Many Veggies and Sumac Centre supporters also support the human rights of migrants in Calais, some of whom are climate refugees or are fleeing conflicts caused by the extraction of resources including oil and water, which feed our western consumer and livestock-based lifestyles.

Calais Migrant SolidarityCalais Migrant Solidarity give practical support for migrant communities and are networking to fight all aspects of the border regime. We were pleased to include Climate Migrant Solidarity as part of our Lush Charity Pot campaigns exhibition at Glastonbury. This will continue at many future events.

To contact Calais Migrant Solidarity or for more information see their listing on Veggies Directory.

Migrants are harassed by the French Police, who regularly destroy their belongings including their sleeping equipment. This was a massive problem for migrants last winter in sub-zero temperatures.

This year the Activist Tat Collective’s SolAIDarity project is collecting camping equipment left over at festivals to pass on to Calais Migrant Solidarity for distribution. Some equipment may also be used for eco-camps such as Mainshill.

Activist Tat can be contacted via their listing on Veggies Directory

They write:

We only want USEFUL stuff! We define useful as:

– Tents in a fair condition.
– Cooking equipment (if working)
– Sleeping bags and blankets
– Tarps
– Roll mats

We shall also be coordinating transport for tat collections at Reading and Shambala. If you want to collect at other festivals and can provide transport, do get in touch.

http://www.atcoop.org.uk/drupal/node/210
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=112654618759053
http://calaismigrantsolidarity.wordpress.com
http://coalactionscotland.noflag.org.uk/?page_id=415