This is the manifesto we (Alan Twitchell & Collectif Inouite) wrote together with the people of Bblacboxx in Basel.
Le
manifeste des manifestes
We
have had Mickael Jackson
he
says they don't really care about us
of
course this is true as long as it is necessary to say things like
black
lives matter
And
we have had Lana Del Rey
she
says she feels like she is fucking crazy
And
we have had Pina Bausch who says :
just
because i speak slowly does no mean everything i say is important
And
we have had Tiken Jah Fakoly who said many things
and
one of the things he said is :
open
the borders
Let
us try for once not to be right
There
is no ultimate truth
After
all everyone dances to his own personal boomboom
Yes
to more music
Yes
to more football on the street
Yes
to more sugar for Bblackboxx
Let
us try for once not to be right
There
is no ultimate truth
There
are ultimate truths
assholes
exist
ignorant
assholes exist too
No
to regulation
Let
us out of the camp
Let
us help, keep us busy
Get
to know us
If
you walk from Erytrea, Macedonia, Marocco, Afganistan, Nigeria,
Syria, or wherever
you
have many reasons to build a new home and to have a better future
Give
us the chance to stay, so we can fullfil our dreams
A
life without a friend and family is like a night without a moon
No
to the heroic
No
to the anti-heroic
There's
a proverb in Algeria saying :
the
only thing that stays from the river are the stones
Change
will come
don't
be afraid of your insignifiance
Maybe
it will be a hero, or a singer, or a movie star
but
the people who make Bblackboxx also make a change and a difference
You
need more naive curiosity
naivity
creates intensity
l
Life
is not about exercising
Exercising
is superficial
No
to identification
Get
us involved
Let
us do something relevant
Be
bold
Be
passionate
Be
adventurous
We
are heroes
But
we are heroes of a new kind of heroism
Yes
to expression
Yes
to invention
There
is a ghost in Europe
Some
people give poetic and philosophical statements and the proof is your
body
Don't
force
Disobey
Courage
and disobediance are the center of our poetry
There
is a ghost in Europe
A
reality without complex, without paranoia, without prostitution,
without prison
No
to structural violence
No
to vegetarianism
No
to carnivorism
No
to canibalism
Intelligence
is an organisation just like any other
Respect
all individuals in their folly of the moment
whether
it be serious, fearful, timid, ardent, vigorous, determined,
enthusiastic
Let
us create more confidence
We
used to live in a logic of dominance but it just wasn't enough
There
is a ghost in Europe
After
all everyone dances to his own personal boomboom
