Stand Up to Racism is organising a Winter Appeal for refugees in France and will be taking a delegation to Calais on Saturday 10 December to show solidarity with refugees. Those in the so called “Jungle” camp in Calais have seen their homes demolished and face racism from Marine Le Pen and the Front National. We say these refugees should be let into Britain.
We are encouraging activists to raise money in your workplaces, universities and communities to take over to refugee camps in France on 10 December. Once in Calais, we will be holding a meeting with volunteers on the ground, refugees, and anti-racists in France and also be helping out in a distribution centre.
Collection sheet here
We will be travelling on the 9.25am ferry from Dover early on Saturday 10 December and will return on the 17.15pm (French time) ferry that night.
See the facebook event here
If you’d like to join the convoy, please get in touch with us at info@standuptoracism.org.uk. Local Stand Up to Racism groups are sending vehicles on the convoy so if you click on your local group’s facebook page on the left hand side of the page, you can get in touch with them directly.
Student Coach
Student Stand Up to Racism is organising a student coach on the convoy. Unfortunately due to costs of the coach and the ferry, we are having to charge £25 per seat on the coach. We encourage students to ask their student unions, UCU branches, local Stand Up to Racism groups to sponsor them for the trip and to do a report back meeting on the trip. Please get in touch if you would like help doing this, or if you have any questions.
To register your place, please message our facebook page or email studentstanduptoracism@gma
See the facebook event here