Include the 269 Syrians in Calais in UK Refugee Plan

The Issue

As well as the main camp, there are three locations within Calais town itself where Syrian refugees are living. These people have survived deadly journeys out of Syria - many through Turkey, by boat to Greece and then smuggled into France in the hope of being reunited with family members in the UK.

Now they're surviving on the cold steps of Calais. 

A friend and I were personally moved by the situation in Calais, enough so that we decided to go and spend a few days there. During that time, we got to know the Syrian people who have camped in front of the church in town and asked them if they could give us an idea of how many Syrians there are in Calais. They said they didn't know so we suggested that we collect names. One of the Syrian guys took it upon himself to compile this list, which consisted of handwritten names of all the people camped in town and in the "jungle". The names added to 269.

Two hundred and sixty nine on the 6th of September 2015.

That's 269 Syrian people who have made it this far and seek only safety and the love of a family member who is already in the UK. 

We ask David Cameron MP to review the situation of these 269 Syrians in Calais and to include them in his UK Plan for Refugees. 

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The Issue

As well as the main camp, there are three locations within Calais town itself where Syrian refugees are living. These people have survived deadly journeys out of Syria - many through Turkey, by boat to Greece and then smuggled into France in the hope of being reunited with family members in the UK.

Now they're surviving on the cold steps of Calais. 

A friend and I were personally moved by the situation in Calais, enough so that we decided to go and spend a few days there. During that time, we got to know the Syrian people who have camped in front of the church in town and asked them if they could give us an idea of how many Syrians there are in Calais. They said they didn't know so we suggested that we collect names. One of the Syrian guys took it upon himself to compile this list, which consisted of handwritten names of all the people camped in town and in the "jungle". The names added to 269.

Two hundred and sixty nine on the 6th of September 2015.

That's 269 Syrian people who have made it this far and seek only safety and the love of a family member who is already in the UK. 

We ask David Cameron MP to review the situation of these 269 Syrians in Calais and to include them in his UK Plan for Refugees. 

The Decision Makers

David Cameron MP
Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party

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Petition created on 7 September 2015