Catherine Townsend
Left Behind
In the small fishing village of Thiaroye sur mer, a group of women have come together due to difficult circumstances of their community. The fishing trade here is in rapid decline and, with it jobs for the local men and boys. This puts pressure on the men to immigrate illegally. They embark on an 800 mile long journey to the Canary Islands in small wooden fishing boats. With a low rate of success the women are very often left, not even knowing of the outcome from their husbands or sons journey. The women in this community have come together to work for the survival of the rest of their families and this vanishing population. The group named themselves - 'Collectif des femmes pour la lutte contre l'immigration clandestine.'
Clare Bottomley • Julien Danan • Aislinn Delaney • Rebecca Gardiner • Will Hartley • Kathrin Hauser • Eveliina Hujanen • David Jenkins • Muiread MacNabb • John McKernan • Hiroyuki Mori • Ally Nelson • Elizabeth Clare North • Janire Nájera • Catherine Townsend • Hunter Workman •
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