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Dec 8, 2022 | 16Days of Freedom, About Modern Slavery, Blog, Ending Modern Slavery, Ethical Business, Ethical Events, Waterloo Cafe
The Freedom Hub’s vision is to help rebuild the lives of survivors of slavery in Australia and partner in ending modern slavery around the world. Our founder, Sally Irwin, pioneered a model for social change by building influential “hubs” that fund and...
Dec 6, 2022 | 16Days of Freedom, Blog, Ending Modern Slavery
Human Rights Day is in 5 days – coming up on December 10th, it is the day that celebrates the recognition of the inalienable rights every human being is entitled to, regardless of status. It seems obvious that every human being should be treated with respect,...
Dec 6, 2022 | 16Days of Freedom, About Modern Slavery, Ending Modern Slavery, Stats and Facts about Modern Slavery
In today’s world, it has never been easier to have the latest fashion trends at your fingertips. With a few clicks of a button, we can have almost anything delivered to our door in days. It is convenience-driven consumerism. But, to put it simply, when a price tag on...
Dec 4, 2022 | 16Days of Freedom, Blog, Ending Modern Slavery
Everyone can help end slavery and the plight of women who have escaped this crime. Last night I asked my six-year-old niece two questions. Firstly, the age-old tried and tested, “what do you want to be when you grow up?” This was met with the swift response of...
Nov 30, 2022 | 16Days of Freedom, Blog, Ending Modern Slavery
Day 9 – Why Women Are More Vulnerable to Modern Slavery An estimated 50 million people worldwide are trapped in Modern Slavery, an increase of 10 million since previous estimates in 2016. Modern slavery is a crime that affects every industry worldwide. The term...
Nov 28, 2022 | 16Days of Freedom, Blog, Slavery in Coffee, Slavery in Fish, Stats and Facts about Modern Slavery
Christmas Shopping that’s Ethical The Christmas holiday season is fast approaching, and it can be easy to be swept up in all the shiny objects when you’re shopping – especially when the newest toys and electronics dominate the shelves. But, unfortunately,...
Nov 28, 2022 | 16Days of Freedom, About Modern Slavery, Blog, Stats and Facts about Modern Slavery, Survivor News
Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (cPTSD) is a result of long-term trauma. Many victims suffer from this mental health condition. Women who have victims of abuse are often develop complex trauma so we decided it was worth explaining further. A Summary of...
Nov 27, 2022 | 16Days of Freedom, About Modern Slavery, Blog
How Does Knowledge Help? While Australia has made considerable progress in protecting civil and political rights, human rights remain an issue. Mainly, modern slavery is still very present. Modern slavery has been an increasing issue, especially with the COVID-19...
Nov 25, 2022 | 16Days of Freedom, About Modern Slavery, Ending Modern Slavery, Survivor News
Connection is at the core of the work that we do here at The Freedom Hub. Unfortunately, like many businesses, lockdowns and stay-at-home orders had vast and lasting impacts on us, our survivors, our staff, our volunteers, our café, and the overall running of the...
Nov 25, 2022 | 16Days of Freedom, About Modern Slavery, Ending Modern Slavery, Survivor News
One of the highlights for the Freedom Survivor School this year was the establishment of a Freedom Hub Mothers Group. We run this group weekly, with our mothers taking turns to host the group at their homes. Why host Mother’s Group in their homes? Hosting...
Nov 25, 2022 | 16Days of Freedom, About Modern Slavery, Ending Modern Slavery, Survivor News
While many of us wish we could end modern slavery with a snap of our fingers and ‘free’ everyone trapped in those conditions, it may not feel possible. What would that actually look like? If people are simply taken out of slavery and left on their own, are they truly...
Nov 24, 2022 | 16Days of Freedom, Blog, Ending Modern Slavery
“Even before the pandemic, violence against women was one of the most widespread violations of human rights. Since lockdown restrictions, domestic violence has multiplied, spreading across the world in a shadow pandemic.” – Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, the Executive...
Nov 21, 2022 | 16Days of Freedom, Ending Modern Slavery
Below is the first blog in the 2022 SERIES. The 2023 SERIES WILL START ON 25TH NOVEMBER 2023. This is a taster of what to expect. You can read all of last year’s blogs under the category 16 Days of Freedom. The 2023 series will be posted daily on...
Nov 15, 2022 | Ending Modern Slavery, Ethical Business, Stats and Facts about Modern Slavery
On 10th November the NSW Anti-slavery Commissioner, Dr James Cockayne gave an address in the NSW Parliament House. The title of the speech was Anti-slavery as Smart Public Policy. About the Commissioner’s Address In his address, the NSW...
