After a sucessful Benefit last night (part of the anarachist hip hop tour) there are some more events coming up over the next week;

11am - 2pm, Sat 6th June, Calais Solidarity Breakfast @ Kebele, (vegan croissants planned!) 14 Robertson Rd, Easton (followed by free Arabic crash course)

7:30pm, Thursday 11th June, Calais Film and Info night @ The Island Silver street (This is the event to come to to find out about the situation in Calais, whether you are planning on coming or would just like to find out more.)

8pm, Friday 11th, Calais benefit gig @ Queens Head, Easton Road featuring CHICKEN'S CALL (french melodic anarcho-punk ), SPANNER (Danceable ska punk militants), 2 SICK MONKEYS (drum and base but not as you know it) plus DJ's, June 12th, Queens Head‏

Although i kinda understand no-borders' ideaology, I struggle to see how it would work.

If there were no borders and anyone could go where they wanted, would that be a good thing?
An example could be Mauritius.... If they adopted a no-borders policy then lots of rich people would move there and buy property. This would completely destroy their local economy, the native people would no longer be able to buy property as it would be out of their price range. Local businesses would be stamped out by more aggressive and better financed competitors, resulting in a massive change.

This change would be good for the immigrants but bad for the local people.

Other issues are things like diseases. We didn't have any TB in this country until recently due to immigration. Aids is the same issue, if you get lots of Africans moving here, then it stands to reason that we will have more Aids here too.

No borders may be a good thing for immigrants, but it is a bad thing for the people who reside here.
This is why i don't think it will ever happen as you are unlikely to get popular support for something that is bad for people.

As well as the exhibition and info night at chapter arts centre in Cardiff there is a benefit gig in Newport next tuesday, along with some other check it all out here:  http://noborderswales.org.uk/category/no-border-camp/

There is an article about the camp in the latest issue of Resistance:  http://www.afed.org.uk/publications/resistance-bulletin/80-issue-113-june-2009.html

Immigration is not about the economy. Whatever happens in the social climate means shit in the economy. Whatever happens with immigration, we'll still be able to have a nice house and good food. Why worry about the economy? You'll have to spend more money? Boo-fucking-hoo, at least you've got it to spend. It's fucking selfish to say "You immigrants can't come to my country cause I'll have to pay a little more for petrol for you to have a better life". Hell no, welcome them all with open arms.

I think you need to remember that No Borders is taken to be more than just removing borders. The majority of No Borders campaigners believe in the destruction of the state and capitalism and therefore the demolition of both nationality and borders. Therefore it is essentially a world wide stuggle and cannot happen without all borders being deconstructed at the same time (this is logical as you cannot have one part of the world without borders as inevitably there will be a line defining the neighbouring nation states, and therefore a border)

At this point, the demographic of certain areas changes. A worldwide movement to destroy worldwide borders and nation states inevitably ends wars, and this changes the nature of immigration in the first place, immigrants cease to exist, and with the end of wars, there is easily enough land for everyone to live happily where they want. 'Immigrants' to this and other countries can return to their 'homes' which they may have had to flee due to war, etc, or people who feared or could not afford to move out of this country, despite wanting to, can inevitably leave, thus allowing for a influx of people who can participate in their communities, and vice versa everywhere else in the world.

Business as we know it would cease to exist, and so would the global economy in the capitalist sense.

If you view no borders in the anarcho-capitalist sense:

i.e. "If they adopted a no-borders policy then lots of rich people would move there and buy property. This would completely destroy their local economy, the native people would no longer be able to buy property as it would be out of their price range. Local businesses would be stamped out by more aggressive and better financed competitors, resulting in a massive change."

then yes you are correct. With Capitalism maintained along with the destruction of borders would end in a corporate controlled world, effective corporatios would colonise the world and create their own states of economic control (not too dissimilar to how the world is now with the free market economy), inevitably taking advantage of the poor and those not controlling the means of production.

But No Borders is an anti-capitalist movement, so that removes this issue. No Borders should be taken in the context of a wider movement.

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Experiences from over a decade of action camps and mobilisations have
shown that when we come together for mass action it is important to
collectively organise the capacity to deal with medical emergencies. It
has also shown that when we take to the streets to protest against police
and state brutality and social control, we are often putting ourselves at
considerable risk. The French police in particular are known for their
excessive use of tear gas and concussion grenades. It is therefore
important to be prepared to deal with possible injuries.

