Refugee camps had to be set up by European governments to temporarily house migrants, who have traveled thousands of miles trying to reach the UK borders. An easy journey would be an understatement as refugees have taken on life-threatening journeys by sneaking onto lorries,onto Eurotunnel trains, or by walking across the high speed tunnel passageways. Below are some ariel pictures of what a refugee camp looks like.
Joe and Joe said that the camps are "ridiculously over capacity" as people simply have nowhere else to go. Using their phones to try ad reach relatives in other countries or to keep in contact with families they've had to leave behind as they make their journeys. The camps are and full of multi-cultural people, and are split into men/women and children, there is a real sense of community filed with different religions, stories, and backgrounds.
In the Calais camps refugee's are forced to make dangerous journeys crossing motorways, bridges, and climbing fences to try and get to a better life. In the camps they are living in basic conditions, with not nearly enough toilets, medical help, for washing, or electricity to support everyone. The camp is considered a massive stop over in-between the refugees journeys. The day time is very quite but as soon as the evening hits, the camp is alive with refugees making their journeys to The Channel Tunnel in the hopes of getting into Britain. As soon as opportunity hits the refugees optimistically try and climb into the back of Lorry's in the hopes of survival. Sadly more than 500 people have died making these jounerys in air-tight, claustrophobic conditions.
In the Calais camps refugee's are forced to make dangerous journeys crossing motorways, bridges, and climbing fences to try and get to a better life. In the camps they are living in basic conditions, with not nearly enough toilets, medical help, for washing, or electricity to support everyone. The camp is considered a massive stop over in-between the refugees journeys. The day time is very quite but as soon as the evening hits, the camp is alive with refugees making their journeys to The Channel Tunnel in the hopes of getting into Britain. As soon as opportunity hits the refugees optimistically try and climb into the back of Lorry's in the hopes of survival. Sadly more than 500 people have died making these jounerys in air-tight, claustrophobic conditions.
Joe and Joe wanted to make a difference, by giving the refugees something to do, as time can be pressing stuck in the camps all day indefinitely. Joe and Joe shared that everybody there has a story to tell, and no platform for them to share on. This pushed them to set up "The Good Chance Theatre" to set up a place where refugees could reflect, share and tell their stories in a welcoming environment. It would also bring about positivity, and hope because everybody is in the same situation and has gone through different things. I think its amazing that they are bringing creativity to the camps, as art is an amazing outlet whether its dancing, acting, spoken word, singing or anything that promotes freedom of thought and speech. The space is open to everybody of every race, age, nationality, belief, or gender. In the evenings, they play games, and there are even night clubs, and shops built in the camps