Oct 13, 2022 | Ending Modern Slavery, Social Impact Report
Last quarter The Freedom Hub received an award, two accreditations and two visits from the new Anti-Slavery Commissioner for NSW. Award It was pretty exciting to win the Third Sector Award for ‘Social Entrepreneur of the Year’. The Third Sector are...
Oct 13, 2022 | Ending Modern Slavery
Our Ethical Cafe, Catering, Retail, and Events is full of Highs and Lows Let’s start with the The Freedom Hub Cafe highs! The Freedom Hub cafe ‘Corporate Catering’ has grown so much over Q3 that we are now looking for funding to develop an online...
Oct 11, 2022 | Donor Newsletters, Ending Modern Slavery, Social Impact Report, Survivor News
Survivor School and Advocacy – helping victim/survivors rebuild, recover, and thrive in life. The last few months have been a very busy time in the survivor school for both Survivor School work and advocacy! We have had 6 new referrals join...
Oct 11, 2022 | Donor Newsletters, Ending Modern Slavery, Social Impact Report
Ethical Business is our Business Our Ethical Business Training and Consulting work continues to grow with the increasing need for businesses to work with experienced anti-slavery NGOs. Over the year The Freedom Hub has had to further expanded our Ethical Business team...
Apr 14, 2022 | Blog, Ethical Events, Social Impact Report, Waterloo Cafe
Purpose has become more important than ever over the last two years. How has consumer spending changed toward purpose, and what is The Freedom Hub doing to leverage this opportunity. Since the day we opened our first cafe in 2015, The Freedom Hub has been...
Apr 12, 2022 | Blog, Ethical Business
Partner to end Modern Slavery? How has the pandemic made this a huge battle? The third arm of our social purpose is to ‘partner in the fight to end global slavery.’ Partnering is the only way we are going to end this crime. The official...
Apr 11, 2022 | Survivor News
It’s a Rebuild of confidence, lost dreams, and hopes for the future. How Q1 has been a huge challenge for our survivors. Many of us are unsure or not confident about going out or mixing in crowds again, yet we know we must. We know it is vital to socialise and...
Apr 11, 2022 | Blog, Forced Labour, Slavery in Cocoa
Easter Means Chocolate Time! Here’s How to Get Your Spring Fix Ethically Easter is a time of eating chocolate– chocolate eggs, chocolate bunnies. It is something we share with family and friends. There is no denying the happiness we feel when we bite into a piece of...
Apr 3, 2022 | Child Labour, Ethical Business, Forced Labour, Slavery in Cocoa
The chocolate industry makes an estimated $103 billion globally each year. As a result, there are greedy individuals willing to take shortcuts if it means more money in their pockets. Hence, the plague of modern-day slavery and child labour runs rampant in the farming...
Mar 20, 2022 | About Modern Slavery, Blog, Ending Modern Slavery, Ethical Business
In a progressive milestone for human rights, for the first time in Australia, thousands of entities have submitted their first modern slavery statement in response to the Modern Slavery Act 2018 (Cth), beginning the significant process of stamping out slavery...
Mar 20, 2022 | About Modern Slavery, Blog, Ending Modern Slavery, Ethical Business
The Australian Government has created several action plans and frameworks to combat and prevent the gruelling practices of modern slavery. At the end of 2020, Australia introduced their Fourth Action Plan, a five-year plan to combat modern slavery from 2020 to 2025....
Mar 20, 2022 | About Modern Slavery, Blog, Ending Modern Slavery, Ethical Business
The environmental crisis is spurring people worldwide to alter their everyday lives to combat climate change. To fight dwindling natural resources and prevent the environment from suffering further devastation, scientists and engineers have developed ways to create...
Feb 23, 2022 | About Modern Slavery, Blog, Ending Modern Slavery, Ethical Business
Modern Slavery Statements are pouring into the Australian register. But are they making an impact on modern slavery? The Issue New insights have just been delivered in an extensive collaborative report by prominent academics and civil society organisations....
Dec 6, 2021 | 16Days of Freedom, Blog, Survivor News
Freedom is defined as the power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants; a state of not being imprisoned or enslaved. For many of us, the idea of ‘being free’ might evoke thoughts of travelling around the world or dreams of gaining the ability to...
Dec 4, 2021 | 16Days of Freedom, Blog, Forced Labour, Sex Slavery
Slavery is happening in our backyard. It is not a distant concern for developing nations. It is present and prevalent here on Australian shores. Behind the closed doors of many Aussie homes and businesses lies voiceless individuals. They have been tricked or forced...
Nov 28, 2021 | About Modern Slavery, Blog, Forced Labour
Last week, we published an article discussing the significance of knowledge and education, emphasising its role in future advocacy and action. Now that we are (sadly) coming to an end in our 16 Days of Freedom series. Where we have introduced and discussed, in detail,...
