Last week Wales and London International Solidarity Networks jointly organised and ran an online solidarity event to raise awareness about the refugee situation in Calais. Below you can click on the image watch that event which had some great speakers and also zoomed into the warehouse to talk to volunteers.
Over the last couple of years NEU members have organised delegations to Calais to bring vital donations to refugees living in terrible, inhumane conditions. In October last year Wales joined a delegation for the first time when myself and and Lynne Berezanski (Swansea district) spent 2 days volunteering in Calais.
Unfortunately due to Covid-19 we are not able show express our solidarity by volunteering and taking supplies. However even more serious is that vital supplies and food donations are running out.
London International Solidarity Network set up a fundraiser which raised over £13,000 and many Wales districts generously donated to – these districts include Vale of Glamorgan, Monmouthshire, Ceredigion, RCT and Denbighshire
For details of Care4calais:
https://care4calais.org
Video on past delegations:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cU2IAp7tzbM
NEU Executive news for Wales by Mairead Canavan 