SATURDAY 22nd AUGUST from 2pm
RALLY in front of the DETENTION CENTRE (CRA) OF COQUELLES near CALAIS

In Calais since 2002 and the closure of the Red Cross centre at Sangatte many migrants
wander along the coast of Nord-Pas-de-Calais, hoping to find a way to get to England.

In Calais more that 1000 migrants live in the woods (the "jungle") and in squats, in
indescribable conditions.

... and video activists to support migrants in Calais against imminent police attack and deportation!

The French immigration minister, Mr.Besson has officially announced
that plans for the destruction of the refugee camps in Calais and the
subsequent deportation of refugees will take place this week between
the 20th and 25th of July.

There is an urgent need for people to go to Calais to protest against
the clearances as well as to act as legal & human rights observers
as police begin destroying the camps and attempting to remove people.

Information from activists on the ground in Calais points to the police preparing to destroy some or many of the ‘jungles’ housing around 1,800 migrants in Calais, this Monday 20th July or Tuesday 21st July. These ‘jungles’ are where people who have travelled across Europe wait in makeshift shelters, with little food or medical assistance, for their nightly attempts to get onto lorries making the crossing to the UK. Many of the migrants will be unaware of this threat.