Letters from the Global South is a free-to-hire, pop-up exhibition designed for community events, faith groups and schools. It provides an accessible, illustrated introduction to key scientific principles behind the Climate and Nature Emergency.

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The exhibition has visited mosques, churches, universities, schools, community centres and events in several cities across the UK.

"I think this project is amazing because there is so much that can be done to give people hope and empower further action by affirming what they are already doing and concerned about."


A campaigner, Cambridge church

"Pleased to host the exhibition for three days about climate change and the environment. Great turnout from the local community and it was a real education with great ideas to take away."


Manager, Finsbury Park Mosque, London



"Thank you. The letters were very moving. I understand a lot more about climate change now. I’m inspired to get children involved in my local churchyard!"


A visitor, Canterbury Quakers Friends House



The exhibition highlights the importance of climate justice and features firsthand accounts about the impacts of climate change and nature loss from campaigners and school children living in Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Morocco, Nigeria, and Pakistan. Despite having contributed the least to the problem, many of these countries are experiencing some of the most severe impacts of climate change and nature destruction.

"We had over 60 students and staff from the module who participated in the activities. For me, it was great to include voices of children and young people from the Global South in the day of activities, since that does not happen very often."


Zulfi, Lecturer, Canterbury Christchurch University

"I learnt about different things that affect climate change"


An exhibition visitor, Al-Abbas Mosque, Birmingham



"I just wanted to say a huge thank you for accommodating our year 5 and 6 classes at the exhibition. The children enjoyed engaging with it and for some year groups it will prove useful to refer back to this experience in their learning during this academic year."


Matt, Deputy Headteacher
Great Torrington Bluecoat C of E Primary School

Jamie from Shropshire said about the exhibition:


"We had a wonderful experience in Shropshire taking the Letter From the Global South exhibition across the county from Shrewsbury to Craven Arms to Ludlow. It was featured at a climate conference, an interfaith funday, churches, libraries, and an arts centre. 


The feedback was brilliant. People loved seeing the pictures and letters from children from the Global South and it made them reconsider the responsibility that we - in high emitting nations - have to those on the frontline of the crisis (who have done the least to cause it). The information panels that accompany the exhibition created some interesting conversations around the climate and nature crisis and also climate justice and the need for a just transition. These are huge and complex topics, but the exhibition made them seem less abstract and hard to navigate since people connected to the letters and artwork on a personal and human level. 


We saw lots of people sign up to support the Climate and Nature Bill as a result of the exhibition. Best of all, we were able to use Letters From the Global South to encourage local politicians – including town and county councillors and candidates standing in the general election – to come and engage with it and, as a result, us as campaigners."

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About this project

The exhibition is a project by Zero Hour and Muslim Declare with the joint purpose of amplifying the voices of the most impacted communities in the Global South and highlighting the social justice aspects that are so central to the Climate and Nature (CAN) Bill.


The CAN Bill is a proposal for a new UK law that addresses the full extent of the climate and nature crisis in line with the most up-to-date science.


The CAN Bill seeks to ensure that the UK contributes its fair share to keeping global warming down to 1.5°C and reversing nature loss by 2030. The Bill also calls for a climate and nature assembly to help Government and Parliament develop an emergency strategy that local communities and ordinary people across the UK can get behind.

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