Comments on: More callous lies from peddlers of racist hysteria http://www.nostalgiaforinfinity.com/2010/02/more-callous-lies-from-peddlers-of-racist-hysteria/ Missives on cultural detritus with a slurred punk-rock spin. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:52:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Shaun CG http://www.nostalgiaforinfinity.com/2010/02/more-callous-lies-from-peddlers-of-racist-hysteria/comment-page-1/#comment-4912 Shaun CG Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:20:03 +0000 http://www.nostalgiaforinfinity.com/?p=1781#comment-4912 Readers may be interested to know that the following message was just sent to members of the Calais Migrant Solidarity group on Facebook: ------------- Subject: Hangar evicted / protests crushed So last Wednesday the hangar was evicted again by the police shortly after we closed it to migrants at 6pm. vans full of cops with shields, gas, and a battering ram, blocked off the streets again and tried to smash down our door. we just opened it. when will they learn to knock? the police allowed us to take our personal belonging before shutting the metal grill on the outside. They have parked a van full of cops right up against the door so we can't physically get back in. On friday there was a demonstration outside the subprefecture. Two lines of riot police stopped the few individuals from going anywhere near the offices. The protest then moved outside the town hall. A couple of tents were put up to symbolise our own homelessness. Within 15 minutes the CRS police arrested everyone and confiscated all the banners and tents. Some activists were questioned at the police station. Meanwhile the cold weather shelter for migrants in calais has closed. There is a wonderful rule in calais that if the temperature drops below 0 for more than 24 hours then a small empty gymnasium is opened where about half of the migrants can sleep. If the temperature goes to 1 or 2 degrees then its then deemed to warm to sleep inside. Good day. ------------- You see? Just like Butlins. Readers may be interested to know that the following message was just sent to members of the Calais Migrant Solidarity group on Facebook:

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Subject: Hangar evicted / protests crushed

So last Wednesday the hangar was evicted again by the police shortly after we closed it to migrants at 6pm.

vans full of cops with shields, gas, and a battering ram, blocked off the streets again and tried to smash down our door.

we just opened it. when will they learn to knock?

the police allowed us to take our personal belonging before shutting the metal grill on the outside. They have parked a van full of cops right up against the door so we can’t physically get back in.

On friday there was a demonstration outside the subprefecture. Two lines of riot police stopped the few individuals from going anywhere near the offices. The protest then moved outside the town hall. A couple of tents were put up to symbolise our own homelessness. Within 15 minutes the CRS police arrested everyone and confiscated all the banners and tents.

Some activists were questioned at the police station.

Meanwhile the cold weather shelter for migrants in calais has closed. There is a wonderful rule in calais that if the temperature drops below 0 for more than 24 hours then a small empty gymnasium is opened where about half of the migrants can sleep. If the temperature goes to 1 or 2 degrees then its then deemed to warm to sleep inside.

Good day.

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You see? Just like Butlins.

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