Even as world leaders meet in an emergency summit to discuss what is being recognized as the worst refugee crisis since World War Two, refugees in the Calais “Jungle” camp are being evicted from the fragile structures they have made their homes, as French police move in with bulldozers and riot shields. The refugee crisis […]
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“No one is there, no one is helping them” – An interview with Cllr. David Chalmers
Having imposed on a Lib-Dem society brunch in order to speak to Councillor David Chalmers and arrange an interview for the following week, it was testament to how passionate he was about his trips to the Calais and Dunkirk refugee camps that I ended up far overstaying my welcome. I left, not five, but forty-five […]
How to Change the World, Part Two: Trumping Donald Trump
As MPs debated whether to ban Donald Trump from UK shores after a petition signed by around 575,000 people, nearly six times the 100,000 benchmark needed for a Commons debate, I think it’s time we took a look at other ways we can crush Trump’s spew of hateful and ignorant rhetoric. Here are a couple […]
Exe student cares for Calais
Following recent and severe clashes between police and migrants at the Calais ‘Jungle’ camp, one University of Exeter student has found a unique way to lend her support. Final-year student Georgina Lewis is currently raising money to buy swimming goggles for refugees living in the ‘Jungle’ in an attempt to protect them from police brutality, which […]
2015: A year in review (July – December)
Missed our recap of January to June? Find it just here. Now to look at the latter half of 2015… July The second half of our year unfortunately kickstarted with some severe trauma: the end of Arena’s reign as VK vendor and Tuesday Cheese specialist, as its doors closed for the final time. Although it […]
Compassion in action: Exeter volunteers to take aid and letters of support to Calais
Two Exeter students will be leaving Freshers for France this weekend to provide on-scene support to the deserted refugees in Calais. Moved to action by the plight of families left stranded in the Northern French port city due to the escalating refugee crisis, Georgina Lewis and Bea Fones will make the trip this Friday 18 […]