Calais people to people solidarity: action from the UK

[ska invita]

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

that article has a map (which I cant embed) which shows a new camp running parallel to the old one...anyone been there/know anything about it/size/people/conditions/etc?

...in fact, looking at that map again, the 'new unoffical' camp seems to be the main one on Chemines des Dunes, which would mean the bit they've called the jungle is over by the industrial plant, nearer Calais?

 

[Treacle Toes]

That map doesn't make sense to me at all. Nevermind.

 

[Treacle Toes]

Banksy's Dismaland Arrives In Calais 'Jungle' To Shelter Refugees, Becomes Dismal Aid

Banksy's Incredible Dismaland Is Now Sheltering Refugees In Calais

A woman told Mashable the group had English accents but said she did not care who they were.

She said: "I don't care; they're doing so much good. They've been absolutely wonderful."

I think this woman may have confused the Banksy crew with other volunteers from the UK.

This work was not much appreciated at all from what we were told on Friday evening on site. I think Banksy's sarcastic style and statement with this seemed like a photo opportunity. Oh and they gave out some Dismaland hoodies which I suppose is something.

The letters were quickly torn down and I hope they are auctioned off with the funds being redirected back into the camp.

The only bonus is that some of the camp residents quickly took over the less than adequate shacks and made them into livable spaces.

 

[Manter]

that article has a map (which I cant embed) which shows a new camp running parallel to the old one...anyone been there/know anything about it/size/people/conditions/etc?

...in fact, looking at that map again, the 'new unoffical' camp seems to be the main one on Chemines des Dunes, which would mean the bit they've called the jungle is over by the industrial plan, nearer Calais?

That map is a bit confused as there are two points in time on it, basically. Now, in Calais, there is one camp- jungle 2- that is between Chemin des dunes and the d119. It is so big (c 6,000) it is overlapping into what used to be a camp- the jungle- before the police bulldozed it, but there is only one. Refugees found elsewhere in Calais are marched by police- usually with dogs, at 5am; this is truly the stuff of nightmares- to the jungle 2 camp. Usually losing their meagre possessions in the process.

 

[Manter]

Banksy's Dismaland Arrives In Calais 'Jungle' To Shelter Refugees, Becomes Dismal Aid

Banksy's Incredible Dismaland Is Now Sheltering Refugees In Calais



I think this woman may have confused the Banksy crew with other volunteers from the UK.

This work was not much appreciated at all from what we were told on Friday evening on site. I think Banksy's sarcastic style and statement with this seemed like a photo opportunity. Oh and they gave out some Dismaland hoodies which I suppose is something.

The letters were quickly torn down and I hope they are auctioned off with the funds being redirected back into the camp.

The only bonus is that some of the camp residents quickly took over the less than adequate shacks and made them into livable spaces.

Some of the shacks had cycle power electricity points- they seem to have met with approval

 

[Manter]

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How did the article thingy go Manter ?

a good- pm me your email and I'll send it to you. S is going to send me the magazine when it comes out

 

[Treacle Toes]

Some of the shacks had cycle power electricity points- they seem to have met with approval

Well practical and helpful will be approved of, of course!

 

[SpookyFrank]

that article has a map (which I cant embed) which shows a new camp running parallel to the old one...anyone been there/know anything about it/size/people/conditions/etc?

...in fact, looking at that map again, the 'new unoffical' camp seems to be the main one on Chemines des Dunes, which would mean the bit they've called the jungle is over by the industrial plant, nearer Calais?

I've screengrabbed it:



...but yes, all of those camps were cleared in April/May, apart from the new camp. Until recently there were two small camps of Syrian migrants in the town centre, one outside a church and one at a warehouse nearby, which survived for longer thanks to the support of the church itself and the local people, but those camps have now been destroyed as well.

Bascially this map is wrong for all sorts of reasons. One of the camps marked was cleared out and fenced off years ago, and several others have appeared and disappeared since then. I point this out because the 'unofficial but tolerated' camp is nothing of the sort, the site was chosen by the French authorities and people are physically prevented from living anywhere else. The French authorities say that it's unofficial because that absolves them from responsibility for the people living there and the conditions they endure.

 

[Treacle Toes]

Phew...I knew it didn't make sense!

 

[Treacle Toes]

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[ska invita]

Environmental Health Assessment of the New Migrant Camp in Calais Report.

