Hermann Josef Hack pitches climate refugee camp in airport terminal

Hermann Josef Hack declares Frankfurt Airport a climate refugee camp

On 19 June, German artist Hermann Josef Hack declared Frankfurt Airport a climate refugee camp. With the help of 30 activists, who smuggled 255 miniature refugee tents in their luggage bags to Terminal 1 B, Hack pitched his camp right in front of the information board.

Passengers witnessed the public intervention with interest. After a short while, security staff assisted by the police tried to stop Hack's performance. Hack involved them in the discussion about how their airport will increase the climate change damages on one hand and the victims of climate war on the other. So even if the police stopped the intervention, Hack's demand remains: Respect the rights of climate refugees!

View more pictures of the event: http://just.blogsport.de/2009/06/20/climate-refugees-am-frankfurter-flughafen/#more-3059

Many thanks to all who contributed by their personal activities and just.ekosystem.de for documetating the intervention.

Special thanks to Juergen and his son for documenting the performance and putting it on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhME4IYkn7U