Migrant communities in the UK and globally are facing unprecedented attacks, as the threat and pull of the far right dominates public discourse and policy: normalising the militarisation of borders and deepening the hostile environment.
At the same time, as the climate crisis worsens and the impacts on people in marginalised communities become increasingly severe, more people are being forced to leave their homes. In response, countries in the Global North are spending billions on violent border systems instead of on effective climate action. The perceived threat of ‘climate migration’ is fuelling the securitisation of the climate crisis: where border policies are cast as a ‘solution’ to its effects. This prevents climate action and threatens and dehumanises people who move, people who have typically done the least to cause the crisis.
The climate justice and migrant justice movements are coming together to fight this injustice, to support each other and build power together.
In collaboration with groups from both movements the Climate & Migrant Justice Organising Group (CMJ) is building the intersection between climate and migrant justice by facilitating solidarity at the international, national and local community levels of action.
We are organising around two key principles: the ‘right to stay’ – for communities to survive and thrive despite the impacts of climate change, and the ‘right to move’ – safely and with dignity, though legal pathways, when this is not possible. We are building cross movement campaigns and organising spaces, as well as delivering workshops, public events, and sharing resources on intersectional issues. If you would like to get involved, please email nick[at]waronwant[dot]org.
The CMJ includes: Migrants Organise, Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants, Racial Justice Network, No Borders in Climate Justice, Climate Justice Coalition, War on Want, Global Justice Now, People & Planet, Climate and Migration Coalition and Tipping Point.
Our recent work
- – Refugee Week highlights: #WeFightTogether
- – Home office raids: how to take action
- – Why does climate justice mean migrant justice?
- – Intersection resource library
- – Climate & migration: dangerous narratives guide
- – Read our open letter and article to UK leaders during COP28
