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Where To Find Real Guilt-Free Chocolate This Easter
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...
How To Impact Modern Slavery
It can seem overwhelming trying to impact Modern Slavery. This is because there are over 40.3 million people 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...
Meet Hana, new transition coach for The Freedom Hub in Queensland
With the recently awarded grant from 100 Women to open a Survivor School in Queensland, and more and more survivors referred to The Freedom Hub, transition coach Hana Berkman is joining the team to support survivors of modern slavery in Queensland rebuild their lives....Gold Coast has now its own Speakeasy Bar!
We turned back time with our first every roaring 20s Speakeasy event at out little cafe on the Gold Coast! Tickets sold out and a great night was had by all. Caprioskas, espresso martinis (made with our ethically sourced coffee) and 75’s were the favourites of...
International Women’s Day at The Freedom Hub
This International Women’s Day at The Freedom Hub, we took time to celebrate our success stories so far. And we took time to think about our vision for the future. The Freedom Hub supports 37 women who escaped modern slavery. It is the only charity in Australia...
Message from our CEO
Well it has been a flying start to 2019. There is so much to do! I am not sure I will ever feel undaunted by the responsibility on our shoulders helping victims of modern slavery recover. Recover from their trauma, navigating their daily problems and helping them try...
Celebrating new found Survivors
When we receive new survivors at The Freedom Hub we celebrate. The referral of a new survivor means they are: no longer being held captive looking forward to their future making choices about their own life free from slavery This month we are celebrating three new...
Survivor Success Story – Finding your way
A survivor success story is always a story worth telling. This post depicts how the simple success of finding your way can have an incredible impact on a survivors confidence. I consider myself a proficient public transport user, but when I went to Melbourne for the...
What the Modern Slavery Act means for Australian businesses
Are you wondering what the Modern Slavery Act is really going to do? How can this Modern Slavery Act change the way we do business in Australia? In our last update we shared the incredible news that the long-overdue Modern Slavery Act had finally been passed. In case...
Speakeasy Jazz bar – First edition!
What a better way to end a busy week than a Speakeasy Jazz bar ?! Turned into a New York club from prohibition times, our venue in Waterloo was the place to be last Friday night! Jazz bar lovers definitely got their fix with the incredible performance of the Syd’ Side...
Statistics 2018
What a big year 2018 has been! Here is our Social Impact Report. This year we found New Survivor School location in Pyrmont. We employed a new Transition Coach, and found new charity partners. We are so grateful for the generosity from our business partners, donors...
Survivor Story – Building Self Confidence
Building self confidence can be a big part of recover in a survivor story. Trust and belief in self is stripped when you have been a victim of modern slavery. The Back Story After being held captive by a family for 8 years and forced to work unpaid every day, Cindy*...
Christmas holiday program for our survivors
Christmas time and holiday season can feel very lonely and frightening for survivors of modern slavery. Without family and only a few friends (if any), staying alone can be a real source of anguish, while getting out of their apartment on their own can be another...
Modern Slavery Act 2018
A Modern Slavery Act (MSA) was passed through Government for NSW and the Commonwealth. So 2018 will go down in history as the year Australia took a stand against slavery. These Modern Slavery Acts will impact how we do business in Australia. 1. The National Modern...
Goodbye & Thank you to Vanessa and Rebecca
After 4 months being part of the Freedom Hub teams, our lovely interns Vanessa Wilson and Rebecca Sorrel, will greatly be missed. Bringing tremendous support, along with their enthusiasm and great social work knowledge, Vanessa andRebecca definitely put their heart...2019 – A Survivor School in South Queensland & Growth in Sydney
By Sally Irwin We have received two grants to expand our school interstate. 100Women and Westpac have supported us to make this happen. It will start small, with a handful of survivors and a transition coach. As many victims of slavery in Queensland are spread across...
New term at the Survivor School
We are ramping up for the new term and Summer holidays are just around the corner. This term our Survivor School classes will include: Communication Office Skills Money Minded, and tutoring for survivors who have made it into TAFE. The Survivor School will continue to...
Fivers for Survivors
Born from the collaboration with TaylorCare Recruitment, our first Fivers 4 Survivors on October 12 was a real success! When Kate Taylor, CEO of TaylorCare Recruitment, applied for the RCSA Corporate Social Responsibility Award, little did she know that her personal...
VIP Event 2018
The annual Freedom Hub VIP event on October 5th, was a huge success! Bringing together our biggest supporters and influencers in the ‘modern slavery world’. This incredible night was the perfect occasion to celebrate the recently adopted anti-slavery...
Spotlight on Forced Marriage
Attending the NSW Forced Marriage Network meeting at the Australian Red Cross offices on September 4, Emma (Principle of the Survivor School) and social workers Damaris, Vanessa and Rebecca, share the work done to prevent and stop this terrible crime. About the...NSW Modern Slavery Act passed in Parliament
2018 will long be remembered in the history of the fight to end modern slavery and human trafficking in Australia! Introduced and supported by Hon. Paul Green MLC (guest at our VIP event), the NSW Modern Slavery Act passed in Parliament on 21 June 2018. With this new...Temporary Page
Ethical Events – A Venue For A Cause
About The Freedom Hub – Venue For A Cause The Freedom Hub in Waterloo is all about; Ethical Events, Custom Quotes, Affordable Prices, Your own styling! So this is an Ethical Event Venue you must check out. You may have heard of ethical food and products, but have you...
The Freedom Hub – Ending Modern Slavery
Last time we spoke, you shared your insight into the frighteningly active industry of human trafficking, and told us about your work supporting survivors of modern day slavery. Tell us more about The Freedom Hub and what it does? The Freedom Hub is a luxe, open and...
The Freedom Hub: Fighting Human Trafficking
Human trafficking and slavery are not a commonly talked about issues in Australia. We think of it as something that happens in other countries but never our own. The truth is, human trafficking is a big issue in Australia today. According to the 2014 Global Slavery...
The Sydney Cafe Ending Modern Slavery
The Sydney Cafe Ending Modern Slavery This story and video is put together by Huffington post. It tells the back story on how the Freedom Hub began. “It’s estimated there are 4,300 people living in modern slavery in Australia. While the government and charities...
Never Let Anyone Dull Your Sparkle
A Cafe where Sparkle cannot be Dulled Cafe Review by Weekend Notes: We visited Sydney on the weekend – the main reason was to see my son and his partner. But secondly we wanted to enjoy the diversity of restaurants and cafes that Sydney-siders get to experience...