On September 20th, millions of people across the world will walk out of their workplaces and homes to join youth climate strikers on the streets and demand action on the climate crisis.
Our global economic system, reliant on the burning of fossil fuels and the extraction of resources, has pushed us to the brink of an irreversible disaster. Those living in the Global South and other marginalised groups are the first to face floods, drought, poverty and poor health due to a crisis caused by richer countries. We know that climate change forces people to migrate to safer ground. We also know that many are pushed out of their own land by international corporations who are bolstered by the UK’s foreign policies and colonial history.  The climate crisis has no borders, yet the UK closes the doors to those who move.
The fight for migrant justice and against the climate crisis are one and the same – wealth, ownership, power and privilege must be redistributed.  The only …