This link doesnt do anything for me ? what should happen?

 

[Fingers]

Nor me

 

[Treacle Toes]

This link doesnt do anything for me ? what should happen?

A PDF should appear!

Will try again

 

[ska invita]

A PDF should appear!

Will try again

you might be able to upload it using the Uplaod A FIle button on urban....

 

[Treacle Toes]

you might be able to upload it using the Uplaod A FIle button on urban....

Helpful suggestion, thanks. Please note, I WAS ALREADY DOING THIS but it's too large.

 

[Treacle Toes]

Environmental Health Assessment of the New Migrant Camp in Calais Report

Dropboxed it...Does it work now?

ska invita Fingers

 

[ska invita]

It does, thank you. Just read the Key Findings

 

[ska invita]

Women and children at a migrant camp outside the French port city of Calais are to be given heated tents by the end of the week, officials say.

Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said the measures were to protect some of the 6,000 people at the camp from cold temperatures as winter approaches.

Another 460 police officers are to be deployed there from Thursday, he added.

 

[Manter]

Anyone got a spare £1? Caravans for Calais- who do an amazing job- are asking for just that today, to help them get as many caravans on site as possible to shelter the old, young, sick and vulnerable. They do fantastic things and it's a tiny, tiny amount they want- please as many people as possible give them £1!

 

[bi0boy]

so it was all kicking off at St Pancras this evening apparently

 

[Bakunin]

so it was all kicking off at St Pancras this evening apparently

Yes, and by being in the vicinity, watching some of the action and relaying it through I DID risk arrest 'just for journalism.'

BA-DOOM! TISH!

 

[weltweit]

so it was all kicking off at St Pancras this evening apparently

Yes, and by being in the vicinity, watching some of the action and relaying it through I DID risk arrest 'just for journalism.'

BA-DOOM! TISH!

So are neither of you going to tell me/us what was kicking off and why?

 

[Thimble Queen]

Would've quite liked to have gone last night but can't risk arrest with another Calais run on the horizon.

 

[tony.c]

So are neither of you going to tell me/us what was kicking off and why?

Demonstrators storm London Eurostar terminal and clash with police

 

[Treacle Toes]

Terrible news:

L'auberge des migrants international
3 hrs · Edited ·

Police block access to the jungle:

Today, the police/government found a new way to hassle both helpers and refugees: They have decreted that from now on, only vehicles registered with a local NGO would be allowed in the jungle or would be able to park Chemin des dunes. The access to the jungle through the rue des Garennes (bridge) will also be blocked to all unregistered vehicles but it remains unsure whether parking will be allowed on the street.
Of course, the chemin des dunes gets more than a bit cramped during the week-end, thanks to to the massive arrival of British and Belgian citizens who come and distribute various items to the refugees. But let's not be duped: The real reason for this new rule is much more to diminish the help that refugees receive and make it more difficult for them to stay in Calais than to actually disengorge the access to the jungle.
The government is intent on disengorging Calais of its refugees and is doing everything it can to make it happen:
1) Systematic arrestation to any refugees seen close to the tunnel and deportation to a detention center, with either deportation back to their country, or to another European country in which they have finger prints, or eventual release. Even the best conclusion will have undeniably created added fear and stress for the refugees.
2) Vague offer to give a month's rest in a warm and dry place to any refugee who so desires (only a month!)
3) Encouragement to ask for asylum (but really, the governement doesn't make it very palatable!) especially when there are 300 refugees with papers who still live in the jungle...
and now the latest:
4) Blocking access of helpers and volunteers to the jungle and refugees, making it much more difficult to distribute much needed aid.

If you come regularly to the jungle to distribute, or if you intend to come soon, please contact l'Auberge beforehand (in a PM on this page) so we can give you the latest scoop.

Timeline Photos - L'auberge des migrants international | Facebook

 

[ska invita]

Had a feeling this was on the cards ... disastrous just in time to kill people over winter

 

[xenon]

Fucking hell

 

[Treacle Toes]

I have a large rucksack...I will walk stuff in on foot. We can all do that. Who cares how many trips. Fuck them.

 

[ska invita]

Its one thing for the state to stop public aid coming in and provide it themselves, but theyre just stopping the aid! Scandalous

 

[twentythreedom]

Fucksake