At the end of May, over a thousand organisations and individuals across British civil society came together to declare the UK an island of ‘solidarity, not strangers’, and pledge to stand up for those scapegoated and targeted by the politics of division.
At a time when people seeking asylum, refugees, migrants, racialised people and all minoritised groups are under threat and attack by the far-right, and put in danger by the rhetoric of our political leaders, it’s never been more important for us to urge our politicians to unite us not divide us.
That’s why our friends at Asylum Matters created a version of the Solidarity not Strangers pledge for MPs to sign up to. The motion recognises the contributions of migrants, refugees and people seeking asylum, while affirming their fundamental right to live in peace and dignity. It condemns divisive political rhetoric that fuels criminalisation, scapegoating and racist violence, and expresses solidarity with all marginalised groups facing insecurity. It declares that the UK is and will remain an island of solidarity, not strangers.
Sign up to the Solidarity not Strangers pledge.
Use this easy letter-writing tool to ask your MP to sign the pledge.
