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Threads: From the Refugee Crisis
A heartbreaking, full-color graphic novel of the refugee drama
In the French port town of Calais, famous for its historic lace industry, a city within a city arose. This new town, known as the Jungle, was home to thousands of refugees, mainly from the Middle East and Africa, all hoping, somehow, to get to the UK. Into this squalid shantytown of shipping containers and tents, full of rats and trash and devoid of toilets and safety, the artist Kate Evans brought a sketchbook and an open mind. Combining the techniques of eyewitness reportage with the medium of comic-book storytelling, Evans has produced this unforgettable book, filled with poignant images—by turns shocking, infuriating, wry, and heartbreaking.
Accompanying the story of Kate’s time spent among the refugees—the insights acquired and the lives recounted—is the harsh counterpoint of prejudice and scapegoating arising from the political right. Threads addresses one of the most pressing issues of modern times to make a compelling case, through intimate evidence, for the compassionate treatment of refugees and the free movement of peoples. Evans’s creativity and passion as an artist, activist, and mother shine through.
In the French port town of Calais, famous for its historic lace industry, a city within a city arose. This new town, known as the Jungle, was home to thousands of refugees, mainly from the Middle East and Africa, all hoping, somehow, to get to the UK. Into this squalid shantytown of shipping containers and tents, full of rats and trash and devoid of toilets and safety, the artist Kate Evans brought a sketchbook and an open mind. Combining the techniques of eyewitness reportage with the medium of comic-book storytelling, Evans has produced this unforgettable book, filled with poignant images—by turns shocking, infuriating, wry, and heartbreaking.
Accompanying the story of Kate’s time spent among the refugees—the insights acquired and the lives recounted—is the harsh counterpoint of prejudice and scapegoating arising from the political right. Threads addresses one of the most pressing issues of modern times to make a compelling case, through intimate evidence, for the compassionate treatment of refugees and the free movement of peoples. Evans’s creativity and passion as an artist, activist, and mother shine through.
176 pages, Hardcover
First published June 20, 2017
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December 16, 2017
Heartbreaking and timely - the French port town of Calais refuge center (AKA "The Jungle") is 'sketched' by artist Kate Evans as she volunteers to distribute aid. The Jungle is a city for thousands of refugees (from the Middle East and Africa) and is at odds with both the local population and the political stance of many in France. As Kate connects with individuals by drawing their portraits she listens to their stories - something the authorities never attempt to do. This GN should be read by anyone trying to understand this complex (and continuing) problem.
July 2, 2025
Over the course of five months, in 2015-2016, British artist and activist Evans (who also wrote Red Rosa) volunteered with her husband at the refugee camp, “The Jungle,” in the French port city of Calais, where thousands (still) fleeing violence and other hopeless situations in Africa and the Middle East hope to get to England. This book is comics journalism, with names changed to protect her informants, but as she said, “everything in this book actually happened.” She recounts life in the camps, shares heartbreaking stories about deaths and disappearances and gets to know several people, including the Kurd Hoshyar, who is a great cook but can’t get to England though his brother lives there legally. Evans posts actual anti-immigrant text messages from angry British, underscoring the tragedy. To be fair, Evans isn’t focusing on the solution to the problem, though she finally does share her views on what needs to happen, which she and an increasing number of people in the international community agree will have to eventually happen: Open borders.
Evans is not neutral; she’s angry, she’s sad, and she uses her art and commitments to help make the people in these camps come to life, focusing on "The Jungle," a makeshift camp in Calais. Her artwork is loose, sketchy, with some splashes of color, drawn fast in the places she is interviewing people and working with them. The artwork isn't always easy to read in part because of content, in part because of style and the packed pages. But regardless of what your political perspective on these issues might be, I’ll urge you to read this, as it puts a human face on the continuing tragedy, which can only get worse with the effects of climate change and diminishing resources. Is her point of view heavy-handed? Yes; she was there; she is not trying to be “fair and balanced.” In my opinion her agenda is an important one.
Evans is not neutral; she’s angry, she’s sad, and she uses her art and commitments to help make the people in these camps come to life, focusing on "The Jungle," a makeshift camp in Calais. Her artwork is loose, sketchy, with some splashes of color, drawn fast in the places she is interviewing people and working with them. The artwork isn't always easy to read in part because of content, in part because of style and the packed pages. But regardless of what your political perspective on these issues might be, I’ll urge you to read this, as it puts a human face on the continuing tragedy, which can only get worse with the effects of climate change and diminishing resources. Is her point of view heavy-handed? Yes; she was there; she is not trying to be “fair and balanced.” In my opinion her agenda is an important one.
