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The Politics of Forced Labour

The recent trial of a group of Irish Travellers (or Parvee) accused of forcing vulnerable people into forced labour or slavery unsurprisingly hit the headlines. A perfect reactionary story, a specific instance distorting the wider truth: that in fact that … Continue reading

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Next Bristol No Borders Cafe/Film Night: Casablanca

“Huh? Casablanca What’s that got do with borders?“ Well, what with it all being about a political refugee trying escape North Africa & being thwarted by corrupt officials, bureaucracy and fascists? Also, we’d thought we have a film that didn’t … Continue reading

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Is Child Detention Really to End?

…because London No Borders have got hold of a letter from a hotel company planning to turn a former childrens home into a immigration detention centre.The letter makes no secret that the facility is planned to replace the use of … Continue reading

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January in Calais

NEWS AND REPORTS FROM ACTIVISTS ON THE GROUND: http://calaismigrantsolidarity.wordpress.com/ Friday 28th This morning a Sudanese man from Africa house hurt himself when falling while running from police and has been taken to hospital. Thursday 27th Another raid of Africa house, … Continue reading

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Bristol No Borders Update: 29/03/10

First of all, a belated shout out to the UWE students who self-organised a benefit gig for Calais, and who made a trip there to distribute the blankets, shoes and other stuff they collected. It seems the French Authorities gave you … Continue reading

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Cafe & Film Night – 21st February

Bristol No Borders takes its turn in hosting the Sunday vegan cafe at Kebele social centre (14 Robertson Rd, Easton BS5 6JY) As well as a delicious vegan meal and an opportunity to hang out socially, we’ll be film screening…. … Continue reading

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Bristol No Borders Winter Do! – Food and Films

As the days get shorter and the wind gets stronger …….. Bristol No Borders takes its turn in hosting the Sunday vegan cafe at Kebele social centre Sunday 6th November @ Kebele, 14 Robertson Rd, Easton BS5 6JY As well … Continue reading

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Amey Workers: A Legal Defeat, A Moral Victory

You may remember the demos we held in Bristol and Oxford last year. Well, perhaps inevitably, they lost there legal battle, but as the article below says, having rejected the easy way out and a pay off of £3000 the … Continue reading

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Calais info and film night – 20th August

Info sharing night on the situation of migrants and resistance to the border regime in Calais. 20th August at 19.30 at the Emporium, 37 Stokes Croft, Bristol. In Calais, France just 20 miles from this island, around 1500 people live … Continue reading

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A Calais No Borders Camp – Diary

CALAIS UPDATE – ACCORDING TO SOURCES,  “THE JUNGLE” WILL BE CLEARED BY THE AUTHORITIES  ON TUESDAY 21ST JULY A personal perspective – hopefully others will add their voices to give a fuller  account. Most Pictures from: http://www.contre-faits.org/ I went to … Continue reading

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