Australia is a member of the Asian Conference on Religion and Peace (RfP Asia). Asia Pacific Women of Faith Network has been pursuing Human Trafficking as a moral issue for all Asian religions, a project which commenced in 2021. RfP Australia has also conducted events relating to Human Trafficking. On 27 September, there was an Online Workshop which considered (among other matters) the evil of human trafficking, particularly in the Asia-Pacific regio. A report of this workshop is offered.
Human Trafficking
Podcast: Human Trafficking
A Catholic Response to Human Trafficking: Listen to an interview with Sr Noelene Simmons SM, of ACRATH (Australian Catholic Religious Against Trafficking in Humans). Sister Noelene discusses how it happens in the modern world, and what people of every faith can do about it.
DIAN/Interfidei Human Trafficking Discussion
DIAN/Interfidei will conduct the third of their discussion series on Anti-Human Trafficking online on 7 May 2024. This discussion is open to the public. Sign language interpreters and translators from Indonesian to English are available.
Forum on Modern Slavery – Awareness, Action and Impact
After many centuries of progress and advancement, we still live in a world where injustice and slavery continue to thrive, and where human dignity is exchanged for the sole purpose of greed, gain, and profit, reflected Bartholomew. “The Ecumenical Patriarchate is committed to learn, act, and witness to the elimination of this global abomination that traps millions of people to lives of suffering, injustice, and humiliation,” he said.
Victoria: Joyce Rebeiro Memorial Lecture
The Joyce Rebeiro Memorial Lecture celebrates the life of Joyce Rebiro, who had strong social justice convictions with regard to Human Trafficking. She was also a pioneer of Interfaith in Victoria and was more recently engaged in multifaith education. The memorial lecture will be held at the St Paul Apostle Parish Church, Endeavour Hills on evening of 26 September 2017.