August 25, 2021
Günümüzün en önemli ve kritik konularından biri olan mülteci krizinin oldukça küçük bir pencereden anlatımıydı.
Ancak çizimler, anlatım ve baskıyı o kadar başarısız buldum ki bir çizgi roman tavsiye etmediğim çok nadir görülür. Yani çizimleri neye benzetirim diye düşünsem herhalde 10 yaşındaki yeğenim.. diyemem çünkü o bile çok daha başarılı bir çizer. Anlatım desem PowerPoint'ten "add text" deyip yapıştırılmış metinleri de hiç mi hiç sevmiyorum.
Mülteci krizinin dram rüzgarını arkasına alıp başarılı olmaya çalışmış, hikayesi güzel ama uygulaması oldukça başarısız bir eserdi.
Herkese keyifli okumalar!
Ancak çizimler, anlatım ve baskıyı o kadar başarısız buldum ki bir çizgi roman tavsiye etmediğim çok nadir görülür. Yani çizimleri neye benzetirim diye düşünsem herhalde 10 yaşındaki yeğenim.. diyemem çünkü o bile çok daha başarılı bir çizer. Anlatım desem PowerPoint'ten "add text" deyip yapıştırılmış metinleri de hiç mi hiç sevmiyorum.
Mülteci krizinin dram rüzgarını arkasına alıp başarılı olmaya çalışmış, hikayesi güzel ama uygulaması oldukça başarısız bir eserdi.
Herkese keyifli okumalar!
May 20, 2017
It’s hard to not be affected whilst reading Kate Evan’s latest graphic novel “Threads,” her autobiographical take on the time she spent working in “The Jungle,” the refugee camp just across the English Channel in Calais, France. It’s much more than a recap of the events, as Evans pours on the pity with a purposefully heavy hand. Conversely, she includes angry, scornful comments she’s received from those who haven’t yet given in and firmly hold on to their doubt, cynicism, and even hatred. Overall, this novel is stark and emotionally draining.
Evans employs a loose, comic strip artistic style that isn’t as visually stunning or engaging as some graphic novel artistry, but which also acts to soften some of the blow. While my advanced copy was not in color, the final edition is supposed to be and I can only imagine how much more of an impact that would provide.
“Threads” is a heavyweight read, even as you’ll likely finish it quickly. Packed with page after page of this gigantic problem, foisting these people and their squalor into your comfortable living room for the sole purpose of making you squirm. Make no mistake; Evans knows what she’s doing. The tragedies, the misery, and the maddening governmental bureaucracy and political agendas are offset by the powerful examples of the resiliency of our humanity. Evans relates the countless times the refugees have offered hospitality and warmth, shared their homes and food regardless of how small and meager, and smiled through the pain they suffer through daily.
In the final analysis, however, this is essentially preaching to the converted. Cynics will likely find little to change their minds, and may even smirk in agreement at the negative comments Evans has planted, while bleeding hearts will slurp it up with a spoon, ignoring some problematic parts, such as how Evans repeatedly portrays her son as a self-absorbed, spoiled teen (whom she is neglecting for “her art,” btw) in contrast to the heroic teens in The Jungle. Albeit a small part of the whole work, these occasional moments really bugged me.
Needless to say, perhaps, I find myself somewhere in between, and I say that only because the situation is much more complex than what Evans has presented in her heavy-handed novel. For an artist to be so oblivious to the gray that colors our world is an irony too big to ignore and one that portrays her powerful message less as informative exposition and more as propaganda, and that’s unfortunate. Yes, there’s tragedy, but no, a graphic novel with such an obvious agenda isn’t going to convert anyone nor do much more than embolden both sides, and widen the gap of discourse.
Evans employs a loose, comic strip artistic style that isn’t as visually stunning or engaging as some graphic novel artistry, but which also acts to soften some of the blow. While my advanced copy was not in color, the final edition is supposed to be and I can only imagine how much more of an impact that would provide.
“Threads” is a heavyweight read, even as you’ll likely finish it quickly. Packed with page after page of this gigantic problem, foisting these people and their squalor into your comfortable living room for the sole purpose of making you squirm. Make no mistake; Evans knows what she’s doing. The tragedies, the misery, and the maddening governmental bureaucracy and political agendas are offset by the powerful examples of the resiliency of our humanity. Evans relates the countless times the refugees have offered hospitality and warmth, shared their homes and food regardless of how small and meager, and smiled through the pain they suffer through daily.
