A Scientific Initiative on/for Border Abolitionism

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Work in progress

October 2024 - March 2025

Countries: Senegal, Gambia, Mauritania, Canary Islands
Nodes: El Hierro, Mbour, Mbera, Ziguinchor, Banjul, Tenerife

Migrations, Solidarities and Routes (Un)Making in the Atlantic Sahara (2&3 Station)

This Caravan further explores and deepens the findings of the previous one by focusing on the implications of the artisanal fishing crisis for coastal communities and migration places of departure in several West African countries. It highlights the religious and familial dimensions that foster solidarity around undocumented migration. Additionally, this Caravan investigates the forms of […]

This Caravan further explores and deepens the findings of the previous one by focusing on the implications of the artisanal fishing crisis for coastal communities and migration places of departure in several West African countries. It highlights the religious and familial dimensions that foster solidarity around undocumented migration. Additionally, this Caravan investigates the forms of institutional solidarity and living conditions in refugee camps on both sides of the Atlantic route—specifically in the Canary Islands (European side) and Mauritania (African side).

Art-Intervention and Methodology: The methodology utilized is filmic ethnography. The film created during the first caravan by J. Gonzalez Morandi, titled “The Adventure,” serves to spark discussion and reflection among the research participants. The goal of the current caravan is to produce the second and third episodes of Solroutes’ series on debordering solidarities.

Partners: Mauritanie Perspective, ASMD (Senegal – Association pour la solidarité des migrants et des familles demunies), El Taller (Gran Canaria)

Researchers

L. Queirolo Palmas and F. Rahola (researcher), J. Gonzalez Morandi (film – maker), G. Kouagang (researcher), V. Pellegrino (University of Parma)