Calais people to people solidarity: action from the UK

[belboid]

My sisters just returned from a trip to Calais, the most amusing part apparently being the look on the UK border guards face when she learns that they are carrying food* for a local food bank, donated by refugees in Calais.



* Pasta, pork products and baked beans, mostly

 

[Treacle Toes]

Jungala Radio
Just now ·
A lovely Italian journalist sent us this piece that we made on Jungala Radio for Radio3 the Italian national radio service. Here is the podcast link.

http://www.radio.rai.it/podcast/A46069110.mp3

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

Mosque and church demolished today, in spite of a promise they would be safe.

 

[Manter]

And shelters round the main church, St Michaels. And tent to shelter to caravan police demanding to know how many people lived in each and who they are. Like any sane refugee will give them *that* information!

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

 

[Treacle Toes]

Mosque and church demolished today, in spite of a promise they would be safe.

 

[Treacle Toes]

Great project to help people here in the UK.

If you have a bike to spare or know anyone who may please joing the group.

Re-cycle for Refugees aims to match and unite people and bikes.

 

[frogwoman]

Wtf? Thats awful.

 

[Treacle Toes]

One week.?..so very patient and kind...

The prefect of Pas-de-Calais will reduce by half the surface of the "jungle" of Calais . Fabienne Buccio announced Friday 12 February, one week it gives migrants who camp in the southern part of the slum to leave the premises . Between 800 and 1000 people, installed on 7 hectares in tents or shacks, would be affected.
En savoir plus sur L’Etat va raser la moitié de la « jungle » de Calais

L’Etat va raser la moitié de la « jungle » de Calais

 

[ska invita]

To leave where, in this plan?

 

[ska invita]

Salami slicing the camp out of existence it sounds like...

 

[SpookyFrank]

One week.?..so very patient and kind...



L’Etat va raser la moitié de la « jungle » de Calais

This I suppose is the flipside of so many people doing such a fantastic job of relocating everyone last time the bulldozers rolled in. Now the authorities think they can keep pulling the same trick, safe in the knowledge that other people will do all the hard work for them and they won't have to worry about pictures in the papers of small children crying as their parents are baton-charged out of the way and their homes and posessions are flattened.

Fucking despicable that they're doing this after forcing people to move to this camp in the first place.

 

[Treacle Toes]

To leave where, in this plan?

France prepares to bulldoze half of 'Jungle' migrant camp

 

[SpookyFrank]

This is basically the same 'plan' they've been using for a decade, playing whack-a-mole with migrant camps around calais. Presumably the assumption is that one day the people in the jungles will get so tired of it all that they'll simply cease to exist. Oddly enough, this strategy hasn't ever worked. All it does is create more hardship and misery.

 

[Treacle Toes]

Jungala Radio
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Celebrating World Radio Day with UNESCO. We have showcased some of the great work being done Jungala Radio World Radio Day

 

[Manter]

Half the camp will be demolished in 7-10 days.

Includes three distribution points, the library, the theatre, church and mosque and the shelters of c 2,000 people. (Not 800 as claimed by French)

 

[Cloo]

Shit

In the meantime, I've just picked up about 7 parcels of donations that Royal Mail hadn't seen fit to tell me they were holding on to until this week Is anyone going out in the next few weeks from North London or could pick up in Westminster during the week? Or know of a collection point north of the river?

 

[ska invita]

Half the camp will be demolished in 7-10 days.

Includes three distribution points, the library, the theatre, church and mosque and the shelters of c 2,000 people. (Not 800 as claimed by French)

PLease keep us posted.... Id wish there was some resistance organised to stop this happening, but of course refugees are in no position to risk arrest
What a terrible situation...French government have really proven themselves to be utter cunts

 

[ska invita]

Talking of arsehole French authorities, I know this is already known, but the Guardian have got around to reporting the fact that plainclothes police are beating refugees to a pulp on the streets around the camp Police and 'civilian militias' attacked refugees at Calais, says charity

"civilian militias" ?

 

[tony.c]

Talking of arsehole French authorities, I know this is already known, but the Guardian have got around to reporting the fact that plainclothes police are beating refugees to a pulp on the streets around the camp Police and 'civilian militias' attacked refugees at Calais, says charity

"civilian militias" ?

They mean racist gangs.
‘Masked gang’ of 7 men arrested near Calais for attacking Iraqi refugees with iron bars

 

[Treacle Toes]

This is the new clearance area...

 

[Manter]

Fucking upsetting

 

[Manter]

European March for refugee rights Saturday 27th Feb. Come and stand together to demand safe passage. The deaths have to stop.

 

[ska invita]

Wasnt there meant to be some kind of announcement from the French about the clearing of the camp today? Sorry, i can handle looking at facebook

 

[ska invita]

European March for refugee rights Saturday 27th Feb. Come and stand together to demand safe passage. The deaths have to stop.

I cant see the link - if its facebook it might be set to private for you. Not sure where the European March for refugee rights thing is heading in London, but if its Trafalgar Square it'll meet up with a big Trident demo that same day Stop Trident national demo

 

[Manter]

I believe it's intended to rattle the authorities no meeting point or route published yet

 

[Manter]

And event is public so should be ablr to see it if you are on facebook

 

[ska invita]

And event is public so should be ablr to see it if you are on facebook

I cant - have this problem with a lot of facebook links on the boards... Ill try and google it

 

[Manter]

If you only do one thing for refugees please sign this.

If the jungle demolition goes ahead as planned, about 300 unaccompanied minors will no longer be protected by the charities and volunteers (some of whom I am proud to call friends) who are currently sheltering them. They will no longer have the chance for their legal cases to be heard, they will no longer be protected from the people trafficking gangs and assorted predators who we know are watching with interest. They will disappear into a system unprepared to protect them.

The jungle needs to go, but in a controlled way with the rights and dignity of the residents respected, and the vulnerable protected- not an orgy of hurried destruction and inadequate, incomplete planning.

Please please sign and share

Refugees welcome here: join in

 

[TikkiB]

signed and shared