In the final analysis, however, this is essentially preaching to the converted. Cynics will likely find little to change their minds, and may even smirk in agreement at the negative comments Evans has planted, while bleeding hearts will slurp it up with a spoon, ignoring some problematic parts, such as how Evans repeatedly portrays her son as a self-absorbed, spoiled teen (whom she is neglecting for “her art,” btw) in contrast to the heroic teens in The Jungle. Albeit a small part of the whole work, these occasional moments really bugged me.
Needless to say, perhaps, I find myself somewhere in between, and I say that only because the situation is much more complex than what Evans has presented in her heavy-handed novel. For an artist to be so oblivious to the gray that colors our world is an irony too big to ignore and one that portrays her powerful message less as informative exposition and more as propaganda, and that’s unfortunate. Yes, there’s tragedy, but no, a graphic novel with such an obvious agenda isn’t going to convert anyone nor do much more than embolden both sides, and widen the gap of discourse.
March 17, 2021
Calais mülteci kampında, Birleşik Krallık topraklarında yeni bir yaşam kurmayı bekleyen mültecilerin televizyonlarda, gazetelerde, haber kanallarında göremeyeceğiniz hayatlarını anlatıyor. Gerçek hikayeleriyle dünyanın milliyetçiliğe ve bencilliğe yönelimiyle nasıl bir hale geldiğini önünüze seriyor. Konu ve anlatılanların etkileyici yönüne karşın çizimler için aynı şeyi söyleyemeyeceğim. En azından benim bayıldığım bir tarz değil.
July 7, 2024
ne diyebilirim ki? bu grafik roman kate evans tarafından 2017’de yazılmış. desen yayınları hemen 2018’de yayımlamış. ben şimdi okudum. okuduğum günden birkaç gün önce kayseri’de pogrom yaşandı, ilk değildi.
o yüzden calais kampında olan bitenler, kate evans ve arkadaşlarının ingiltere’den hafta sonu olsun sömestr tatili olsun yardım organize edip çoluk çocuklarını bırakarak fransa’ya geçmeleri, cangıl adı verilen bu kampta yaptıkları yardımlar, gördükleri, yaşadıkları gerçekten çok özel…
hepsinin gerçek olduğunu ve isimleri değiştirdiğini belirtiyor yazar ama zaten kendi ülkemizdeki durumdan bildiğimiz üzere hayal ürünü olmadığını anlıyoruz. yapılan organizasyonlar bizim geçen yıl şubat depreminde yaşadığımıza benziyor, gönüllüler olmasa mahvolacak insanlar topluluğu.
pek çok yorumda tek taraflı anlatılmış denmiş ama ne yapması gerekiyordu yazarın bilmiyorum. nato’nun ve abd’nin 1970’lerde afganistan’da, 1990’larda ırak’ta, 2010’larda suriye’de yaptıklarını mı anlatacak. bu insanların entegrasyonunun çok zor olduğunu mu anlatacak sosyolojik olarak? hayır dünyada savaşlar devam ettiği sürece, batı ortadoğu’yu karıştırdığı sürece, üstelik yakında iklim kriziyle birlikte göçler olacak. bu insanlar geri dönmeyecek. plansız programsız kalkışılan bombalamaların, türkiye’ye aman sen bunları tut diye para hibe etmenin sonucu bu.
sonuç olarak bence calais dantelleriyle çok güzel bir biçimde bağlanmış, nefret dolu mesajları arada telefon mesajıymış gibi vermesiyle, gerçek tv görüntülerini resimlere monte etmesiyle, işkence anılarını, sonradan yıkım sırasında olan biteni şiddet pornosuna çevirmemesiyle çok etkili, çok duygusal ve sert bir grafik roman “ilmekler”.
kate evans’ın resimleri başta bana epey garip geldiyse de okudukça alıştım, hatta sevdim. bazen fontlar yüzünden okumanın zorlaşması gibi bir problem vardı, göz yorabilir. ama hayalimde tüm ırkçılara, tüm göçmen düşmanlarına bu kitabı -da- okutmak var artık.
