Posts Tagged ‘ACRATH’
Courses to Combat Modern Slavery
‘Educating for Change’: Free National Short Courses to Combat Modern SlaveryACRATH | Flinders University | University of South Australia A new national short course series is now live and free, equipping university students and staff with the tools to recognise and respond to modern slavery in Australia. Developed in partnership by ACRATH, Flinders University and…
Read MoreMake Sweet Choices That Matter
Australian Catholic Religious Against Trafficking in Humans (ACRATH) urges Australians to look a little deeper into their shopping baskets this Easter with the ACRATH APPROVED Easter campaign. Many chocolate products, including those found in Australian shops, are made with cocoa beans harvested by child labourers, often subjected to enslavement and hazardous working conditions. “This Easter…
Read MoreHow to Be Sweet and Fair
In the latest ACRATH Neswletter discover how you can be Sweet and Fair by joining ACRATH’s chocolate campaign in the leadup to Easter. Download the ACRATH Seal of Approval poster and lots of information about your chocolate – is it sweet or tainted bitter by the use of child labour? The newsletter also gives news…
Read MoreEducating for Change Goes Live
ACRATH’s new university Educating for Change modules go live in April 2025. Already, universities in every state and territory in Australia are set to roll out the modules. This marks the end of a two-year development phase and the start of a major education campaign in universities around Australia. ACRATH, Flinders University and the University of South Australia have created Educating for Change, 6 micro-credentialed courses…
Read MoreMeeting the Needs
Shane Wood cfc has spent the past 13 years juggling budgets and competing demands. As ACRATH’s Treasurer he understands better than most the tension between income and funding important projects that respond to the needs of victim/survivors of human trafficking. This month he hands the job over to someone else at the ACRATH annual meeting.…
Read MoreRemembering Sr Janine Bliss FMM
Many readers and ACRATH supporters will be saddened to hear of the recent death of Sr Janine Bliss fmm. Janine played a major role in many ACRATH projects and programs over more than a decade. If you ever looked at the ACRATH calendar or read about ACRATH’s advocacy for seasonal workers in Queensland – then…
Read MoreMary Calls Time
Sr Mary Baulderstone ibvm has retired after almost 10 years at the ACRATH National Office in Melbourne. Mary kept ‘the wheels turning’ with grace and good humour and ACRATH is grateful for her service. She shared some of her reflections with us. Q. Mary, when did your association with ACRATH begin?A. In 2015 the Loreto…
Read MoreACRATH AGM 2025
The ACRATH President, Clare Condon sgs, chaired the ACRATH Annual General Meeting 2025 on Thursday 20 March. The ACRATH Annual Report which was presented to the Members provides a wonderful insight into the work of ACRATH during 2024. Clare expressed her gratitude to all the Members and employees for their on-going commitment to ACRATH and,…
Read MoreCatherine’s Looking Ahead
Catherine Edwards will long remember her recent meeting with an ailing Pope Francis. “I still can’t believe I met him. It was a surreal moment for me,” she said. The meeting happened just two days before he was hospitalised. While meeting Pope Francis was an unforgettable highlight, it happened during a week of great moments…
Read MoreAustralian Anti-Slavery Commissioner
On 13th March 2025 ACRATH staff and members had the opportunity to meet with the newly appointed Australian Anti-Slavery Commissioner, Mr Chris Evans, who began his five-year term in December 2024. They discussed the various projects ACRATH is undertaking to eliminate human trafficking and modern slavery. ACRATH feels appreciated for its contributions in this crucial…
Read MoreVale Janine Bliss fmm
ACRATH Members have been remembering the extraordinary commitment and contribution by Sister Janine Bliss FMM. For many years, Janine was the Queensland Regional Coordinator and, consequently, she was a member of the National Committee. Amongst various contributions to ACRATH’s work, Janine created the ACRATH Calendar in 2015 and continued preparing this wonderful resource for a number of…
Read MoreACRATH Emphasizes: SLAVERY is Present in Your ELECTORATE!
Victorian politicians were given a wake-up call at a recent Speaker’s Breakfast when told modern slavery is almost certainly happening in every electorate in Victoria. The Speakers Breakfast’ at Parliament House was organised by Legislative Assembly Speaker Maree Edwards MP. The Breakfast event was part of a series highlighting key community issues and the organisations…
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