A Day in the Life of a Calais Warehouse Volunteer

6am — The first of the volunteers awake in our campsite home. They drive the van out into the city of Calais as the sun rises. They check on the first of five distribution points. Some of the guys are waking up, moving out of their tents…

Mawda, 2 years old, shot in Belgium.

A 2 year old girl has died in Belgium in the early hours of Thursday 17th May following a police chase.

Calais Update 07/05/2018

Updates from the solidarity march | Dismantling and clash between police and refugees in Calais|3 solidarity initiatives | The book “la couleur de l’espoir” to raise money for solidarity groups in Calais | A bus driver is arrested for taking two displaced people in his luggage

Spiderman

Look! A distraction! A four year old boy dangles from a balcony! A man climbs up the building to save him! A real life Spiderman! And he’s Black, imagine that! A little boy saved by a migrant, no less! Oh, kind sir, thank you for putting your life on the line once again, but this time it was to save a French…

Calais Update 13/05/2018

The solidarity march | The constitutional council called to give his view on migrants’ welcome and fraternity | Book on border violence and impact on the life of displaced people | Héroïque Land and Beaux Marais en fête | Minister at center of “asylum shopping” controversy|…

Calais Update 07/05/2018 (en français)

La marche solidaire |Démantèlement et affrontement |«Les 3 de Briançon» retrouvent la liberté avant leur procès | 3 initiatives solidaires | Livre la couleur de l’espoir | Un chauffeur de bus arrêté à Calais pour avoir voulu transporter deux migrants dans des…

News Update 21/05/2018

Solidarity march continues / Grande Synthe gymnasium converted to holiday camp / Two year old shot dead by Belgian police / 73 migrants rescued from the ocean by SOS Mediterranean and MSF / Human chain in Brussels to protest police action against migrants / Nigerian migrant found dead in…

Calais Update 04/05/2018

The solidarity march | Dismantling of a migrant camp in the Chico-Mendès forest | Demolition of a migrant camp in Angres