o yüzden calais kampında olan bitenler, kate evans ve arkadaşlarının ingiltere’den hafta sonu olsun sömestr tatili olsun yardım organize edip çoluk çocuklarını bırakarak fransa’ya geçmeleri, cangıl adı verilen bu kampta yaptıkları yardımlar, gördükleri, yaşadıkları gerçekten çok özel…
hepsinin gerçek olduğunu ve isimleri değiştirdiğini belirtiyor yazar ama zaten kendi ülkemizdeki durumdan bildiğimiz üzere hayal ürünü olmadığını anlıyoruz. yapılan organizasyonlar bizim geçen yıl şubat depreminde yaşadığımıza benziyor, gönüllüler olmasa mahvolacak insanlar topluluğu.
pek çok yorumda tek taraflı anlatılmış denmiş ama ne yapması gerekiyordu yazarın bilmiyorum. nato’nun ve abd’nin 1970’lerde afganistan’da, 1990’larda ırak’ta, 2010’larda suriye’de yaptıklarını mı anlatacak. bu insanların entegrasyonunun çok zor olduğunu mu anlatacak sosyolojik olarak? hayır dünyada savaşlar devam ettiği sürece, batı ortadoğu’yu karıştırdığı sürece, üstelik yakında iklim kriziyle birlikte göçler olacak. bu insanlar geri dönmeyecek. plansız programsız kalkışılan bombalamaların, türkiye’ye aman sen bunları tut diye para hibe etmenin sonucu bu.
sonuç olarak bence calais dantelleriyle çok güzel bir biçimde bağlanmış, nefret dolu mesajları arada telefon mesajıymış gibi vermesiyle, gerçek tv görüntülerini resimlere monte etmesiyle, işkence anılarını, sonradan yıkım sırasında olan biteni şiddet pornosuna çevirmemesiyle çok etkili, çok duygusal ve sert bir grafik roman “ilmekler”.
kate evans’ın resimleri başta bana epey garip geldiyse de okudukça alıştım, hatta sevdim. bazen fontlar yüzünden okumanın zorlaşması gibi bir problem vardı, göz yorabilir. ama hayalimde tüm ırkçılara, tüm göçmen düşmanlarına bu kitabı -da- okutmak var artık.
January 6, 2018
A book that really shows that xenophobia/opposition to refugees is murder, that if your feminism doesn't care about refugees, it's just white supremacy and that if your Christianity doesn't care about refugees, it's just white supremacy.
A must read. The art is stunning and it's a good primer on the situation in Calais.
A must read. The art is stunning and it's a good primer on the situation in Calais.
February 13, 2023
"Não tenho passado nem futuro no momento. Sinto que estou vivendo como um pássaro, sem lar fixo. Meu coração está por um triz o tempo todo e estou sempre tremendo sem saber o que vai acontecer a seguir."
Kate Evans consegue criar um retrato absurdamente intenso dos imigrantes refugiados, o caos, o desespero, a frustração, o medo, a esperança e os sonhos.
A princípio o traço usado pela autora me incomodou um pouco, mas a "falta de polimento" que me causou esse estranhamento acabou se tornando justamente um ponto forte ao contar essa narrativa conturbada, ao mesmo tempo que a aparência mais descontraída dos traços, que às vezes parecem infantis, ajudam a criar um apego emocional maior.
Kate consegue capturar também a frustração dos voluntarios nessa HQ, sendo autocrítica e consciente a respeito de seu papel nessa história.
"Refugiados: A Última Fronteira" é um exemplo do jornalismo em quadrinhos atingindo seu potencial, uma viagem turbulenta, emocionante e frustrante por uma realidade ignorada e desprezada.
"Deixar tudo para trás. Deixas seus entes queridos e não saber o que vai acontecer com eles. Tive sorte. Sou grata por estar viva, mas fico pensando: 'Sabe de uma coisa? Por que eu ainda estou viva? Qual é o sentido de estar sozinha no mundo?!'."
Kate Evans consegue criar um retrato absurdamente intenso dos imigrantes refugiados, o caos, o desespero, a frustração, o medo, a esperança e os sonhos.
A princípio o traço usado pela autora me incomodou um pouco, mas a "falta de polimento" que me causou esse estranhamento acabou se tornando justamente um ponto forte ao contar essa narrativa conturbada, ao mesmo tempo que a aparência mais descontraída dos traços, que às vezes parecem infantis, ajudam a criar um apego emocional maior.
Kate consegue capturar também a frustração dos voluntarios nessa HQ, sendo autocrítica e consciente a respeito de seu papel nessa história.
"Refugiados: A Última Fronteira" é um exemplo do jornalismo em quadrinhos atingindo seu potencial, uma viagem turbulenta, emocionante e frustrante por uma realidade ignorada e desprezada.
