Commemorating the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery

Today is INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE ABOLITION OF SLAVERY. Did you know that forced labour and forced marriage have increased significantly in the last five years? 10 million more people were in modern slavery in 2021 compared to 2016 global estimates, bringing the total to 50 million worldwide. Women and children remain disproportionately vulnerable.
Modern slavery occurs in almost every country in the world, including Australia, and cuts across ethnic, cultural and religious lines. More than half (52 per cent) of all forced labour and a quarter of all forced marriages can be found in upper-middle income or high-income countries.

Justice Reflections From Fr. Claude

God has strange ways as God’s word bypasses state power and the influence of established religion to trek into the wilderness and seize a strange and prophetic figures like John. If we think about it, it has always been this way as God searches for the ‘other’ - the alienated, the disenfranchised, and dispossessed. God seeks out the one the world bypasses. God does not show up in palaces or temples, or among the political and religious elite, but at the margins of life. God bypasses the game of thrones and disrupts trickle-down religion through a wild man in the middle of nowhere.

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A conversation with Peter Murphy

In this webinar, ‘Alopi Latukefu, Director of the Edmund Rice Centre for Justice and Community Education hosted Peter Murphy—a dedicated advocate for social justice and a trusted friend of the Edmund Rice Centre. Together, they explored Peter's journey, reflecting on his wealth of experience, sharing hard-earned wisdom, and uncovering the unwavering passion that has driven his impactful career.

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