Fence surrounding the port of Calais next to the ‘Jungle’. Photo: VOA/Nicolas Pinault via Wikimedia Commons.
Calais
Anne M Jones reflects on Calais and the refugee crisis
by Anne M Jones
9th March 2017
At the end of 2015 I went to Calais to offer support to the estimated 6,000-8,000 refugees who were camped out on sand dunes. I subsequently returned several times, teaching English to the young people there, such was the overwhelming need for help.