"Deixar tudo para trás. Deixas seus entes queridos e não saber o que vai acontecer com eles. Tive sorte. Sou grata por estar viva, mas fico pensando: 'Sabe de uma coisa? Por que eu ainda estou viva? Qual é o sentido de estar sozinha no mundo?!'."
September 19, 2017
A graphic novel depicting her experience visiting a refugee camp in Calais, France. I was very disappointed with it. She made it all about herself. A naive weekend activist playing around. Anytime she was asked to actually HELP people by distributing/organizing/guarding supplies, she wimped out. She tries to put on a brave front that the refugees are misunderstood...but we witness them rioting, fighting, stealing, being abusive to women and children, happily admitting that some of them were indeed terrorists or economic migrants looking to score welfare benefits. She complains bitterly that the French aren't welcoming enough...but on the last page we find that the temporary tent city has been transformed into something far more substantial with buildings and social services. It ends with her writing a whiny Marxist manifesto that borders are unnecessary and that society overall is capable of absorbing millions of people if we simply redistributed wealth and worked together. Because ya know that worked out so well in Russia, China, Cuba, North Korea and Venezuela.
January 27, 2018
No matter how many times the book asserts the opposite, this story looks and feels like a brief piece of disaster tourism, of someone volunteering to step into someone else's world for a brief time to document their stories, and turn them into someone else's.
November 3, 2019
Um outro lado de toda essa história de refugiados o qual não fazia ideia. Sempre me assusto como o mundo está se tornando extremamente conservador e consequentemente, egoísta.
October 1, 2017
I am a late convert to graphic novels and memoirs. After all, I come from a generation when Archie comics were a guilty pleasure of summer vacations. Comics were low on content and not all that artistic either. I still feel that you don't get enough words for your buying dollar.
However...Threads is brilliant and moving. It is reportage of the artist's trips to the refugee camps at Calais and Dunkirk in France and of her interactions with the people there. It is subjective but this makes it feel all the more real as a reader. Reading it made me want to pack my bags and go to a refugee camp somewhere and help people, especially the children.
Threads is like an art book with a socially conscious message. Evans' drawing style can be a little jarring at times. Her people seem uniformly homely even as she writes that some of them are strikingly attractive. On the other hand her images of places and her use of collage techniques are striking. Somehow, the combination of art and words makes the plight of the refugees all the more graphically (pun intended) real.
This is a book I will revisit and share.
However...Threads is brilliant and moving. It is reportage of the artist's trips to the refugee camps at Calais and Dunkirk in France and of her interactions with the people there. It is subjective but this makes it feel all the more real as a reader. Reading it made me want to pack my bags and go to a refugee camp somewhere and help people, especially the children.
Threads is like an art book with a socially conscious message. Evans' drawing style can be a little jarring at times. Her people seem uniformly homely even as she writes that some of them are strikingly attractive. On the other hand her images of places and her use of collage techniques are striking. Somehow, the combination of art and words makes the plight of the refugees all the more graphically (pun intended) real.
This is a book I will revisit and share.
August 6, 2017
I am glad Evans is highlighting the terrible conditions of the Calais and Dunkirk refugee camps, and some of the storytelling and framing is interesting. However, she takes a glib tone a little too frequently and likes to hit you over the head with metaphor. And I'm not a huge fan of her artistic style.
March 6, 2018
This is a good book but it is very hard to read. I felt so sorry for the refugees and so angry at the governments that treated them like cattle and tried to take away any possible human dignity they had left.
October 8, 2017
Depressing but good. Evans humanizes the refugees while illustrating the inhumanity of their treatment.
June 23, 2025
4.69* I didn't love the art style but this book is so bloody well done!
I love the metaphor of threads and it's not overdone, hammered on. but it's obvious that their are so many threads that you're is together/connect us as human beings, that connect us to the past and those that will lead us to the future. family ties have been broken through war, death, migration, separation - as well as through industrialization and globalization. Evans' perspective is quite UK centric, and justifiably so. I like that she didn't seem to judge the residents of Calais& Dunkirk, just criticized the far right, but it left me thinking:
**Why is Calais impoverished now and why don't they want to welcome the world's misery?** Based on this book and my miniscule understanding of history, it's because they've experienced their own traumas. Not just during WW2 but also the loss of an important economic activity, the lace industry. The people left behind in the dust of the modern world don't have the resources to deal with a "flood". It takes education, wealth, free time, and good mental health to be able to actively help out even sympathize with others...I say that and yet, so many poor people are way more generous than the wealthy. no easy answers.
