Ireland to Calais - quick interview at Jigsaw
Channel: Workers Solidarity Movement
Date: 2015-09-13

One of our reporters was using his van to help transport refugee solidarity donations to Jigsaw, one of the Dublin sorting points of this grassroots initiative.  He took a moment to shoot this quick video explainer showing the volume of materials that has poured in.

The 'X to Calais' solidarity groups  formed in cities, towns and villages right across Ireland in order to collect needed supplies, form convoys and drive them to the migrant camps across Europe starting with the inspiring site of consistent self organised resistance at Calais.

In the space of a few weeks a network of groups has sprung up, contacted each other and began the complex logistical tasks of organising direct solidarity with those the governments sought to criminalise.

The network formed before and independently from the governments offer to accept 4000 people and the speed of response certainly demonstrates how powerful we can be when we organise together.