by Sally Irwin | Feb 3, 2020 | Blog, Ending Modern Slavery, Uncategorized
In Australia, it’s easy to take our freedom for granted. Looking around, it often seems like we live in a slave free society. If we do think about slavery, most of us probably think of people in chains and the Atlantic slave trade. We don’t think that it’s something...
by Sally Irwin | Jan 13, 2020 | Blog
by Sally Irwin | Oct 30, 2019 | Blog
Survivor School / Advocacy Overview: The Freedom Hub Survivor School currently supports 52 women and men who have experienced slavery in Australia. In the last quarter we have had an intake of 7 new survivors, 5 from forced marriage, and 2 from sexual servitude. Our...
by Minna Boyle | Apr 18, 2019 | Blog, Ending Modern Slavery, Uncategorized
It’s the chocolate lover’s favourite time of year. Chocolate is everywhere in huge quantities. Who’s complaining? We certainly aren’t! That said, not all chocolate is the same – not only in taste, but in ethical impact too. We all want to be able to indulge in...
by Minna Boyle | Apr 15, 2019 | Blog, Ending Modern Slavery, Uncategorized
Over 40.3 million people are in modern slavery around the world. Not only that, there is an estimated 15,000 people in slavery on any one day right here in Australia. It can seem hard to believe. However, this is the stark reality facing all of us today. Therefore, we...
