Acquire Today Threads: From The Refugee Crisis Constructed By Kate Evans Available Through Kindle

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, If I could give it ten, I would do so, Xenophobia knows no borders. Very moving and powerful 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.
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, 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.
Uma história de partir o coração, Li aos prantos. "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!'.
" Depressing but good. Evans humanizes the refugees while illustrating the inhumanity of their treatment, 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 herhaldeyaşındaki 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! "A desigualdade prejudica nossa economia, enfraquece o tecido de nossa democracia e fortalece a ascensão da extrema direita.
" Esta frase é uma citação que a autora faz de Jon Stone, e creio ser uma boa base para a obra e para nosso momento atual também talvez, de todos os momentos.

A edição colorida, com rendas desenhadas em todas as páginas, contrasta com o conteúdo das imagens: alguns momentos bonitos de solidariedade e muitas, muitas histórias de penúria e violência.

Ainda que com um olhar de fora, de uma voluntária ocasional em um campo de refugiados, a autora imprime uma narrativa poética

e impactante de denúncia não só da situação dos moradores alí, mas da lógica que cria os refugiados.
É forte, e faz lembrar das inúmeras vezes que vemos essa situação se repetir por todo o planeta,
Uma HQ potente, bonita e horrível ao mesmo tempo, İlmekler, Evans'ın Calais Mülteci kampında yaşananlarla ilgili tnıklıklarına dayanan bir grafik roman,
Güçlü çizgiler, panellerle her biri ayrı dram olan yaşamlara ilişkin tanıklıklar, . .
" JungleOrman" olarak adlandırılan kamp, Calais limanına vekilometre 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,Ekim
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, 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, 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, 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 brilliant work of cartoonstyle journalism depicting the political insanity surrounding the Calais refugee crisis, the stories of those within and the small moments of triumph which exist amidst the chaos.

Over the course of five months, in, 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 cant get to England though his brother lives there legally.
Evans posts actual antiimmigrant text messages from angry British, underscoring the tragedy, To be fair, Evans isnt 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 shes angry, shes 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, Ill 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 heavyhanded Yes she was there she is not trying to be “fair and balanced, ” In my opinion her agenda is an important one,
Full color graphic novel, heartwrenching, political, refugees in France, hope, family stories, A heartbreaking but eyeopening experience reading this brilliant piece, but it left me feeling hopeless and dejected.
It's stylistically powerful Evans did a fantastic job expressing her experience and feelings, and I'm filled with new knowledge because of this work, but.
I'm either going to step up my contributions to the refugee crisis or I'm going to hate myself for not, This is one of those books I'm not sure I should have read, Sobering. Its hard to not be affected whilst reading Kate Evans 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.
Its 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 shes received from those who havent 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 isnt 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 youll 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 shes 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 selfabsorbed, 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 heavyhanded 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 thats unfortunate.
Yes, theres tragedy, but no, a graphic novel with such an obvious agenda isnt going to convert anyone nor do much more than embolden both sides, and widen the gap of discourse.

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