“Shall we go to Calais, I gather they make great curry?” According to the Mayor of Calais this is the starter question which will lead Eritreans, Kurds, Iraqi, Sudanese and others to leave their homeland and walk or smuggle themselves…
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Calais – Warehouse, Open Space principles & the right veg
I have just spent 3 days in and around the Jungle in Calais, and there are two preceding blogs circulating which look at the work of the Refugee Community Kitchen and Jungle Books. These are just two parts of an…
Calais – conversations enhance understanding and awareness for us all
This is my second in a series of 3 blogs following 3 days working around the Jungle and the Refugee Community Kitchen last week. Please read both/all and share. Thank you. Many hundreds of volunteers go to work in Calais,…
Calais Refugee Community Kitchen – many many carrots
For the last few days I have been in France peeling and chopping, mixing and moving, driving and carrying vegetables. I have been one of the 150+ volunteers working in and around a warehouse on the outskirts of Calais. This…