Posts Tagged ‘slave’
Carer Kept as Slave
A Sydney couple have pleaded guilty to charges of forced labour and harbouring a person. In court it was revealed the couple paid for a passport, plane ticket and visa for a woman from the Philippines on the condition that she did not work for the first three months of her stay in Australia. Once…
Read MoreWorld Day of Prayer
Pope Francis has designated 8th February, the feast of St Josephine Bakhita, as the World Day of Prayer, Reflection and Action Against Human Trafficking. Born in 1869 in Sudan, Josephine Bakhita knew the pain and sorrow of losing her freedom, when at 7 years of age she was taken by slave traders. She was bought…
Read MoreThe slave my sister, my brother
A Christmas Reflection on a Current Reality A beautiful and inspiring evening of readings and music with Eva-Marie Middleton (soprano); Paul O’Neill (tenor); Schola Choir (from Aquinas College); Hugh Lydon (conductor); Paul Wright (violin) and Dominic Perissinotto (pipe organ). Meditation by Professor Francis Campbell (Vice Chancellor, UNDA). When: 6.30pm – 7pm (AWST) Pre-recital of…
Read MoreRecognition for South Sea Islander Advocate
A Pacific communities advocate who has dedicated her working life to raising the profile of marginalised descendants of Australia’s indentured slave trade has been awarded top honours by the NSW Government. The Settlement Services International Human Rights Medal was awarded to Waskam Emelda Davis as part of the 2020 Premier’s Multicultural Community Medals. Ms Davis…
Read MoreSydney Woman Found Guilty
A NSW District Court Jury has found a Sydney woman guilty on two accounts of intentionally possessing a slave, exercising powers of ownership over a slave and dealing with the proceeds of crime. When giving evidence the two Thai women testified their passports had been taken and not returned till they had paid off a…
Read MoreSlavery in Australia!!!
Slaving Away: A Four Corners Report A recent Four Corners report, Slaving Away, has uncovered the exploitation of migrant workers on farms and in factories in Australia. The workers, most of whom are on 417 working holiday visas, experience slave-like conditions. They labour for long hours, are underpaid and often live in sub standard conditions. The fruits…
Read MoreFreedom – the Movie
John Newton’s Amazing Grace Freedom is a must see movie that displays courage and hope. It is the story two men, separated by a hundred years, who share one hope — freedom! In 1856 a slave, Samuel Woodward (Cuba Gooding Jr.) and his family, escape from the Monroe Plantation near Richmond, Virginia. A secret network of…
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