This Disability and Migration Justice Conference is a bold, inclusive gathering of disabled people, migrants, and allies coming together in solidarity and resistance. We refuse to stay silent in the face of the Labour government’s attacks– from cruel benefit cuts to hostile anti-migrant policies. Now is the time to fight back: to damn borders, end barriers, and defend our lives and futures.

This conference will build understanding, collective resistance, and solidarity across movements. Disabled people and migrants are often treated as separate groups, yet we know that both face the same dehumanising rhetoric and bureaucratic violence at the hands of the state. The borders that shut out and oppress migrants and the internal barriers that marginalise disabled people are deeply connected. Disabled people are scapegoated as “economically inactive”, while people seeking asylum are denied basic support and dignity, and migrants are treated as disposable workers. We won’t let them divide us or pit us against each other. Instead, we are coming together to share our stories, learn from each other’s struggles, and stand up as one.

This event will feature a range of speakers across different sessions and a series of workshops to choose between. Details of these will be added to this page in due course and sent to attendees who have signed up to the event.

Organisers

This collaborative activist conference is co-organised by the Disability and Migration Network (DAMN) and the DPAC crip tank (Disabled People Against Cuts). For any questions about the event, please contact us at info@disability-migration.org.uk or mail@dpac.uk.net.

Access

This will be an in-person event. The venue has an accessibility statement available on their website at:

https://www.resourceforlondon.org/accessibility-policy

BSL Interpretation will be available.

When you complete an order for this event there is an option to inform us of any access requirements. If you have further queries about access please email info@disability-migration.org.uk . If you would like a language interpreter please indicate on the booking form or by email by 31st May.

A sandwich lunch will be provided. Please let us know if you have any dietary requirements when you complete your ticket order.

Please ensure that you complete your order fully when signing up for a ticket. Once you have done this, you will receive an email confirmation from Eventbrite.

You can read the Conference Programme here

Disability and Migration justice conference: Damn Borders, End Barriers!