Day 2: UN Violence Against Women Day
Yesterday, 25 November, was the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, and it also kicked off the 2023 annual UN campaign, 16 Days of Activism. The Freedom Hub is running 16 Days of Freedom. For day two of our daily blogs, we're going to...
Day 7: Ethical Shopping for the Holidays
It's the first of December, and the holidays are approaching. For many, gift shopping started months ago, but it's easily overwhelming for those who didn't realise how quickly the year was moving and are now last-minute shopping. It's easy to get caught up in buying...
Day 6: A Highlight from One of Our Interns
For day six of our 16 Days of Freedom blogs, one of our volunteers, Zainab, has reflected on her time as an intern with The Freedom Hub during her six-month study abroad program in Sydney. By: Zainab Attarwala For context, I interned for The Freedom Hub during my...
Day 4: Survivor Story – Building Confidence
A Survivor Story - from Violence to Victory. The fight against modern slavery is a marathon, not a sprint. For many of us who have spent years in the justice and advocacy space, we wish we could fix every injustice overnight. But it's just not possible. Unfortunately,...
Day 3: Intersection of Racism and Race-based Discrimination with Modern Slavery
Modern slavery, whether it be in Australia, America, Latin America, Africa or throughout Europe, does not exist in a vacuum. There is a laundry list of factors that affect those involved. These include - access to education, race, addiction, socio-economic status,...
Forced Marriage: Australia’s Most Common Form of Slavery
If you've found yourself reading this blog, I assume you were looking into the reality of slavery worldwide and in Australia. Regardless of how many times you read about the prevalence of slavery in today's world, it's still shocking. The statistics still seem...
Empowering Mental Health: Your Universal Right!
Written by: Zainab Attarwala Mental Health as a Universal Human Right Today, on 10 October 2023, the world comes together to celebrate UN Mental Health Day with a profound message: "Mental health is a universal human right." These words resonate deeply with the...
The Modern Slavery Act: Reflecting on the Last Four Years
What is the Modern Slavery Act? In 2018, in an attempt to combat modern slavery, Australia introduced a new piece of legislation called the Modern Slavery Act. Under this act, companies with a turnover of more than $100 million annually must publicly report on the...
R U OK Day 2023
National R U OK? Day is today, 14 September. For those that don't know what the organisation, R U OK? is, let me briefly explain. What is R U OK? R U OK? is a public health promotion charity that encourages people to stay connected and help the people in their lives...
Clean Energy’s Dirty Secret: What is Australia Doing to Address this Issue?
By: Zainab Attarwala The Solar Power Industry's Relationship with Modern-Day Slavery In recent years, the global push for clean energy, particularly within the solar power industry, has brought a paradoxical and unsettling connection to modern-day slavery. As...