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Abolition And Decolonisation

Migrant justice means decolonisation and border abolition.

Migrant justice means decolonisation and border abolition.

Migrant justice means defying White supremacy.

Migrant justice means justice for all oppressed people across the world, from Palestine and Syria to Congo and Sudan, and to all those oppressed in the UK. 

Migrant justice means saying no to racism and Islamophobia.

Migrant justice means no more narratives that rank people into hierarchies of deservingness.

Migrant justice means a world where everyone is free to move, but also a world where no one is forced to move. 

Migrant justice means a world where colonial borders are no more.

Migration, abolition and decolonisation

Migration cannot be understood without understanding colonialism. That means migrant justice cannot be achieved without decolonisation. It’s time we recognise the role that neocolonialism and imperialism play in causing displacement, in creating borders and immigration systems, and in shaping narratives around migration. 

Decolonisation looks like abolishing borders and the systems of oppression, such as racism and Islamophobia, that they uphold. It also looks like putting an end to the colonial and imperialist legacies that continue to displace people across the world and defying the colonial narratives surrounding migrants and migration.

Abolition is not primarily a negative strategy. It’s not primarily about dismantling, getting rid of, but it’s about re-envisioning. It’s about building anew”.

Angela Davis

We are committed to exploring in more detail what an abolitionist world could look like. Whilst we want more and more people to recognise that our current world is a deeply unjust and harmful one, we realise that the work does not stop there: we need to think about what comes next. We are collectively responsible for working out what kind of world we want to create. 

Abolition In Migration Collective

​​MRN is working to contribute to a sustainable movement towards border abolition by collaborating with partners across the migration sector and beyond. The Abolition in Migration (AIM) Collective responds to a clear appetite among organisations, academics, and activists to work together in recognition of the scale required to build this movement. By creating long-term, collaborative spaces, AIM supports reflection, learning, and practical action to challenge and dismantle the border system, aiming to influence change at wider levels through collective imagination and strategic organising rooted in decolonial practices.

An abstract collage image consisting of a green sky with the outline of the world map in the background. Infront, there is a red hill, a grey border wall with barbed wire and a blue detention facility. In the foreground, there is an orange ocean, with white and purple refugee tents. Ontop of all this, there is a black MRN logo and a black text box, with text in yellow that reads: "migrant justice means decolonisation and border abolition"
An abstract collage image consisting of a green sky with the outline of the world map in the background. Infront, there is a red hill, a grey border wall with barbed wire and a blue detention facility. In the foreground, there is an orange ocean, with white and purple refugee tents. Ontop of all this, there is a black MRN logo and a black text box, with text in yellow that reads: "migrant justice means".

What does migrant justice mean to you?

We want to hear your thoughts on what migrant justice means to you, not only this International Migrants Day, but all year round! Email us at [email protected], DM us your thoughts, or share what migrant justice means to you on social media by using the #MigrantJusticeMeans and #AbolitionAndDecolonisation hashtags- don’t forget to tag us too! You can also use the template above, which you can save to your computer/phone and fill in to share your own thoughts on what migrant justice means to you.

International Migrants Day Video Message

Click the above title to see what members of our community had to say about what migrant justice means to them! You can also watch the video on Google Drive.


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