Description
Book SynopsisA year after the fire disaster in Moria, the topic has largely disappeared from the public debate - the problems on the ground, however, remain unsolved and in some cases have even worsened. A political and legal reappraisal has not yet taken place. Martin Gerner takes us to the crime scene with this book. He looks behind the stereotypes and prejudices that shape our image of Lesbos, discovers and documents - in haunting photographs and encounters - the life of the people in the camp and that of the locals, always in dialogue at eye level. One thing is clear: the Moria case is not over. Rather, the image of a political and humanitarian failure at local, national and European level is intensifying, which occurred in the fire of 8./9. September 2020 culminated. How could this happen? How did the Moria system work? The author listens attentively to his protagonist: children and adults, with different stories of origin, experiences of escape and violence and their hopes and plans for an uncertain future. But the residents of Lesbos and helpers also have their say. The comparison of the different perspectives opens doors to an understanding of the various tensions. Photographs and stories testify to the cultural confusion between the actors on the spot, but also to rapprochement and possible ways out of the shock of European asylum policy. The author shows how a collective memory of the Moria case can develop that combines warning with hope.
