“Call Me When You Get There”
When? April 2nd, from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Where? House of Compassion, Béguinage Square, 1000 Brussels
“Call Me When You Get There” (original title in Dutch Bel me als je daar bent) is a startling book that takes stock of ten years of European border and migration policy. From the Polish border with Belarus and the Greek island of Lesbos to the streets of Brussels, Flor Didden shows how policy does not end with laws and treaties, but unfolds in forests, hospitals, reception centres, and phone calls to mothers waiting for a sign of life. Although the book reads as both evidence and indictment, it equally documents how solidarity keeps emerging wherever the state withdraws, and why a different migration policy is not a naïve dream but a political choice. A necessary book for anyone who wants to understand migration seriously, beyond slogans and fear‑mongering.”
Albina Fetahaj, author of Grenskolonialisme, read Bel me als je daar bent by Flor Didden. On April 2, we will present it in the Beguinage Church in Brussels, together with Meinie Nicolai, Alaa Jbour, and Anissa Boujdaini.
Curious about the book? You can order it via https://epo.be/shop/bel-me-als-je-daar-bent/
