The Migration Museum stands in solidarity with people and communities under threat from recent violent attacks across the UK.

As an organisation that explores how the movement of people to and from the UK across the ages has shaped who we are as individuals, communities, and as nations, we are deeply committed to standing up against division and hatred.

Violence directed towards people seeking sanctuary, people of colour, Muslims and others, shows that there is so much work to be done to contribute to a society that feels more connected rather than more divided. We aim to be part of this change.

Hope is powerful, we are stronger together.

In solidarity, Migration Museum team

 

Update:

A week on from the violence directed towards people seeking sanctuary, people of colour, Muslims and others, we continue to stand in solidarity with the victims and with everyone who has been traumatised and affected.

As we continue to process and start to think about how to rebuild and heal, we wanted to share the thoughts of two of our Trustees –  historian, author, and broadcaster Professor David Olusoga, and author Robert Winder – assessing some of the personal and collective impacts, causes and historical precedents.

Read the full articles in The Guardian:

1. Look back and see a British history of riots and racial progress. It isn’t pretty, but it is us, by our Trustee Robert Winder
2. There can be no excuses. The UK riots were violent racism fomented by populism, by our Trustee David Olusoga