The story so far

I PACKED THIS MYSELF is a project working with migrant workers and local communities in Cornwall, which started in 2006. The aim: to break down prejudice and increase understanding



Tuesday 25 January 2011

A rainy afternoon in Falmouth

Our fourth workshop in Falmouth, again led by Jo Grace and Konrad.
It's been great to go to the school over several days and really gauge the levels of understanding and mood.
Today's final sessions solidly wound up the work.
Jo reports:
"Good work done by the students. The second class especially seemed to know what they were talking about. Around seven of them had met a migrant worker previously, and so their answers to the opening questions were better informed, with the majority thinking we did need migrant workers, but still with confusion, with people saying that migrant workers were here looking for safety, or didn't contribute to the economy. Konrad was laughing afterwards at one question, a girl asked him if he had heard of MSN and Facebook. There were some lovely questions - all the sensible ones about what it is like to move and work in another country but then some really friendly ones as the students warmed to Konrad and wanted to know about him, asking him about his pets and which football team he supports."