Today is International Day for the Abolition of Slavery, December 2 It is an interesting concept the "Abolition" of Slavery, given we still have slavery today. In days gone by...
Sally Irwin
Day 6- What does Freedom mean to a Slavery Survivor?
Defining Freedom can be difficult for anyone, but what does it mean for someone who has experienced no freedom? Someone who has been kept captive with no freedom of choice? So...
Day 5- Freedom from Sexual Servitude
An Australian story of a women caught in Sexual Servitude* Note: Sexual servitude can often start as domestic violence or rape within marriage. It becomes modern slavery when the...
Day 4 – Australian Slavery Survivors Find Freedom
The Freedom Hub Survivor School helps slavery survivors find freedom. That is freedom from their past, freedom from their own feeling of shame, and freedom to chose a new life....
Day 3 – Freedom From Forced Labour in Australia
This is a Survivors Story of Freedom from modern slavery in the area of forced labour * right here in Australia. I grew up in an area of Turkey and lost my parents in a war. My...
Day 1 – Three Things All Women Need to Know Today
Calling all women... did you know .....? Violence against women and girls is one of the most widespread, persistent and devastating human rights violations in our world today. 1...
Day 7 – Freedom from Forced Marriage
Being Forced to Marry Note: Forced marriage is against a girls will. It is different to 'arranged marriage' where they consent and know it is happening. Usually in forced...
October in The Freedom Hub Waterloo Venue
At last the Waterloo cafe is crawling its way out of the Covid doldrums!!! We have travelled from March figures being 75% behind last year to October 45% behind. It's a tricky...
Do you Know Cottons Cruel Cost?
The Cruel Cost of Cotton We look at our wardrobes, and we see the end result of unseen labour. But we now know that there is modern slavery in every aspect of the products we...
Empowering Slavery Survivors through Swimming
Freedom to Swim is an Empowering Exercise “The [woman] who is swimming against the stream knows the strength of it” Woodrow Wilson. - Women and girl survivors of modern slavery...
Empowering Slavery Survivors with English
English is the most widely spoken language in the world. So The Freedom Hub’s Survivor School runs English classes for Survivors of Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking. These...
An Insider’s look at Slavery and Mental Health
Slavery happens in Australia. This is unacceptable. But how do we help the vulnerable people who have experienced this crime in our country? Why is working with survivors of...