Alex Holmes
…and Counting: Life inside the Calais refugee camp
Life in the Calais 'Jungle' so easily lapses into counting: days, weeks, years.
Nov 10 2022
This is Where You Wait: Stories from Calais
For vulnerable refugees in Calais, there is an abundance of waiting to be done. Yet despite the frustrations and the suffering involved, the refugee communities abound with youth, elegance and laughter.
Mar 31 2022
Refugees in Calais share their dreams around the fire
Alex Holmes, from our Partners at Catholic Worker Calais, listens to the dreams of refugees waiting in the Calais camp.
Oct 07 2021
Calais refugee life is filled with the power of words
Alex Holmes, from our Partners at Catholic Worker Calais, shares snapshots of Calais refugee life.
Mar 02 2021
Life and Death on the Border of the UK
Alex Holmes, from Catholic Worker Calais, presents snapshots of life from the forgotten camps of the Calais 'jungle'.
Oct 12 2020
Calais Red, Calais White, Calais Blue: A Poem
"His orange tent is now a small shrine, red sanctuary light burning, a dozen small candles flickering."
Feb 09 2020