There is currently no medical team coordination for the Calais camp, but
already there are a number of people with street and camp medic experience from the UK, US, Spain and France who aim to provide
information and some first aid coverage for the camp and actions. How much
support we can offer will depend on how many people we are and what skills
and materials we have available, so any help you can give is very gratefully received! Do you have any useful equipment? Do you have skills or experience?

WHAT WE NEED:
We need people with medical training, trained first aiders, street
medics, nurses and doctors who can volunteer for the medical team. We
also need people with experience of public order situations, particularly
tear gas and of the French police, and people with experience of the
medical system in France. Administering first aid on demos should be done
as a team (at least in twos) and requires people who understand the
situation and can keep their head in a crisis. We may also need people to
help with logistics, communications, cars, drivers etc. So if you would
like to participate but are not sure how you could help, get in touch!

MATERIALS WISH-LIST
Gloves (lots!!)
medical tape
non-alcoholic cleansing wipes (large size)
crepe bandages
gauze bandage rolls
melolin wound dressings in 10x10 cm size
triangular bandages
safety pins
plasters
blunt-tipped trauma/medic shears
rehydration mix to go in water (eg Dioralyte)
space blankets
nonsterile gauze swabs
steri strips
Betadine (Or Iodine solution)
Medicinal Alcohol
snacks for medics and patients
For tear gas:
LAW - Liquid Antacid & Water (50:50 solution):
Milk of Magnesia/Mylanta/Maalox or generic substitute, available at any
pharmacy (key ingredients: Aluminum Hydroxide and/or Magnesium Hydroxide WITHOUT alcohol or mineral oil) mixed 50:50 with water.
Squeezy water bottles and/or Plant misters

from  http://london.noborders.org.uk/node/183

Transnational demo for freedom of movement and the abolition of migration controls. Calais, Saturday 27th June 2009.

In Calais there are around 800-1000 migrants at any one time that are trying to cross the Channel, under constant harassment from the police.
These migrants are harassed because they do not have the right papers, or in many cases no papers at all – they are 'sans-papier'.

These 'sans-papier' in Calais are only the tip of the iceberg: it is estimated that there are over 200,000 sans-papier in France, 1 million in the UK, and up to 7 million in Europe as a whole.
All sans-papier face the same battle – to live and work without exploitation, harassment and fear of arrest and deportation.

No Borders calls for a world without papers, where everyone lives where they choose.

The route of the demo is the reverse of the walk that many migrants in Calais make on a daily basis – from Coquelles, where they are detained, to the lighthouse, where there is a daily food distribution.

We call on all individuals and groups that struggle for the rights of migrants to sign this call and mobilise for the demo.

The demo is part of a NoBorder camp that is taking place in Calais from 23rd to 29th June

The demo will start at 10am from the lighthouse on Boulevard des Alliés.

Demo called by:

Alternative Libertaire
Association pour la Citoyenneté en Algérie
Bürengruppe Paderborn
Chiche! Lille
Comité des Sans-Papiers 59
Coordination des Groupes Anarchistes
ELAF 81 (Ecolo-Libertaires Anti-fascistes du Tarn)
Fédération Anarchiste
Les Flamands Roses
Groupe D'Anarchistes de Lille et Environs
MRAP Dunkerque
Nouveau Parti Anticapitaliste
No Borders Network UK
no-racism.net
RESF/UCIJ 84
SUD Education Nord Pas-de-Calais
SUD étudiant Lille
Syndicat Unifié du Bâtiment/CNT 68
Union Locale CNT Lille
Union Syndicale Solidaires Nord Pas-de-Calais

 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2009/06/432522.html

No Borders South Wales will be doing live updates for the duration of the camp, you can follow us here:  http://twitter.com/noborderswales or check out our website where all updates will be archived.

Places still available on return coach from London-Calais.

Depart: 9am Fri 26th, from the Old Vic, Waterloo Rd
Return: Sunday 28th evening - the ferry is at 5pm so we hope to be back to London by 9pm.

