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LETTERS: The state stopped the convoy to Calais but can’t stop solidarity

28 June 2016
Myself and 19 others travelled from Wakefield to Folkestone to take much-needed aid to people in Calais. We were part of the nationwide convoy of 250 vehicles.

Protesters put the politics back into a corporatised London Pride march

25 June 2016
Tens of thousands of people marched through London on the huge LGBT+ Pride march today, Saturday.

Unison conference rejects racism

23 June 2016
The leadership of the Unison union vowed to challenge racism and homophobia head-on at its annual conference in Brighton this week after the Orlando homophobic massacre and the killing of MP Jo Cox.

Convoy to Calais blocked, but still a big success

18 June 2016
Campaigners from the convoy to Calais rallied outside the French embassy in London this evening, Saturday, after French authorities refused to let them enter into France earlier in the day.

Fury as police and governments block aid convoy to Calais

18 June 2016
Hundreds of anti-racists have blocked the border checkpoint at Dover, Kent, today, Saturday in protest at cops' refusal to let the convoy to Calais through.

Convoy to Calais leaves to deliver solidarity to refugees

18 June 2016
Some 185 cars, vans, buses and lorries stretched down Whitehall past Downing Street as the Convoy to Calais set off this morning.Other vehicles will join the convoy near Dover.

Determined campaigners set off to join Calais convoy despite state ban

17 June 2016
Activists all over Britain are loading vehicles and driving to London today, Friday, to join Saturday’s solidarity convoy to refugees in Calais—in defiance of a state ban.

Racist hatred behind murder of Jo Cox

17 June 2016
The murder of Labour MP Jo Cox is not about a 'lone individual'

Don't let French authorities ban solidarity convoy to Calais

16 June 2016
French authorities have outrageously banned a huge solidarity convoy to Calais at the last minute. Organisers have vowed to defy the clampdown, and call on the British authorities to intervene.

Calais convoy will put pressure on the Tories to let in refugees

14 June 2016
Over 200 vehicles are set to leave Whitehall in central London on Saturday morning for the French port of Calais.

GALLERY - Convoy to Calais

14 June 2016
The Convoy to Calais brought together campaigners to show solidarity with refugees. Outrageously it was blocked at the border by the authorities.

Calais convoy is a protest at state attacks on refugees

07 June 2016
Hundreds of anti-racists from across Britain plan to join a solidarity convoy to Calais on Saturday 18 June in support of refugees and migrants.