Law is War
Law is War is a legal and political comment blog that Amy co-founded and co-authors. Its focus is upon civil liberties, and particularly concerns itself with policing, protest and surveillance.
Life in the 'Jungles' of Calais
Huffington Post
On Sunday, myself and five others got up early, left our homes and made our way to Calais. Unlike many others making this trip from the UK, we were not on a booze cruise or European road trip. Instead, we were travelling with all the warm winter donations we could squeeze into six backpacks and heading for the migrant camps of Calais.
The trip was inspired by.. Read more...
UKHIP's Calais Flotilla: Donations & Evictions
Huffington Post
On 28th March UKHIP's flotilla of solidarity made its way to Calais in a convoy which included a van full of donations - both given and bought with the funds raised by the crowdfunding campaign.
Spirits were high as we made our way to the coast, two months of preparation finally coming together, but in the back of my mind was the knowledge that we would soon once again .. Read more...
Documenting the Ongoing Crisis in Calais
Recently I returned to the camps of Calais for the third time, having previously takendonations in the biting cold of January, and then again as part of UKHIP in March. This time I was to be in Calais for four days, at the start of a film project which aims to tell the stories of those who continue to arrive and exist on France's northern shores.
The sun shone on our first day, and in the tradition of my previous trips the day .. Read more...
Ever-growing, ever-changing: Inside the Calais camp
You can never quite prepare for the sight of the Calais camps, in which thousands of people from all over the world live out in the wilderness in a variety of makeshift structures. This is not just due to the fact that it is so surreal and saddening to see people living in this way, especially in the heart of western Europe, but because the situation in Calais is ever-changing, rendering full preparation impossible.
Recently I returned to Calais for .. Read more...
