[IMC-UK-Features] No Borders camp

[Shiar]

Posted.
I have done a few stylistic edits. Hope that's ok.

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Shiar

On Fri, May 29, 2009 3:48 am, manchesternoborders at riseup.net wrote:
> hi there,
>
> we'd like to propose the following feature. Cheers
>
>
> Preparations for a No Borders camp in Calais taking shape
>
> Initiatives from the UK, France, Belgium and Germany are currently
> preparing a protest camp in Calais, France, to take place from June
> 23-29th, including a transnational demonstration
> http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2009/05/430969.htm on Saturday June 27th.
> The callout http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2009/05/430158.html describes
> the aims of the camp as highlighting the realities of the situation for
> migrants in Calais and as “challenging the authorities on the ground, to
> protest against increased repression of migrants and local activists
> alike”.
>
> A mobilisation tour around the UK includes an exhibition of striking
> photographs from Calais by French photographer Julie Rebouillat. The tour
> is currently in Manchester
> http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2009/05/429914.html and will then move on
> to Cardiff
> http://noborderswales.org.uk/2009/05/19/calais-photo-exhibition-at-chapter-arts-centre/.
>
> In the UK, the camp mobilisation is carried by the UK No Borders network
> http://noborders.org.uk/, which calls for the freedom of movement for all
> and an end all migration controls. It is also used to promote a new No
> Borders publication http://wiki.noborders.org.uk/workspace/A-_Z_workspace,
> where the network describes its positions as “anti-capitalist and
> anti-authoritarian”.
>
> Resources:
>
> Call out for the camp: http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2009/05/430158.html
> | Transnational demonstration
> http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2009/05/430969.html | No Borders article
> for Red Pepper http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2009/05/429063.html |
> Schnews article: http://www.schnews.org.uk/archive/news676.htm |
> Mobilisation video: http://changethefuture.blip.tv/ | London No Borders
> page about Calais:
> http://london.noborders.org.uk/calais2009 | Travel to demo from London:
> http://london.noborders.org.uk/node/185 | Indymedia Migration
> http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/topics/migration/
>