Calais people to people solidarity: action from the UK

[Manter]

It doesn't bloody help. It's horrible, upsets people and gets nutty radicals extra clicks. Batshit.

I mean I don't actually mind if people go and look at them. I can live my life without seeing another human murdered, but I do understand the argument that you need to see to understand. I disagree, as it happens, but I am not going to die in a ditch over it. But ambushing people with them- shoving them into the mainstream- really pisses me off

 

[Manter]

That was an unfortunate turn of phrase but you get my meaning...

 

[Treacle Toes]

 

[Treacle Toes]

Clare Moseley
2 hrs
This is the police this morning evicting people who have spread over from the main camp into town. They did a 'dawn raid" at 5am this morning. Totally unnecessary. These people are not criminals 9 am would be fine. I offered to drive the families in my van. The police would not let me. They made them march and herded them like cattle wearing full riot gear and holding batons. They made them leave all their meagre possessions behind.

Clare Moseley | Facebook <====video

 

[Treacle Toes]

Clare Moseley
19 mins
Scene later this morning as police ripped down tents of those whose tents have spread to edge of camp. You can see how close together the tents are. There is no room! They want to push them back inside but there is no space! They rip down the tents and destroy what's inside. They have nothing and they take what they have. Why do they hate us so much? They have blocked all roads into the camp but I managed to get in to film this. Please share it

Clare Moseley | Facebook <====video

 

[Treacle Toes]

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[Manter]

It's just ridiculous. So horrible for the people, and so much stuff destroyed belonging to people who have so little

 

[Treacle Toes]

 

[Manter]

There is someone suggesting we need to sit down with the French authorities and discuss how we can avoid this sort of thing happened nag again. Good idea but I have no idea how we make that happen.

 

[Treacle Toes]

Tear gas being fired into the camp today...



Pranay Manocha - Photos from Pranay Manocha's post in... | Facebook

 

[Treacle Toes]

Annie Patricia Gavrilescu
UPDATE 3 injured that we know of. One Palestinian hit with rubber bullet, barely conscious. One Syrian bleeding, broken nose. One Egyptian with baton marks on his back and face bleeding

 

[frogwoman]

 

[Manter]

I was told yesterday 55 in detention, likely to be deported. Mostly afghans.

 

[Manter]

Police were patrolling the camp today (something they never do, they appear to be terrified of it) and telling journalists it was something they did every day. Really intimidating for the refugees....

 

[Treacle Toes]

Police were patrolling the camp today (something they never do, they appear to be terrified of it) and telling journalists it was something they did every day. Really intimidating for the refugees....

Causing more harm.

 

[Manter]

Causing more harm.

Yup. C said the volunteers are all worried about what they are up to

 

[quimcunx]

How many volunteers are on site just now, do you know?

 

[Manter]

About 30.

Ish

 

[Gramsci]

Not sure if this has already been posted up as my internets been down and I have not been able to keep up with Urban.

Next London drop off for Calaid donations is:

Public Donation Drop: Sun 4th Oct 10-4pm
Safestore Self Storage Slough, 105 Farnham Rd, Slough, Berkshire SL1 4UN, United Kingdommap
We will be organised into teams covering: parking/ vehicle marshalling, unloading, elevator and movements, sorting and stacking.

I am going up to help out on Sunday. Bit of a trek this time.

 

[Manter]

Shocking article about the camp- I knew the report was happening- they were back up testing a tap when I was raking underneath it!- but shocking and depressing all the same Calais refugee camp conditions diabolical, says report

 

[twentythreedom]

Fucking hell

 

[Manter]

Yup, pretty stark when an academic puts it like that, isn't it?

 

[Manter]

Anyone on Twitter- PDsutherlandUN talks a lot of sense and is very angry about Calais. Worth a follow

 

[Gramsci]

Helping out at CalAid donation drop in Slough today. Another good day overwhelmed with donations,

 

[Gramsci]

CalAid are looking for some volunteers for Monday and Tuesday to sort the donations.

Email CalAid
nfo@calaid.co.uk

 

[chainsawjob]

CalAid need helpers to sort donations today and tomorrow in Islington, and every day until next Friday in Slough.

CalAid - Timeline Photos | Facebook

 

[Manter]

Geri do you know when the Facebook page was first set up? CB is snowed and not answering

Edit- it's for an article with a short deadline. Rutita1 is involved

 

[Geri]

The earliest posts i can see are 11th August.

 

[Manter]

Ta. I had a vague memory it started before that.... But I have no idea why!

 

[Treacle Toes]

How did the article thingy go Manter ?