Joint Action for Migrant Rights: Rally at the 2026 IMRF

The Justice Coalition of Religious is co-sponsoring a rally, with the NGO Committee on Migration (CoM), the Grassroots Forum on Migration Governance, the Civil Society Action Committee, and the Women In Migration Network, on the margins of the upcoming International Migration Review Forum (IMRF), which will be held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York from 4-8 May 2026. This forum is vital because it is the central space for discussing progress in implementing the Global Compact for Migration (an international agreement by the UN to improve cooperation on migration and protect migrants’ rights), and it is held only once every four years. 

The CoM (as a collective of civil society organizations and migrant networks from around the world) have engaged in preparations for nearly a year for this event, hosting capacity-building events and launching a campaign to: (1) to resist the erosion of migrant rights, (2) to reclaim power and dignity for all people on the move, and (3) to realize a world where migration policy is rooted in justice, humanity, and hope. It is the collective aim of the rally participants to make a strong statement to policy-makers that civil society is here, we are watching, we are organized, and we will not be silent.

We invite you to join us for a peaceful demonstration on Wednesday, 6 May, directly across from the United Nations Headquarters in New York (Gathering at Dag Hammarskjöld Plaza – permit pending). Please wear one or more of the colors of the campaign: teal, red, and/or yellow, or any combination of these colors (see the logos below for reference). We invite you to design your own sign to carry in protest. Our request is that the messaging aligns with the core message of our campaign: migrant rights are human rights. 

We will be led in song and chants by members of the Resistance Revival Chorus, who join together to breathe joy and song into the resistance.

We recognize that effective advocacy gains its strength not from individual voices alone, but from the power of a collective voice, of people working together toward a shared purpose. Therefore, we would be honored to have you join us.

 

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