Good morning this isn’t exactly new but please sign this petition to free Capt. Pia Klemp who faces 20+ yrs in prison for rescuing 1000+ migrants at risk of drowning at sea while crossing the Mediterranean. https://www.change.org/p/stop-the-prosecution-of-those-who-are-saving-lives-in-the-mediterranean-sea-freepia
She actually turned down a medal that the mayor of paris wanted to give her saying “We do not need medals. We do not need authorities deciding about who is a 'hero' and who is 'illegal'. In fact they are in no position to make this call, because we are all equal” and she condemned the paris police for “stealing blankets from people that you force to live on the streets, while you raid protests and criminalize people that are standing up for rights of migrants and asylum seekers. ... You want to give me a medal for actions that you fight in your own ramparts”
