John, we've partnered with the UK’s leading race equality think tank, the Runnymede Trust on a report that’s making headlines today. [1,2,3] It shows why we can't tackle the environmental emergency without tackling racism too.

 

It reveals how the crisis has its roots in the horrors of colonialism, slavery and the gigantic plunder of raw materials such as fossil fuels, soya, palm oil and fish from the global South, by Britain and British companies. 

 

It also shows injustices in Britain too, with people of colour being more likely to live close to waste incinerators, be exposed to dangerous levels of air pollution and have less access to green spaces.

 

From London to Lagos, the legacy of these historic injustices live on. It's never been more important to understand the links between racism and the environmental emergency. Watch the video to find out more – then share it.

Now it’s time to work towards justice. It’s time our government paid its fair share. Time to give power to those who’ve been denied it - and time to hold companies and politicians to account.  

 

It’s often the same companies who’ve benefited from structural racism who are fuelling the destruction of our world - and the less we know about it, the bigger their power is over us. 

 

John, when we are divided, we have less strength to stand in their way. Our response must be to build a powerful, diverse movement that will win a fairer world. And to do it now.

 

History shows us that we win by uniting our struggles. From trade unionists uniting with anti-racists to defeat the National Front to Greenpeace volunteers uniting with Indigenous Peoples to save millions of acres of Amazon. [4] [5]

 

Watch this video to find out who is looting and burning our planet for profit - and who pays the biggest price. I hope you’ll see that it is only together, united, that we will defeat them.

 

Meena

Greenpeace UK

 

[1] The Runnymede Trust are the UK’s leading race equality think tank

[2] Read the report

[3] Climate emergency is a legacy of colonialism, says Greenpeace UK (Guardian)

[4] The Battle of Wood Green is just one example of when trade unionists were part of the anti-fascist struggle

[5] Deni celebrate their forest homeland in the Brazilian Amazon

 

 

 

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