Building Bridges to Freedom

The Interfaith Movement to End Slavery

At a conference hosted by the US Embassy to the Holy See and St Thomas University, a minister, a rabbi and a catholic nun spoke of their passion to see an end to modern slavery.  Rev. David Schilling, Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility, Rabbi Rachel Kahn-Troster, Rabbis for Human Rights North America and Sister Estrella Castalone, International Union of Superiors General (UISG), Talitha Kum Network spoke on the benefits of working in partnership across faith based organisations to combat trafficking.  The keynote speaker at the day long conference was Ambassador Luis CdeBaca of the US State Department’s Office to Monitor and Combat Human Trafficking.  Click here to read a report on the conference.