I love the metaphor of threads and it's not overdone, hammered on. but it's obvious that their are so many threads that you're is together/connect us as human beings, that connect us to the past and those that will lead us to the future. family ties have been broken through war, death, migration, separation - as well as through industrialization and globalization. Evans' perspective is quite UK centric, and justifiably so. I like that she didn't seem to judge the residents of Calais& Dunkirk, just criticized the far right, but it left me thinking:
**Why is Calais impoverished now and why don't they want to welcome the world's misery?** Based on this book and my miniscule understanding of history, it's because they've experienced their own traumas. Not just during WW2 but also the loss of an important economic activity, the lace industry. The people left behind in the dust of the modern world don't have the resources to deal with a "flood". It takes education, wealth, free time, and good mental health to be able to actively help out even sympathize with others...I say that and yet, so many poor people are way more generous than the wealthy. no easy answers.
February 13, 2025
i’ll come back and write a more in-depth review later but wow. my heart physically hurt while reading this book, from love and inspiration and heartbreak and anger and deep deep sadness.
similar to how i feel when i walk around and work in the downtown eastside in vancouver, when i watch footage from gaza, when i saw ‘no other land’ the other night.
the mixed media art style also rocked my fucking socks off.
not even sure if i want to write a more in-depth review, i think expressing that my chest physically still hurts 10 minutes after putting this book down when i finished it says enough. ❤️🩹 what a world, what a world.
similar to how i feel when i walk around and work in the downtown eastside in vancouver, when i watch footage from gaza, when i saw ‘no other land’ the other night.
the mixed media art style also rocked my fucking socks off.
not even sure if i want to write a more in-depth review, i think expressing that my chest physically still hurts 10 minutes after putting this book down when i finished it says enough. ❤️🩹 what a world, what a world.
January 27, 2022
Uma história de partir o coração.
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September 1, 2025não tenho palavras pra descrever o que eu senti lendo essa história. apenas leiam e estudem.
March 12, 2018
Powerful, personal account of volunteering at Calais refugee camp.
November 21, 2017
This is an excellent graphic novel that tells in an immediate & vivid way the true story of how the author was one of many European volunteers who helped build the refugee camp in Calais & watched (on the news) as it was torn down.
Kate isn't the best illustrator & her pictures aren't very flattering as say, compared to Shaun Tan, but the story she tells is important & helps humanise people who for too long have had their humanity taken away from them. I could only hang my head in shame as she told the stories of people who have been in limbo, waiting for 1, or 2 years. The men trying to get to Australia have been on Manus for 4 years now & the families on Nauru for just as long.
There are shocking stories of brutality about the French police, during the destruction of the Jungle in Calais 129 unaccompanied children went missing. Children who had been through wars & God knows what else, at the mercy of child sex traffickers or those wanting domestic slaves, or maybe they were just too scared to come of their flimsy homes & were bull-dozed or burnt to death in the fires set by police.
The individual stories are heart wrenching, the guy who came for the day, filled out all the paperwork for his 14 yr old nephew & then had to go home without him, they had already prepared the bedroom. To get asylum in the UK you have to have not been in any othe European country, so filling out the paperwork the man thought was bringing his nephew home was probably keeping them apart forever.
I could detail all the horrors in this book, but then why would you read it. i will tell everyone I know instead, & after you read this, I hope you will too. Kate must have asked herself 'but what can I do?' & this piece of art is fine answer to that question. I wish I could help the refugees currently being tortured by my govt.
Kate isn't the best illustrator & her pictures aren't very flattering as say, compared to Shaun Tan, but the story she tells is important & helps humanise people who for too long have had their humanity taken away from them. I could only hang my head in shame as she told the stories of people who have been in limbo, waiting for 1, or 2 years. The men trying to get to Australia have been on Manus for 4 years now & the families on Nauru for just as long.
There are shocking stories of brutality about the French police, during the destruction of the Jungle in Calais 129 unaccompanied children went missing. Children who had been through wars & God knows what else, at the mercy of child sex traffickers or those wanting domestic slaves, or maybe they were just too scared to come of their flimsy homes & were bull-dozed or burnt to death in the fires set by police.
