Contacts in Germany

last update: October 2016

More or less in all bigger cities in Germany various groups and organisations are active in solidarity with refugees and migrants, offering also political, social and legal support. In the following list you will first find some most recommended self-organisations of refugees and migrants and also several antiracist groups. Following some links to more specific initiatives concerning legal and medical aid as well as for labour and minors problems, you can find a list of the (more institutionalized) refugee councils, which are located all over Germany and might help to find useful contacts in every city.

Selforganisations of refugees and migrants / Meeting points:

Caravan for the right of refugees and migrants
Network of self organized refugees united in a solidarity struggle against bad living conditions, against deportation, Lager, vouchers… It offers explicitly no counselling, service etc. but was founded to fight together for equal rights.Internet: www.thecaravan.org

Caravan Hamburg:
The caravan Hamburg invites you for the open Caravan-Café: every first and third Tuesday from 7.30 pm in Kölibri (Hein-Köllisch-Platz 12, near S-Bahn Reeperbahn)Contact: hamburg(at)thecaravan.org
Caravan Wuppertal:
Marienstraße 52, 42105 Wuppertal
Meetings every Monday at 7 p.m.
E-Mail: wuppkarawane(at)yahoo.de, Internet: http://thecaravan.org
Karawane München:
Meeting every Thursday at 8.30 pm at EineWeltHaus, Schwanthalerstraße 80, 80336 München.
Email: kontakt(at)karawane-muenchen.org, www.karawane-muenchen.org.

CARAVAN for the rights of Refugees and Migrants
Verein Flüchtlinge für Flüchtlinge (Refugees4Refugees)
Böblingerstr 105, 70199 Stuttgart.
Tel.: 017627873832
Email: refugees4refugees(at)gmx.de
https://refugees4refugees.wordpress.com

The VOICE Refugee Forum – A Network of Refugee Initiatives in Germany:
Our goal is to support the self-organisation of refugees and their Communities against the Apartheid in isolation camps and ‘Lager’ and to empower the political Networks and struggles in the camps. The self-determination of the refugees to liberate themselves from institutional racism and discrimination is clearly defined; in order to form a united block against suicidal acts and traumas in Isolation lagers. We demand solidarity and protest against the collective punishments through racist persecution of refugees in Germany. We demand the abolition of the Residence Obligation (Residenzpflicht) and the segregation of refugees in ‘Lager’ and camps and Deportation prisons. We stand for Freedom of movement for all, Stop deportation and all discriminatory laws against refugees. We are united against any form of colonial injustice and social exclusion of refugees and people without rights in Germany. "Main focus is to promote networking and Campaigns for Refugees Community unity and mobilise to represent our own VOICES”
The VOICE Refugee Forum Jena, Schillergässchen 5, 07745 Jena,
E-Mail: thevoicerefugeeforum(at)gmx.de
E-mail: the_voice_berlin(at)emdash.org
Email: thevoice_bdw(at)yahoo.de
Internet: http://www.thevoiceforum.org
Phone contacts:
Thueringen, Jena Tel: +49-(0)17624568988,
Berlin: Tel: +49-(0)1708788124,
Sachsen Anhalt, Wittenberg. Tel:  +4917699321843
Bremen, Tel:  +4917622394162
Hamburg: +49 174 3935675
Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel. Tel: +49 1768148420
North Rhine-Westphalia, Wuppertal. Tel: +49176634934230

Berlin:

Selforganized Groups in Berlin and beyond find here:
http://oplatz.net/groups/
Contact: refugeeresistanceberlin(at)gmail.com
connect in facebook: facebook.com/solidarity.asylumseekers.berlin
http://oplatz.net/

Hamburg:

Lampedusa in Hamburg: https://www.facebook.com/lampedusainhamburg/

Hannover:

UMBAJA is selforganized group works for, from one hand, Promotion and increasing the political and social awareness and conscious about the importance of (refugees economy) as a backbone of a true effective dimension towards refugees empowerment, in terms of equality, and from the other hand, to support, help and facilitate the efforts of refugees and migrants to create their own businesses and jobs.
http://www.umbaja.de

