Study trip

Calais og Brussels

We travel in September to the french port of Calais on the English Channel, and then on to Brussels. Experience standing in the epicentres of two vastly different worlds and two vastly different ways in which the refugee crisis is being handled and gain insight into a multifaceted issue. Despite the differences between these worlds, you will be able to see how connected we are, both in the conflicts we jointly handle, and geographically, when we only travel by train and bus on the study trip.

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Calais

A refuge for thousands

Since the turn of the millennium, thousands of refugees on their way to England have gathered in Calais, in the famous refugee camp "The Jungle", which burned down in 2016. Even though the jungle does not exist anymore, there are still hundreds of refugees in and around Calais living under miserable conditions. In some places, Calais has become the image of the humanitarian challenges facing refugees in Europe.

On the study trip, we will meet with organisers and activists in the organisations that help refugees get food and clothes – and also participate actively in this work.

Brussels

An important forum for political debate and decision-making in Europe

Afterwards we make for Brussels – only barely 200 km from Calais, however a completely different world. From the border of the European Union, we visit its heart, where we will meet the opposite side of the coin to the refugees in Calais. Namely politicians, lobbyists and journalists who work in the center of power to influence and develop the political agenda.

We will try to touch upon the complex questions about how Europe handles its refugees.

Teachers

Teachers on the study trip

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Mads Kruse

Mads is an anthropologist with his heart in the climate movement and his mind (and hands) set on finding solutions. He’s passionate about transforming big ideas into tangible change — and about reminding us that every one of us can make a difference.

Calais og Brussels

A refuge for thousands

An important forum for political debate and decision-making in Europe

Teachers on the study trip

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