The individual stories are heart wrenching, the guy who came for the day, filled out all the paperwork for his 14 yr old nephew & then had to go home without him, they had already prepared the bedroom. To get asylum in the UK you have to have not been in any othe European country, so filling out the paperwork the man thought was bringing his nephew home was probably keeping them apart forever.
I could detail all the horrors in this book, but then why would you read it. i will tell everyone I know instead, & after you read this, I hope you will too. Kate must have asked herself 'but what can I do?' & this piece of art is fine answer to that question. I wish I could help the refugees currently being tortured by my govt.
November 29, 2017
If I could give it ten stars, I would do so. Xenophobia knows no borders.
November 22, 2017
Very moving and powerful
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March 23, 2019This is a book about Calais, The refugee crisis and the volunteers doing what they could / can to mitigate the disgusting conditions people found themselves in there after fleeing conflict, horror and misery.
You don't rate or review a book like this. You read it; experience it; experience a fleeting glimpse into the lives of these superfluous / made stateless people, and plan how to help in any small way you can.
You also try not to despair, and realise how lucky you are you have a roof over your head.
You don't rate or review a book like this. You read it; experience it; experience a fleeting glimpse into the lives of these superfluous / made stateless people, and plan how to help in any small way you can.
You also try not to despair, and realise how lucky you are you have a roof over your head.
March 27, 2020
Ne kadar beğenilmiş ve takdir görmüş olsa da ne çizimleri, ne de anlatım şekli yönünden takdir edebileceğim (birkaç sayfadaki çizimler hariç) bir taraf bulamamak ciddi hayal kırıklığı yarattı. Çağımızın birçok açıdan en önemli insanlık krizi, bu kadar basit ele alınmamalıydı bence.
2/5
2/5
January 2, 2018
Li aos prantos.
December 29, 2017
A window into the refugee crisis. Includes the stories of many of the refugees Evans encountered while working and reporting in the camps at Calais and Dunkirk. Conveys the urgency of their straits.
December 28, 2017
Full color graphic novel, heartwrenching, political, refugees in France, hope, family stories,
May 23, 2018
“Her şeyi arkanda bırakmak. Başlarına ne geleceğini bilmeden sevdiklerini arkada bırakıp gitmek. Ben şanslıydım. Yaşadığıma şükrediyorum ama şöyle de düşünüyorum: Ne var? Neden hayattayım ki? Dünyada yalnız olmanın ne anlamı var?” Bir sığınmacı
“Onların sığınmacı olduğunu düşünüyorsan kafayı yemişsin, hepsi ekonomik göçmen. Calais’de “sığınmacı” dediklerinin gerçekten öyle olduklarını nereden biliyorsun? %99’u sistemden faydalanmak isteyen uyanıklar.” Bir İngiliz vatandaşı
Fransa, Calais’deki mülteci kampı ve içerisinde yaşanan dramları kişiselleştirmeden aktarma gayretinin, kişiler, duygular ve yaşanılan ve paylaşılan trajediler araya girdiğinde nasıl imkansız hale geldiğini anlatıyor Evans. Bazılarının “hikayesi” çok trajik olsa da, tüm bunlar hikaye değil, gerçek. Bu yalnızca siyasi bir öykü de değil. Hikayesine tanıklık ettiklerimizin yanında, sessiz kayıplar da var arada. Kimsesiz 129 çocuk var tahliyeler esnasında sessizce kaybolan ve bir daha da kendilerinden haber alınamayan. Mesele yalnızca çocuklar da değil, çünkü Calais’deki herkes kimsesiz. Evans olayları sığınmacılar açısından, bunun ekonomik bir tarafı olduğunu düşünen şüpheci ve öfkeli halk tarafından, son olarak da kendi gibi düşünenlerin fikirlerine yer vererek anlatıyor. Neticede danteliyle ünlü Calais şehrinin limanının çevresine dört metre yüksekliğinde, iki milyon sterlinlik bir duvar inşa ediyor Britanya hükümeti. Sırf mülteciler ülkelerine giremesin diye.
“Bombalar ve silahlar, yani bizim attıklarımız ve bizim sattıklarımız ve bizim kar ettiklerimiz.”