Wuppertal:

w2wtal - refugees welcome 2 wuppertal
w2wtal-Brunch
Each month's third Sunday: Open brunch at 11 a.m. with refugees for refugees at Café ADA, Wiesenstr. 6, Wuppertal-Elberfeld (Busses 645, 635, 628 to "Schleswiger Str.“)

Frankfurt:

Refugees4Change
Contact: https://www.facebook.com/refugees4change

Women gettogether Café is every 1st Sunday per month from 3 to 7 p.m.
all gender gettogether Café is every 3rd Sunday per month from 3 to 7 p.m.
Address: Idsteiner Str. 91, 60326 Frankfurt
https://www.facebook.com/get.together.frankfurt

Darmstadt:

Hanau:

Berlin:

Bremen:

ACOMPA.
Volunteer group for the accompaniment of refugees and migrants
You can reach us on Mondays from 5 to 8 pm and on Thursdays from 10 am to 1 pm on the following number:
0176/99929206
Contact: acompa-bremen(at)riseup.net
http://acompabremen.blogsport.de/english/

More groups in Bremen, see:

Frankfurt:

Legal Aid Committee Frankfurt
Legal advice for migrants in all sort of legal questions, like aliens and asylum law - for free! Every Tuesday 6-8 PM Frankfurt-Bockenheim, Christuskirche (church), Beethovenplatz, entrance close to the tower (U6/U7 metrostation Westend or U4 metrostation Bockenheimer Warte)

Göttingen:

Law clinic
Students initiative for counseling
Every Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 12.00 and from 6 to 8 p.m.
in the house AStA (Student organization)
Goßlerstraße 16a, 37073 Göttingen
http://rlc-goettingen.de/
Contact: info(at)rlc-goettingen.de

Beratungs- und Aktionszentrum e.V.
Independent counseling center close by the first recepetion center in Friedland
Schlossstraße 2
37133 Friedland
mail: baz-friedland(at)riseup.net

Stop deportations
Initiative to prevent deportations in the region of Göttingen
contact: https://abschiebungenstoppen.noblogs.org/

conquerbabel.org/en/
https://www.facebook.com/conquerbabel
Student group to help with translations and contacts

Hamburg:

Café Exil
Spaldingstr. 41, 20097 Hamburg
Tel: 040 23 68 216 or 040 88 23 86 82, Fax: 040 63 67 31 02
Opening hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday: 8-14h; Friday: 8-13h
Advising and accompanying, see here:
http://cafe-exil.antira.info/en/angebot/beratung-begleitung/

Infomobil Hamburg
https://www.facebook.com/Infomobil-Hamburg-1096862467003839/?notif_t=page_fan&notif_id=1459896738101327
The Infomobil supports minor refugees  with advice and independent information, in finding a place in a youth flat, we are searching for guardians and we will do everything that you can go as fast as possible to school. As minors you have a special right to protection. Our work is an act of practical solidarity. Beside that we are fighting against the racist migration policy in Europe.

flucht•punkt
Support/Counseling from the church for refugees
Eifflerstraße 3
D-22769 Hamburg
Tel +49 (0)40 / 432 500-80
Fax +49 (0)40 / 432 500-75
Contact: info(at)fluchtpunkt-hamburg.de
Opening hours: every Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Hanau:

no one is illegal Hanau (near Frankfurt/Main): offers counselling and support twice a week.
Metzgerstrasse 8, 63450 Hanau, Tel.: 0049-6181-184369, mailto: kmii-hanau(at)antira.info, http://kmii-hanau.antira.info

Lübeck:

Solizentrum (Solidarity-Center) Lübeck
Willy-Brandt-Allee 11
23554 Lübeck
Contact: transit(at)fluechtlingsforum.de
Counseling every Monday and Thursday from 4 to 7 p.m.

