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How We’re Making Things Worse For Migrants
How has government policy made crossing the Channel on small boats more dangerous? What’s it like working with children in Calais? How is the treatment of migrants in Calais mirrored in the UK immigration system? And why do migrants avoid photographers and the press?
In this week’s special extra episode, Zack Polanski speaks to Lily MacTaggart, from Humans for Rights Network.
Sign the petition to call for a public inquiry into the UK’s role in border violence: https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/stop-border-violence-public-inquiry-now
Find out more about the campaign to stop border violence here: https://stopborderviolence.co.uk/home/
Donate to the campaign to stop border violence: https://chuffed.org/project/190721-stop-border-violence
Donate to grassroots organisations supporting people in Calais: https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/calaisappeal
To find out more about the organisations mentioned in this episode, visit
https://www.humansforrights.org
https://www.project-play.org
https://www.calaisappeal.org
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