For day six of our 16 Days of Freedom blogs, one of our volunteers, Zainab, has reflected on her time as an intern with The Freedom Hub during her six-month study abroad program...
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Day 4: Survivor Story – Building Confidence
A Survivor Story - from Violence to Victory. The fight against modern slavery is a marathon, not a sprint. For many of us who have spent years in the justice and advocacy space,...
Day 3: Intersection of Racism and Race-based Discrimination with Modern Slavery
Modern slavery, whether it be in Australia, America, Latin America, Africa or throughout Europe, does not exist in a vacuum. There is a laundry list of factors that affect those...
Forced Marriage: Australia’s Most Common Form of Slavery
If you've found yourself reading this blog, I assume you were looking into the reality of slavery worldwide and in Australia. Regardless of how many times you read about the...
Empowering Mental Health: Your Universal Right!
Written by: Zainab Attarwala Mental Health as a Universal Human Right Today, on 10 October 2023, the world comes together to celebrate UN Mental Health Day with a profound...
The Modern Slavery Act: Reflecting on the Last Four Years
What is the Modern Slavery Act? In 2018, in an attempt to combat modern slavery, Australia introduced a new piece of legislation called the Modern Slavery Act. Under this act,...
R U OK Day 2023
National R U OK? Day is today, 14 September. For those that don't know what the organisation, R U OK? is, let me briefly explain. What is R U OK? R U OK? is a public health...
Clean Energy’s Dirty Secret: What is Australia Doing to Address this Issue?
By: Zainab Attarwala The Solar Power Industry's Relationship with Modern-Day Slavery In recent years, the global push for clean energy, particularly within the solar power...
World Humanitarian Day 2023
Every year, the UN recognises 19 August as World Humanitarian Day, and this year, the campaign is bringing everyone together to mark the 20th anniversary of the attack on the UN...
Modern Slavery: what is it and what do we do about it?
If you're new to The Freedom Hub or this is the first article you've stumbled upon, you may think, "There's no way slavery still exists in Australia. The Australian government...
Conscious Consumerism: How The Freedom Fair is the Perfect Place to Start
Many of us shop at brands and stores out of necessity, ease, and accessibility without truly knowing how those brands impact the people involved in making those products. Over...