Europe's struggle with the increasing numbers of refugees over the past few years, or rather, the people's struggle with Europe's frontier regime: people, who experience hard times in their home countries to an extent that they decide to leave for another continent, in prospect of more humane living conditions. After a brief introduction to the present political conditions in Europe, the account on self-organized refugee support on Chios (Greece) this essay is about will be contextualized, presented, and finally reflected in regards to the call of V!RUS 13: good news for hard times.