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This joint book launch places two important volumes in dialogue with each other to draw out the interconnections between environmental and mobility justice. Event in English, free entry.

The film Xaraasi Xanne – Crossing Voices documents and connects ecological challenges on the African continent, peasant struggles in France and Mali and follows the stories of migrant workers over many decades. . Event in English, free entry.

Lexicon I – 30-31 May 2024, Bologna LIMINAL is pleased to announce its 1st event Lexicon I. This will be the 1st of a short series of events organised as part of the project “Hostile Environments: The Political Ecology of Migration and Border Violence”.

Photos taken by Clara Dublanc during sessions conducted between May 01 and 06 2024.

Led by the amazing Clara Dublanc each session generated spaces where women affected by the rapid deterioration of the fishing industry along the Gambian shores narrated their experiences for a future publication which will be shared with local schools and libraries.

Recently we have been running creative engagements at the Tanji Village Museum and Sanyang Community Library, in the context of our investigation into fishmeal & fish oil production along the Senegambian coast.

THREAD! THE TRIAL IS FINALLY OVER‼️ BUT IT SHOULD HAVE NEVER STARTED‼️ After 5 years of investigation and 2 years of preliminary trial, both the prosecution and the judge admit that the accusations were baseless. 1/5

A special thanks to all who made this work possible @tstloc01_1059 @seawatchcrew, @resqship @alarmphoneofficial and Marco Scotini! #BiennaleArte2024 #StranieriOvunque #ForeignersEverywhere

Today we are pleased to be celebrating the opening of the Disobedience Archive at the 60th International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia curated by Adriano Pedrosa, where we will be exhibiting Asymmetric Visions, documenting our investigation into Frontex’s Heron drone.

Alongside community activists and marine biologists we are developing opensource research methods for monitoring FMFO production and its effects throughout the Senegambian coast. Image 01: fishing vessels moored at Gunjur beach taken by LIMINAL researcher Alagie Jinkang, 2023.

In the Gambia foreign owned fishmeal and fish oil (FMFO) factories are industrialising artisanal fishing communities whilst driving overfishing, with little data available on FMFO production or its exportation.

Image 01 + 02: Reconstructions from Forensic Oceanography investigation into the Iuventa case, produced together with @forensicarchitecture Image 03: Presentation of the investigation’s findings during the pre-trial hearing in Trapani, March 2024 @ECCHRBerlin

While the criminalisation of migrants and those who stand in solidarity with them is far from being over, the closure of the case against the Iuventa would send a strong message that rescue at sea is never a crime.

In a week’s time, on 19 April, the judge of Trapani will issue his final decision in the pre-trial against the crew of the Iuventa, in what has been one of the most prominent attacks against the vital efforts of non-governmental rescue groups in the Central Mediterranean.

@tstloc01_1059 @seawatchcrew @resqship @alarm_phone Curated by the brilliant Marco Scotini 🙏

Video: Sample from our video piece Asymmetric Visions. Sound thanks to @tstloc01_1059 , with special thanks to @seawatchcrew , @resqship and the @alarm_phone for sharing their data with us and their tireless work in supporting people on the move.

As part of the Disobedience Archive at the 60th International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia curated by Adriano Pedrosa we will be exhibiting Asymmetric Visions, documenting our investigation into Frontex’s Heron drone produced in collaboration with @BorderForensic

Image: Lidar scan of the canalized Aa river, where people headed for the English Channel often start their journey, in an attempt to avoid the increased police presence at the neighbouring French beaches. Data Source: Institut National de l'Information Géographique et Forestière

Recently LIMINAL researchers Giovanna Reder and Tareq Tamimi travelled to Calais & Gravelines where increasingly violent policing practices are targeting moments of embarkation - when asylum seekers are no longer in camps, yet not out at sea.