This is
the information page for
SOAS Goes To Calais
“SOAS Goes to Calais” is a SOAS SU
society which works against the devastating effects of an inhumane border
regime in Northern France and across Europe.
We do this by organising
regular solidarity trips to the Calais region and other parts of Europe, in
which we volunteer with local organisations, carry
out frontline support work with refugees and migrants in camps and elsewhere,
and put on occasional musical events. In recent years, we've also organised trips to Paris and Athens.
In London, we organise
public meetings and talks to raise awareness of the issue, and hold fundraising
parties and concerts, open to SOAS students and the general public. Through our
work runs the belief that this is a political issue as well as a humanitarian
one.
Our ultimate aim is to open the borders
across and beyond Europe, and to see migrants and refugees received with
dignity and respect, whoever they are and wherever they go.
We are travelling
to Calais on the weekend of 24-26 March 2023, for volunteering and for musical
activities involving the SOAS Ceilidh Band.
You are invited to join us.
Links related to our earlier solidarity
activities in Calais:
Syrian musicians in Calais – November
2014
SOAS solidarity tour – October 2013
SOAS Arabic
Band solidarity tour – May 2015
Mapping the
homeland: Syrian refugees
Last updated: 4.ii.2023