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 know what it is like to swim against the stream where obstacles lie. And, they also know...
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 English classes are developed to suit our students’ individual needs. Because we want our...
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 Modern Slavery different from working with other trauma clients? How do we help them with...
Fast Fashion is Being Watched
What happened at Boohoo? Fast Fashion Under Scrutiny Today, 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....
Outland Denim Pioneering Ethical Business
Queensland’s very own OUTLAND DENIM features on the international Fashion stage again! Every Aussie should be supporting this world leading ethical denim company, as the world watches the impact for good it has on fighting modern slavery. This time, James Bartle,...
Modern Slavery Update Sept 20
Sept 2020. A lot happened last month with regards to the Modern Slavery. Particularly, in NSW. In this update you will read about the NSW Modern Slavery Act; also the US banning supplies from China and fish from Taiwan. And you can learn more about what you can do...
Cafe & Events September 2020 Update
There is so much to update you on with regards to the 'income' side of our charity. As you can imagine, COVID hit us hard as we have always set ourselves up with 60% of our revenue coming from our own business enterprises. Our ethical businesses include: two cafes, a...
Fighting Forced Labour in Fishing
A New US Ban to Fight Forced Labour in Fishing 'Fish caught by vessels bearing the Taiwan flag have been classified as products of forced labor. Based on the conditions under which the crews work, according to an annual report released Wednesday by the United States...
Survivor News – Recovering from Trauma. Sept 2020
Thanks for taking time to learn about our work. This article looks at how our Survivor School has been equipping survivors rebuild their life after their trauma, and strive toward living a successful independent life! You can also find out more about our 2021 plans...
Picnic Day out for Survivors
A Fun Day Out: Picnic at the Royal Botanic Gardens It was a perfect weather for everyone to go out and do something. The Survivor School had already made plans for a picnic during the school holidays for our survivors to reconnect again. Ever since COVID-19,...