“Onların sığınmacı olduğunu düşünüyorsan kafayı yemişsin, hepsi ekonomik göçmen. Calais’de “sığınmacı” dediklerinin gerçekten öyle olduklarını nereden biliyorsun? %99’u sistemden faydalanmak isteyen uyanıklar.” Bir İngiliz vatandaşı
Fransa, Calais’deki mülteci kampı ve içerisinde yaşanan dramları kişiselleştirmeden aktarma gayretinin, kişiler, duygular ve yaşanılan ve paylaşılan trajediler araya girdiğinde nasıl imkansız hale geldiğini anlatıyor Evans. Bazılarının “hikayesi” çok trajik olsa da, tüm bunlar hikaye değil, gerçek. Bu yalnızca siyasi bir öykü de değil. Hikayesine tanıklık ettiklerimizin yanında, sessiz kayıplar da var arada. Kimsesiz 129 çocuk var tahliyeler esnasında sessizce kaybolan ve bir daha da kendilerinden haber alınamayan. Mesele yalnızca çocuklar da değil, çünkü Calais’deki herkes kimsesiz. Evans olayları sığınmacılar açısından, bunun ekonomik bir tarafı olduğunu düşünen şüpheci ve öfkeli halk tarafından, son olarak da kendi gibi düşünenlerin fikirlerine yer vererek anlatıyor. Neticede danteliyle ünlü Calais şehrinin limanının çevresine dört metre yüksekliğinde, iki milyon sterlinlik bir duvar inşa ediyor Britanya hükümeti. Sırf mülteciler ülkelerine giremesin diye.
“Bombalar ve silahlar, yani bizim attıklarımız ve bizim sattıklarımız ve bizim kar ettiklerimiz.”
September 24, 2018
İlmekler, Evans'ın Calais Mülteci kampında yaşananlarla ilgili tnıklıklarına dayanan bir grafik roman.
Güçlü çizgiler, panellerle her biri ayrı dram olan yaşamlara ilişkin tanıklıklar...
" Jungle-Orman" olarak adlandırılan kamp, Calais limanına ve 50 kilometre uzunluğundaki Manş Tüneli'ne yakın bir noktada idi. Fransa'nın İngiltere'ye geçiş noktası olan Calais'de bulunan bu kamp, Avrupa göçmen krizinin de sembollerinden birisiydi. Buradaki mültecilerin büyük çoğunluğu, İngiltere'ye ulaşmak istiyor ve bunun için de Manş Tüneli'ni kullanan araçların içine saklanmak gibi tehlikeli yollara başvurabiliyordu.
Fransız hükümeti, yıkımdan önce kampta yaklaşık yedi bin kişinin yaşadığı tahmin edilen kampı, yaşam koşulları insani olmadığından dolayı kapatmaya karar vermişti.
Uluslararası insani yardım kuruluşu Save the Children görevlisi Dorothy Sang, "Kampta yangınlar çıkmaya başladığında kamp boşaltıldı. Ancak, çocuklar için kayıt süreci de durduruldu ve bu konteynırlar çocuklarla dolu. Dolayısıyla kelimenin tam anlamıyla bu çocukların gidecek yeri yok" diye konuştu. Yangının nasıl çıktığı belirsiz. Hükümet yetkilileri mültecileri suçlarken, yangını güvenlik güçlerinin çıkardığı da iddia ediliyor. (27 Ekim 2016)
Güçlü çizgiler, panellerle her biri ayrı dram olan yaşamlara ilişkin tanıklıklar...
" Jungle-Orman" olarak adlandırılan kamp, Calais limanına ve 50 kilometre uzunluğundaki Manş Tüneli'ne yakın bir noktada idi. Fransa'nın İngiltere'ye geçiş noktası olan Calais'de bulunan bu kamp, Avrupa göçmen krizinin de sembollerinden birisiydi. Buradaki mültecilerin büyük çoğunluğu, İngiltere'ye ulaşmak istiyor ve bunun için de Manş Tüneli'ni kullanan araçların içine saklanmak gibi tehlikeli yollara başvurabiliyordu.
Fransız hükümeti, yıkımdan önce kampta yaklaşık yedi bin kişinin yaşadığı tahmin edilen kampı, yaşam koşulları insani olmadığından dolayı kapatmaya karar vermişti.
Uluslararası insani yardım kuruluşu Save the Children görevlisi Dorothy Sang, "Kampta yangınlar çıkmaya başladığında kamp boşaltıldı. Ancak, çocuklar için kayıt süreci de durduruldu ve bu konteynırlar çocuklarla dolu. Dolayısıyla kelimenin tam anlamıyla bu çocukların gidecek yeri yok" diye konuştu. Yangının nasıl çıktığı belirsiz. Hükümet yetkilileri mültecileri suçlarken, yangını güvenlik güçlerinin çıkardığı da iddia ediliyor. (27 Ekim 2016)
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