LATEST: “Tioxide Jungle” threatened with eviction Tomorrow Wednesday 1 April. The police came today (Tuesday 31st) to the camp situated on the land around the Tioxide chemical plant to tell the occupants that they will be evicted tomorrow morning at 6AM. The police in Calais often forewarn people of evictions … Continue reading
Calais, Calais, it’s a horrible town. There are between 2 and 3 thousand migrants now from war-torn regions of the world (Syria, Eritrea, Afghanistan, Sudan, and so on) huddled in Calais trying to get across the fences and the 20 miles of cold salt water to England. How ever much … Continue reading
From comrades in Calais: Callout for April Fools/Poisson d’avril for the whole month of April in Calais. With the impending probable evictions at the start of April, Calais Migrant Solidarity would like to invite you and your friends to come to Calais in the month of April and plan an … Continue reading
From Calais Migrant Solidarity. In April 2015 the municipality of Calais in collaboration with the socialist state government intends to open the Day Centre Jules Ferry for all migrants living in and around the city. This centre is sold by the government and its media as a humanitarian gesture. This … Continue reading
The local state authorities (Prefecture) have banned the fascist demo planned in Calais on Sunday by the “Sauvons Calais” group. The fascists have announced on their facebook page that they are going to obey the order and have called off the demo, although asserting that everyone has “freedom of movement … Continue reading
Translated from Passeurs d’hospitalités The new fences crowned with barbed wire installed around the port of Calais [by a British contractor] under the latest UK-France treaty have been blown down by gales twice: first on the 27 December, and now a second time on the 15 January. The French and … Continue reading
(NB: There is also a planned fascist demo simultaneously on the UK side of the border in Dover. See call out here.) Call out against fascist demo On the 25th of January the fascist group Sauvons Calais are planning a march against migration at Place d’Armes at 2 am. Now is … Continue reading
From Calais Migrant Solidarity. In the evening of the 12th of December, a man from Sudan was crushed under the wheels of the lorry that had just brought him to England from Calais. He was killed on the side of the M25 when him, and a friend he crossed with, … Continue reading
REPOST from Calais Migrant Solidarity. A round-up of what has been a hectic month in Calais, where something like 1500 refugees from Syria, Eritrea, and other deadly parts of the world, are stuck in harsh conditions trying to cross the channel to England. Calais Migrant Solidarity (aka No Borders Calais) … Continue reading