8 February 2021 St Josephine Bakhita was kidnapped as a child and sold into slavery. Her feast day is now observed as the International Day of Prayer and Awareness Against Human Trafficking. The video below outlines her story. Download Resources The Diocese of Parramatta, which includes a significant Sudanese community, has prepared a range of… Continue Reading Feast Day of St. Josephine Bakhita_8th February 2021
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Fair Trade Australia Fairtrade Fortnight 2020 Celebrating our yearly Fairtrade Fortnight campaign, raising awareness for the work we do to help workers and farmers… Continue Reading Fair Trade Fortnight_7th August – 20th August
www.acrath.org.au PRAYER FOR 2020 WORLD DAY AGAINST TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS Dear Members and Supporters, this letter is from Louise Cleary csb, ACRATH President, and Christine Carolan, EO. July 9 2020 Dear ACRATH Members and Supporters, Many of you, your congregations, dioceses, parishes or communities, already donate to ACRATH (Australian Catholic Religious Against Trafficking in… Continue Reading World Day Against Trafficking in Persons_30th July 2020
Be a Good Egg This Easter INFORMATION & CAMPAIGNS A. ACRATH Newsletter, March 2020 https://acrath.org.au/acrath-newsletter-march-2020/ B. The boys from Tanna who were stolen from their island home https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-02-21/blackbirding-legacy-haunts-tanna-vanuatu/11764586 C. Australia’s Blackbirding trade: How Pacific Islanders were lured to work, Patricia Karvelas on RN Drive https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/drive/how-pacific-islanders-were-lured-to-work/11986098 D. New film documents tragedy of human trafficking by presenting ‘Wells of… Continue Reading Be a Good Egg This Easter_Purchase Slavery-free Chocolate
Bollywood-Nights-Flyer-ACRATH-2019.pdf (RED) Bollywood-Nights-Flyer-ACRATH-2019.pdf (WHITE) ACRATH Parish Insert Read the ACRATH June 2019 Newsletter here Australian Catholic Religious Against Trafficking of Humans (ACRATH) is hosting ‘Bollywood Nights‘ with ‘Crossroads‘. Book your tickets NOW by clicking here! Reasons to attend include… Joining in for a ‘fun-filled night’ A reason not to prepare dinner should you… Continue Reading (ACRATH) ‘Bollywood Nights’ with ‘Crossroads’_10th August 2019_Book your tickets NOW!
Easter is almost upon us, and many people will already be buying chocolate eggs to gift to their family and friends on Easter Sunday. Before you make any purchases, it is worth considering whether the eggs you are buying this year are slavery-free. Australian Catholic Religious Against Trafficking in Humans (ACRATH) and STOP THE TRAFFIK are… Continue Reading Make your Easter chocolate slavery free this year with the help of ACRATH
https://acrath.org.au/ World Day of Prayer Reflection and Action Against Human Trafficking 2019 Dear ACRATH Members and Supporters INFORMATION & CAMPAIGNS Thank you to members who have provided the following information and campaign notices. Resources ACRATH invites you to use the resources to participate in this event and so help to bring about an… Continue Reading ACRATH Prayer, Reflection and Action – 8th February2019
https://acrath.org.au/?s=slavery Australian Catholic Religious Against Trafficking in Humans Call For Effective Action Against Slavery ON: NOVEMBER 16, 2018 IN: HUMAN TRAFFICKING, INTERNATIONAL, MODERN SLAVERY BY: ACRATH 0 COMMENTS Archbishop Bernardito Auza, the Holy See’s Permanent Observer to the United Nations in New York on Nov. 9 addressed a conference on “Practical Solutions to Eradicate Human Trafficking”.… Continue Reading International Day for the Abolition of Slavery_2nd December 2018
AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC BISHOPS CONFERENCE Bishops commend Senate for passing anti-slavery legislation Media Release … Continue Reading ACRATH_Volunteers, donors keep anti-trafficking efforts going
ACRATH’s week of advocacy in the Australian Parliament in 2018 saw a team of 14 ACRATH members and colleagues in Canberra to advocate for improved approaches to combatting human trafficking and protecting victims of human trafficking and slavery-like practices, and forced marriage.
Australian Catholic Religious Against Trafficking in Humans (ACRATH), Catholic Education WA (CEWA) and the Red Cross have collaborated to present two training workshops in May on forced marriage. The workshop on 4th May will be aimed at schools, whilst the 5th May workshop will be targeted to practitioners and others wanting to learn more… Continue Reading Forced Marriage Workshops, 4-5 May 2017 | ACRATH, Red Cross and CEWA
Easter is almost upon us, and many people will already be buying chocolate eggs to gift to their family and friends on Easter Sunday. Before you make any purchases, it is worth considering whether the eggs you are buying this year are slavery-free. Australian Catholic Religious Against Trafficking in Humans (ACRATH) and STOP THE TRAFFIK are both… Continue Reading Make your Easter chocolate slavery free this year with the help of ACRATH and STOP THE TRAFFIK’s Good Egg Guide
Wednesday 1st March 2017 is Ash Wednesday, or the first day of Lent. As we enter the Lenten season, here are three important social justice and ecological campaigns and resources to get involved with during the next few weeks. Click on the links below to jump to the section that interests you, or scroll down to… Continue Reading Lent 2017: Project Compassion, Slavery-Free Chocolate and The Grace of Earth
Bishop Vincent address on human trafficking Bishop Vincent Long delivered the following address on human trafficking on World Day of Prayer, Reflection and Action Against Human Trafficking. Dear friends, Yesterday, among all the less inspiring headlines such as the ongoing Royal Commission hearing into sexual abuse in the Catholic Church, the defection of Senator Cory… Continue Reading Bishop Vincent address on World Day of Prayer, Reflection and Action Against Human Trafficking | Catholic Outlook
Read current and past issues of the JEDO Newsletter here, and catch up on the social justice work of the Justice, Ecology and Development Office within the Catholic Archdiocese of Perth. Continue Reading
The use of acknowledgement plaques on entrances to homes, churches, workplaces and other buildings, serve to remind Australians of the presence of the Aboriginal people in our land millennia before the making of the Australian colonies and the Australian nation Continue Reading Aboriginal Acknowledgement Plaque Orders