Unfortunately the coach company we originally booked with have cancelled on us so we've had to re-book and our costs have risen, so if you're in the position to pay the slightly increased £35-40 waged, £30-35 unwaged return that'd be ace. We'll be asking for donations from all those who paid the lower price on the coach. The money is payable preferably directly into the No Borders London bank account:
* Our bank details are:
* Co-operative Bank
* A/C number: 65252615
* Sort code: 08-92-99
* (International transfer, IBAN: GB85 CPBK 0892 9965 2526 15)
If not, you can pay in cash on the day but we are really trying to avoid this as we don;t want all that cash floating around all weekend.


Please confirm your place asap by emailing  londonnoborders@riseup.net or, preferably, calling the following number: 07535319119. If there's no answer leave a messgae or send a text and we'll get back to you.

Departure is bright and early on Friday 26th so if you’re coming from outside of London you may well be travelling down the night before. If you need help finding somewhere to stay, let us know and we’ll see what we can do.

Cheers,

London No Borders

A farcical curtain of steel has descended on Calais, and the massive campaign of demonisation of our camp by the local authorities continues in the press. The camp is now fully set up with approx 300 people from all over Europe. Many local people are visiting the site and a group of around 40 mostly Kurdish and Afghani migrants. It is nice big site, quite open for people to come walk around and a lot of local kids hanging out. It runs alongside the main motorway from the port out of town and is just a few minutes from the Jungle, the makeshift camps where migrants are living. Many of the migrants seem to be very young, one just 12 year old Afghani visited the camp last night. Migrants report that currently the controls at the border are very tight and that no one has been getting through for few weeks. The number of migrants in Calais are at their highest in several years.

Repression of migrants continues; on Monday night there was a violent raid of squat in town where mostly Eritrean people were living. One person had their arm broken during the attack. There are rumours of another one this afternoon; we waiting to hear more from peopleat the camp who have gone down to support the migrants. People from camp are also helping at food distro points that are being hassled by police.

Police presence in town is very heavy and both activists and migrants are being stopped and searched in the area. Some items have been taken but we have not heard of major problems getting to camp so far.
The atmosphere on site is good, the migrants here seem to be enjoying some conversations and games of football they would not normally have the space to play and at least for now it is quite relaxed. There are three kitchens, showers being built, internet up and running, cinema, workshops, medical tent, trauma support, legal tent, and an invite has gone out to local people and other migrants in area to come to camp.


In a direct action this morning, 30 people blockaded detention centre Losquin in Lille using arm tubes to prevent removal of someone scheduled for today. 29 people were arrested and are due to be released tonight. A group of solidarity formed and we are all hoping for more actions to show oour resitance to this horrific machine

An information leaflet is being distributed on what to expect in the UK for migrants is being distributed and being translated to Arabic and Kurdish languages. There is also a newspaper being produced on site, Nomad, and distributed in town, accompanied by bike sound system.

The route of demo on Saturday being negotiated with authorities and they put out a press release today to 'reassure local people as to the nature of our intentions and we want to invite all local associations and people who would like to see the situation improve for migrants and those that help them to join us on Saturday for our march which is still planned to gather at 10am on Saturday in front of the lighthouse. We call for the inhabitants of Calais and the activists of associations, trade unions and political parties and not to be intimidated by the discourse of the authorities and to come and
participate in the activities of the camp and to the demonstration on Saturday.'

Apparently, the wearing of masks has been banned by police. More information to follow.

A big discussion will be happening tonight about local situation with the humanitarian groups. It is our belief on the camp that people should have free movement and the situation here is a million miles away from that. Explaining to the migrants that we are against the border but that we are not able to make it any easier to cross is frustqrting to say the least! They are so bravely challenging the border and ricking so much every night. This camp has already strengthened the transnational solidarity and re-politicised the issue locally. It must be just the beginning and we must do all we can to continue to fight the border regimes that are causing so much suffering. It is one thing to hold a political position and quite another to be here and trying to see a way that this situation can be changed.

We denounce in the strongest terms the attempts to criminalise us and to intimidate local people into silence on an issue that affects them directly. We denounce completely and call an end to the extreme violence and intimidation being directed towards migrants by the police,

THE DEMONSTRATION FOR FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT AND THE RIGHT TO STAY- SATURDAY 27th JUNE 10am AT THE LIGHTHOUSE IN CALAIS

FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT FOR ALL, STOP DEPORTATIONS, NO MORE IMMIGRATION PRISONS, ASYLUM IS NOT A CRIME, NO ONE IS ILLEGAL!!!

 http://calaisnoborder.eu.org

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