Educating for Change

‘Educating for Change’
an Awareness Raising Initiative to Address
Modern Slavery in Australia's Universities.

ACRATH, Flinders University and University of South Australia are working together to create micro-credentialed courses that will equip the next generation of professionals to recognize and combat modern slavery from the frontline.

 

 

 

Key Objectives

Educating for Change aims to:
- Raise awareness of modern slavery amongst university staff and students.
- Educate future professionals in various critical professions including medicine, nursing, education, social work and law to understand what modern slavery is, be able to identify it, and know how to respond ethically.
- Up-skill university staff in identifying and responding to modern slavery.
 
Six micro-credentials will be available free of charge, to all Australian universities in 2025:
- Introduction to Modern slavery
- Modern Slavery in University Settings
- Modern Slavery in Healthcare Settings
- Modern Slavery in Social Work Settings
- Modern Slavery in School Settings
- Modern Slavery in Legal and Criminal Justice Settings
 
Join us in helping future frontline professionals prevent and address modern slavery in Australia, from universities to the workforce,  Together, we can educate for change.
 
If you would like to register your interest in the project, or have any questions you can email us at edforchange@acrath.org.au or sign up below.

Project Team

Christine Carolan has worked on the issue of human trafficking since a global Catholic sisters’ call for action in 2001. Christine is Executive Officer of ACRATH, a collaboration of Catholic religious and their partners.

ACRATH’s work is to

            • support victims and survivors,
            • raise awareness
            • advocate for systemic change.

One aspect of our advocacy for systemic change has been a successful annual advocacy week in Canberra in federal parliament engaging on pressing human trafficking issues.

Melissa Halliday is a dedicated social justice educator, with a rich and diverse experience in education (Bachelor of Education Primary) and aid and development (Master of International and Community Development). Melissa is currently a Community Development Project Coordinator at ACRATH, focusing on raising awareness regarding modern slavery and forced marriage, particularly within the healthcare sector. Having experience in the education, international aid, and learning and development sectors, Melissa has a particular interest in encouraging cross-sector collaboration to enhance support systems for survivors of modern slavery. Melissa brings her experience, curious mind and an unwavering commitment to drive meaningful change.
 
 

Professor Marinella Marmo holds a PhD in Applied Social Science (University of Lancaster, UK) and an LLB Hons (Università di Salerno, Italy). She is a multiple award-winning tertiary education academic, and she has published extensively in the area of border criminology and human rights. Marinella has published in the field of Modern Slavery from a critical criminology angle, highlighting the nexus state-corporation in maintaining the status quo despite a ‘spectacle of changes’.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/marinella-marmo-64a84b3a/ 
https://www.flinders.edu.au/people/marinella.marmo
 

Eva Coussens is a research assistant for this project. Eva graduated with a combined degree in Criminology (Honours) and Psychological Sciences from Flinders University. Eva commenced their PhD Candidature in Criminology in 2023, focusing on the influence of lobbying groups on modern slavery policy in Australia. Eva is a tutor, primarily for the first year Criminology cohort, and is currently acting Criminology Course Representative and Student Representative on various committees within the College of Business, Government and Law.

Dr Nerida Chazal is a Senior Lecturer in Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of South Australia when she is responsible for leading the development and delivery of online teaching for UniSA Online students.

Nerida's research examines human trafficking, modern slavery, victimology, and gender violence. She has published numerous journal articles and books and is currently a guest editor for the Anti-Trafficking-Review journal. Her latest book, Modern Slavery in Australia, is the definitive guide to Australia’s modern slavery response including legislation and policy. She has undertaken consultancy work on key human trafficking issues for the Australian Institute of Criminology and the Australian Red Cross. Nerida has previously lectured in Criminology and Sociology at Flinders University and the University of Adelaide and worked as a Senior Research and Evaluation Officer for the Office of Crime Statistics and Research, South Australia. She holds a PhD in Criminology, a Graduate Diploma in Digital Learning, and a Bachelor of Arts with first class honours in Criminal justice and Socio-Legal Studies.

Kyla Raby is an antislavery specialist with extensive experience as a practitioner, researcher, and educator. Kyla has designed and managed domestic and international survivor support services, undertaken research to develop evidence based anti-slavery policy recommendations, and designed and delivered training on human trafficking and modern slavery for the International Red Cross and Red Cresent Movement and other institutions. She is a sessional academic and is undertaking a PhD at the University of South Australia. Kyla is the founder and facilitator of Everyday Slavery, an education-based social media initiative funded by the Australian Government which aims to enable the public to play a greater role in preventing and addressing modern slavery.
 
Anne Lonie is a Learning Designer in the Teaching Innovation Unit at UniSA. I have experience and qualifications in the identification, design and development of training and education programs, both for the higher and further education sectors. I specialise in flexible, hybrid and online delivery.

I work with academic staff in the initial shaping and development of courses, including learning outcomes and assessment strategies; advise on online delivery options; give advice, training and support in the use of all types of educational technologies; develop learning resources on a range of platforms; conduct course evaluation and validation and assist with learning support. 

At UniSA, I have collaborated with academics and supported learning design in the fields of engineering, nursing, allied health, psychology, IT, and business. 

As well as course design and management, I have specific skills in learning resource creation, such as elearning authoring (including Articulate applications), video editing, digital image manipulation and web design. 

 

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Educating for Change is a collaboration between ACRATH, Flinders University and the University of South Australia. It is a 'National Action Plan to Combat Modern Slavery 2020 to 2025' activity which received funding from the Australian Government.

 

‘Educating for Change is a collaboration between ACRATH, Flinders University and the University of South Australia. It was funded by the Australian Government through the National Community Crime Prevention Program: Modern Slavery Grants opportunity. The views expressed in this module are the authors’ and contributors’ alone and are not necessarily the views of the Australian Government.’

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