Freya Morgan is running 2,500km dressed as a Human Disco Ball to raise a £120,000 solidarity fund for Bail for Immigration Detainees
Freya Morgan is passionate about human rights. A law student, she is motivated by her own experiences with suicide. Her friend Aaron Rajesh is a refugee himself and also a law student. Together they aim to raise an incredible £120,000 for charity Bail for Immigration Detainees.
Human Disco Ball campaign
The Human Disco Ball campaign has been running since the start of the year. The campaign culminates in a 200km (125 miles) run from Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol to Brook House Detention Centre near Gatwick.
Freya partnered with event organiser RunThrough to provide warm-ups at races, dressed as the Human Disco Ball, complete with sparkly running vest and sunglasses. By April, they had surpassed £3,500 in donations.
“It starts and ends with community”
Freya and Aaron decided to work with charity Bail for Immigration Detainees after reading a shocking 2021 report. This report detailed how a third of people detained at Brook House are on suicide watch and that there have been reports of human rights breaches.
The pair wanted to help, and decided to get to work raising a solidarity fund. This fund will be spent ensuring that Bail…