Munich:

Legal advice: initial legal counseling for refugees, done mostly by lawyers. Free. Every Tuesday, 5pm, at EineWeltHaus, Schwanthalerstraße 80, 80336 München.
Contact: rechtshilfe(at)einewelthaus.de
http://www.rechtshilfe-muenchen.de/

Oldenburg (Lower Saxony):

IBIS e.V. offers social counseling and couseling for refugees. There is also a cafe for refugees which is open every friday from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. Beyond that they offer integration Courses. Website: http://www.ibis-ev.de/en/refugee-advice
Klävemannstraße 16, Tel: 0441 - 88 40 16, Mail: info(at)ibis-ev.de

The anti-racist plenary in Oldenburg is a group of refugees and supporters. They meet regularly and organize political protest for example. Contact: antira-ol(at)gmx.de

Osnabrück:

No Lager Osnabrück
Initative for politically support for refugees and to prevent deportations in the region of Osnabrück
Contact: nolagerosnabrueck(at)riseup.net
http://nolageros.blogsport.eu/

Exil e.V. - Osnabrücker Zentrum für Flüchtlinge
Independent counseling and support, german courses
Tel: 00495 41 / 76 02 44 8
kontakt(at)exilverein.de

Passau:

NoBorder Passau: meeting every thursday at 5 pm at frei*raum, advice and councelling for all refugees and migrants, support for daily activities and open arms, also contacts to legal support groups in Passau, contact: fluechtlingsrechte-passau@gmx.de

Asylcafé Passau: meeting every two weeks wednesday from 5-7 pm at Diakonie Passau; food, drinks, activities and company for all looking for contacts, support and likeminded people, see: https://www.facebook.com/AsylCaf%C3%A9-Passau-neV-205132719525016/?fref=ts

Refugee Law Clinic Passau: legal advice for all refugees and migrants in asylum law questions, see: www.srb-passau.de/refugee-law-clinic

For information about more groups see: http://www.info-asyl.de/

NGOs:

PRO ASYL
Pro Asyl offers legal counselling about the asylum procedure via telephone and email. If you are looking for counselling in a city that is not listed here, it makes sense to call them to get advice.
Tel: +49 (0)69-242 314 20
Mo-Fr: 10h-12h & 14h-16h
E-Mail: proasyl@proasyl.de
Fax: +49 (0)69-242 314 72
Web: www.proasyl.de

Or you may check this map here: http://www.fluechtlingsrat.de/

Medical aid groups in a lot of cities

see: Germany > Medical

Unionist support groups for problems concerning labour in 5 cities

see: Germany > Work

Support of minors

BumF e.V. - Bundesfachverband unbegleitete minderjährige Flüchtlinge e.V.
Paulsenstr. 55 - 56
12163 Berlin
Telefon: +49 (0)30 82 09 743 - 0
http://www.b-umf.de/

Contactlist of Refugee Councils in whole Germany

You may ask the refugee councils for contacts to local counselling and support networks in your area!

fluechtlingsrat(at)asyl-saar.de
Tuesday: 2-5 p.m., Thursday 9-12 a.m.

Sachsen:

Flüchtlingsrat Leipzig
Sternwartenstr 4, 04103 Leipzig
Tel. + Fax 0049(0)341-9613872
fr(at)fluechtlingsrat-lpz.org
www.fluechtlingsrat-lpz.org

Flüchtlingsrat Sachsen
Henriettenstr. 5, 09112 Chemnitz
Tel. + Fax 0049(0)371-2401232, 2404688, Fax 3352105
info(at)saechsischer-fluechtlingsrat.de
www.saechsischer-fluechtlingsrat.de

Sachsen-Anhalt:

Schleswig-Holstein:

Flüchtlingsrat Schleswig-Holstein
Oldenburger Str. 25
24143 Kiel
Tel: 0049(0)431/735000 Fax 0049(0)431/736077
office(at)frsh.de
www.frsh.de

Thüringen:

Flüchtlingsrat Thüringen
Warsbergstr 1
99092 Erfurt
Tel: 0049(0)361-21727-20, -11 Fax 0049(0)361-21727-27
info(at)fluechtlingsrat-thr.de
www.fluechtlingsrat-thr.de