Run for Migrants Rights - 2012

10 February 2012

It is that time again - The Annual Flora Women’s Mini Marathon takes place on bank holiday Monday June 4, 2012 at 3:00 pm. We are calling on all women to walk, jog, run and raise funds for the Migrant Rights Centre Ireland (MRCI) this year.

How to Register:

Register on the event website or submit an entry form found in the Evening Herald.  Registration opens on February 22nd, 2012. Entry forms and postal information will appear in the Evening Herald on Wednesday February 22nd, 2012. The registration fee is €17. Online entries will incur an extra 1 Euro bankprocessing charge.

This is a very popular event and places fill up quickly, so please try to register early.

After you have Registered for the Marathon, Contact MRCI:

Get your sponsorship card or set up your online sponsorship page, fundraising toolkit, and free MRCI T-shirt. Please contact Mishael at mishael@mrci.ie or call 01-889-7112.

Why Support MRCI?  By participating and raising funds for MRCI, you’ll be enabling us to continue to promote the empowerment and inclusion of those migrant workers and their families at risk of poverty, social exclusion and discrimination.

Learn how your support changed Thoya's life. Thoya was a teenager when she was trafficked into Ireland for forced labour. Her typical workday began at 5:30 a.m. and finished around 12am. Sometimes, she had to work until 2am. She worked for her employer for three years and was confined to the house; contact with her family was strictly controlled. Thoya received no payment for the three years that she worked instead her employer promised to send money to her family; only a fraction of this promised amount was ever sent. A  visitor to the house noticed she was in distress and they contacted MRCI. MRCI then took action and rescued her from her situation of modern day slavery. MRCI liaised with the Gardaí and she is now in safe accommodation. Thoya is now studying community development and has become empowered though her participation in the Domestic Workers Action Group that MRCI runs. This year support Thoya and hundreds of other exploited domestic workers by running and raising funds.

€15 provides one hour of language translation in a legal case advocating for worker rights.
€25 ensures a domestic worker has a safe collective space to mobilise on domestic worker issues.
€50 can provide information and advice to a vulnerable migrant in our Resource Centre.
€100 gives a victim of forced labour an emergency pack including a phone card, food and transport costs.
€500 can provide leadership training to an emerging migrant leader.
€1000 can help a person get justice.