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Waar: Detention Centre Zaandam, Rijshoutweg 14-16, Zaandam, Netherlands (GPS lat: 52.422818 lon: 4.849863)
Wanneer: 18/12/2011 - 18:49

December 18th is International Migrants Day: the right moment for some rebel angels to migrate for a while from Heaven to one of the ugliest places on Earth: the parcing place in front of the Zaandam detention boats...

Around 12.00 the angels arrived. First thing was showing a big banner with a heavenly message: "We wish you a free 2012"

Next to it the angels introduced themselves:
"We are Angels without borders
We came from far to meet you
We have a message for powerfoooool people:
There are no borders in Heaven - there shouldn't be borders on Earth!"

Of course security was shocked to hear these bright lines; they requested to leave the parcing place immediately. But the angels were focussing on one of their songs:

"We wish you a Free Christmas
We wish you a Free Christmas
We wish you a Free Christmas and a Free-ee New Year

Oh, break down the borders,
Oh, break down the borders,
Oh, break down this prison and these fences oh dear

We won't go until you're Free-ee
We won't go until you're Free-ee
We won't go until you're Free-ee, so come all out here!

We wish you a Free Christmas
We wish you a Free Christmas
We wish you a Free Christmas and a Free-ee New Year".

Then police arrived and they also requested to leave (one, two, three times) and then nothing happened - not even an ID-check. Which by the way shouldn't make sense at all because angels have great ideas (a world without borders!) but of course no ID-cards.

Another important reason to stay was the massive noisy applause the angels got from the people locked up in the boats. For sure it was heartwarming - it really touched the angels!

In the mean time they closed the fence of the parcing place (very stupid: they forgot angels can fly!). After several songs and some angel dances 'being locked up this way' attracted the attention of the angels. They walked slowly to the gate around 12.45 and then a miracle happened: they opened the gate and all police cars and vans drove away... Should it be because of the eternal light the angels were spreading?

It was a pitty: because a guided tour to the police station should be part of the visit of these heavenly creatures. Thanks God or Allah or Whatever there were more miracles happening. Around 13.00 it was absolutely great to take a look at the armada of boats coming to the waterside of the Zaandam Detention Centre.
And there was also a manifestation (starting 14.00) organised by Amnesty International near this prison for people without papers.

An inspiring day loaded with resistance ended with a last song:

"I'm dreaming of a Free New Year,
Just a year without the boats we know
Where all are included
and everyone could live -
where ever you want to go - ohh

I'm dreaming of a Free New Year
With every Christmas card i write
May your days be free and bright
And may all your cells be gone in a night

I'm dreaming of a Free New Year
With every step i make
I think for god sake
Clooooose these prisons now".