Religions for Peace Australia will conduct the 2025 Annual General Meeting in Melbourne on Wednesday 11 June 2025. The Guest Speaker is Laura Giassetti of the Australian Catholic Anti-Slavery Network. Laura Giassetti is the Remediation Services Manager and Program Manager for Domus 8.7, an agency of the Australian Catholic Anti-Slavery Network (ACAN). Her topic will address ‘Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery’.
Invitation to join Annual General Meeting,
Religions for Peace Australia, 11 June 2025
The national body, Religions for Peace Australia, will hold its Annual General Meeting on Wednesday 11 June 2024, 6:30pm-8:30pm AEST (6:00pm SA/NT 6pm, 4:30pm WA) and conduct the annual discussion day on Thursday 12 June from 9:30am-3:30pm.
This will be a hybrid event. Interested persons may attend in person or online.
In-person: (Location to be announced)
On-line via Zoom
ALL WELCOME
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The Guest Speaker at the Annual General Meeting on Wednesday 11 June will be Ms Laura Giassetti is the Remediation Services Manager and Program Manager for Domus 8.7, an agency of the Australian Catholic Anti-Slavery Network (ACAN).
Laura has worked in ethical sourcing and modern slavery risk and compliance management for several global retail and consumer service chains. With ACAN, Laura supports Catholic entities with a supplier engagement strategy using meaningful data to improve working conditions and manage Modern Slavery risks. Laura has experience in strategic integration of Sedex, social audits and worker voice programs in modern slavery risk management frameworks. Laura has practical experience in auditing and supplier engagement in Australia, Europe, South America, Africa and the Asia-Pacific region, most recently leading the ethical sourcing operational team of a large retail operation in Australia and engaging directly with workers in grievance investigation and remediation.
We will also be having a special introduction to the issue of human trafficking in Asia by Rev. Elga Sarapung, Chair of the Asia Pacific Women of Faith Network, Director of the Institute for Interfaith Dialogue in Indonesia (INTERFIDEI), and Coordinator of Indonesia Interfaith Network. Rev. Sarapung is passionate about leading Asian Conference of Religions for Peace women’s empowerment and has been instrumental in leading activities to raise awareness around human trafficking in the Asia-Pacific.
The Discussion Day on 12 June will feature reports from Religions for Peace Asia, where Emeritus Professor Desmond Cahill, President, is a Moderator, and where Ms. Philippa Rowland, (Chair, Religions for Peace Australia) and Dr. Sue Ennis (Secretary, Religions for Peace Australia) have official roles. The meeting will receive updates on the formation of the Multifaith Council of Australia, along with with its functions and members. Other matters will be the Action Plan of Religions for Peace Australia for 2025-2026, Affiliate bodies and Observers, and the role of First Nations Allyship and matters that flow therefrom.
Everyone is welcome to attend.
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Application for Membership – Religions for Peace Australia
All payment is now online. All forms to be emailed to membership@religionsforpeaceaustralia.org.au after payment is made.
New Members
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Membership Renewal
Renewal of Membership (for existing members) is due before the Annual General Meeting.
Membership Renewal 2025-2026 (for existing members) – this form can be completed, payment made, and the form may be emailed to the Membership Secretary.