Calais: No Borders Camp, for freedom of movement and the abolition of migration controls, 23-29 June 2009

from email, updated 27 June 2009:

Calais No Borders Camp 23-29 June

Directions to the site here...
Workshop programme (francais, english) can be found here...
Google Maps location and links here...

In Calais there are around 800-1000 migrants at any one time that are trying to cross the Channel, under constant harassment from the police. These migrants are harassed because they do not have the right papers, or in many cases no papers at all - they are 'sans-papier'...

See calaisnoborder.eu.org

These 'sans-papier' in Calais are only the tip of the iceberg: it is estimated that there are over 200,000 sans-papier in France, 1 million in the UK, and up to 7 million in Europe as a whole.

All sans-papier face the same battle - to live and work without exploitation, harassment and fear of arrest and deportation.

NoBorders calls for a world without papers, where everyone lives where they choose.

The route of the demo is the reverse of the walk that many migrants in Calais make on a daily basis - from Coquelles, where they are detained, to the lighthouse, where there is a daily food distribution.

We call on all individuals and groups that struggle for the rights of migrants to sign this call and mobilise for the demo.

The demo is part of a NoBorder camp that is taking place in Calais from 23rd to 29th June (http://calaisnoborder.eu.org).

The demo will start at 10am from the lighthouse on Boulevard des Alliés.

from
- NoBorder Calais
- Gdale-CGA
- UK No Borders Network

Contact: calais@riseup.net

See: http://calaisnoborder.eu.org

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