Community Work
MRCI’ s social justice and advocacy efforts are firmly rooted in community work theory and practice; theory informed by a critical analysis of the situation facing immigrants in Ireland and practice underpinned by community work’s core values of participation, social
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Community work is based on working with and supporting groups of people. It enables them to develop knowledge; skills and confidence so that they can develop an analysis, identify priority needs and issues and address these through collective action. Community
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Inform yourself about the realities i.e. the burning issues facing migrants and their families in Ireland Work in a collective (group setting) to engage migrants in an analysis of issues. This may start in the sharing of problems and stories
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MRCI’s campaign for the right to change employer is a good example of collective action for change; supporting a collective to response to individual problems facing work permit holders and building power for change through power sharing with those affected
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