Calais people to people solidarity: action from the UK
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Bahnhof Strasse
Met up with Hannah Courtoy a week next Tuesday
It's just been such a dreadful week, watching this take place. So badly organised, hardly a surprise as not been done out of any concern other than the looming election.
Utterly disgraceful scum in both the French and UK parliaments, a special place needs reserving in hell for them.
That the only care for these thousands of traumatized people has come from a disparate rag-tag collection of people who do actually have humanity is a sick stain on British and French society.
**ANGRY**
Libertad
Sparking up a rollie in the Reichstag
Excellent photos, cheers Bishie.
Oh that's terrible - I doubt I could cope in France...They should be admitted straight away. It must be a virtual warzone
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free spirit
more tea vicar?
the bastards have demolished the school where we'd built the first classroom of just over a year ago. 120 kids have been taught their over the last year so it's been put to really good use.
Kids were apparently sleeping in it the night before because they'd nowhere else to sleep, and with hundreds of kids left sleeping in the container site it seems fucking nuts that they've destroyed this space while so many kids are still there. What are they supposed to do with themselves?
Mix of pride in what was achieved for a year by the volunteer teachers and helpers, and sorrow and anger at how it's ended (but was ever going to be thus).
Kids were apparently sleeping in it the night before because they'd nowhere else to sleep, and with hundreds of kids left sleeping in the container site it seems fucking nuts that they've destroyed this space while so many kids are still there. What are they supposed to do with themselves?
Mix of pride in what was achieved for a year by the volunteer teachers and helpers, and sorrow and anger at how it's ended (but was ever going to be thus).
Manter
Lunch Mob
It's been a tough tough week. Hope you are ok
Manter
Lunch Mob
So.... founding member of fat white family has written a play about an immigration detention guard falling in love with a detainee. Looks utterly appalling- the video is so bad it's funny- plus the publicity is enough to make you puke "rather than telling individual immigrants’ stories, it provides a different perspective by focusing on those whose job it is to detain them" - according to the Hackney Citizen. Because individual immigrant's stories are so widely told and shared and they aren't dehumanised and silenced at all 
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Treacle Toes
Time
Ugh!
ETA. I am thoroughly creeped out by the first 20 seconds of the video....it comes over as a twin peaks styled pop video.
ETA. I am thoroughly creeped out by the first 20 seconds of the video....it comes over as a twin peaks styled pop video.
Treacle Toes
Time
I'll have a look for you lovely.
ETA: couldn't find anything on calaidpedia but have asked in the main group.
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I'll have a look for you lovely.
ETA: couldn't find anything on calaidpedia but have asked in the main group.
Thanks
There's not much at the moment, just one sleeping bag and a couple of rucksacks with hats/gloves/scarfs and I think also a few bits of underwear and toiletries in them. I get left more stuff almost every day though so it would build up quite quickly if I wasn't getting rid of loads, especially bulky stuff like sleeping bags and coats, because I've nowhere to store it...
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Gramsci
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Calaid sent me this,
We need your help sorting and packing Sunday 9.30-4.30 in our warehouse in Slough. Lunch included. If you can help then please email info@calaid
They are now sending aid to Greece.
I have done this before. Only problem is it a pain to get to there warehouse in Slough. Other than that they are good lot.
http://calaid.co.uk/
We need your help sorting and packing Sunday 9.30-4.30 in our warehouse in Slough. Lunch included. If you can help then please email info@calaid
They are now sending aid to Greece.
I have done this before. Only problem is it a pain to get to there warehouse in Slough. Other than that they are good lot.
http://calaid.co.uk/
Gramsci
Well-Known Member
So.... founding member of fat white family has written a play about an immigration detention guard falling in love with a detainee. Looks utterly appalling- the video is so bad it's funny- plus the publicity is enough to make you puke "rather than telling individual immigrants’ stories, it provides a different perspective by focusing on those whose job it is to detain them" - according to the Hackney Citizen. Because individual immigrant's stories are so widely told and shared and they aren't dehumanised and silenced at all
It's finished now. Reading the reviews it looks an interesting play. So I would give it a chance before condemning without seeing it.
Gramsci
Well-Known Member
I am aware of that.
Nor am I "hijacking" this thread. As this is a thread for those who want to show solidarity for refugees I don't see the problem with posting up Calaid are sending help to Greece. They were sending stuff to Calais. Some groups are now concentrating on Greece etc now the camp at Calais has gone.
Calaid had been sending help to Calais and Greece for some time. Now it's mainly Greece.
Manter
Lunch Mob
Roundly condemned by anyone who volunteers or works with refugees. That's enough for me. You want to be edgy and ignore everyone with experience in the field who said it was a really worrying premise and advertising campaign, you carry on.
Gramsci
Well-Known Member
I post up info from Calaid which maybe of interest to other posters here as it's a long-standing thread for those who want to help refugees trying to get to Europe. Now the camp in Calais has gone and it's become much for difficult for them to move I don't feel it's a thread derail.
Gramsci
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Thimble Queen
Called away to another place
I know that Calais is your pet project but you're being quite unfair to Gramsci here. Unless there's some beef prior to these posts
You're right about the play, everything I've read about it sounds utterly shit. Although being a bit more even handed, perhaps G hasn't read some of the nuanced criticisms of the play. Not everyone is as connected to the refugee support movement, and doesn't have access to the same info and sources. Maybe keep that in mind when dealing with well intentioned people who want to help
Manter
Lunch Mob
I've sent you a PM.I know that Calais is your pet project but you're being quite unfair to Gramsci here. Unless there's some beef prior to these posts
You're right about the play, everything I've read about it sounds utterly shit. Although being a bit more even handed, perhaps G hasn't read some of the nuanced criticisms of the play. Not everyone is as connected to the refugee support movement, and doesn't have access to the same info and sources. Maybe keep that in mind when dealing with well intentioned people who want to help
But good call- my posts may be read by well intentioned people who want to help. I will be more supportive.
Treacle Toes
Time
Thanks
There's not much at the moment, just one sleeping bag and a couple of rucksacks with hats/gloves/scarfs and I think also a few bits of underwear and toiletries in them. I get left more stuff almost every day though so it would build up quite quickly if I wasn't getting rid of loads, especially bulky stuff like sleeping bags and coats, because I've nowhere to store it...
Got a contact for you iona Will PM you with more details.
belboid
Exasperated, not angry.
And now, our beloved leader has decided that this was far too generous, so the programme is being closed and a mere 350 children are being allowed in.
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