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Be Vocal 22 August, 2018

A Shot of Empathy

A reflection prompted by the International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition… from our newest Advocacy Team member, Susy Lee.

Aziz Acharki

Be Vocal

22 August 2018

A Shot of Empathy

A reflection prompted by the International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition… from our newest Advocacy Team member, Susy Lee.

Susy Lee, Advocacy Coordinator

23 May 2018

You can keep them safe

I’m not sure that anything could have prepared me for the fierce love I experienced upon becoming an aunty for the first time.

Stephanie Dobbin, National Partnerships Lead

27 November 2017

Theology of Shopping

A theology of shopping calls me to shop with my eyes wide open, to resist the assumption that, because I can have it I should have it, and instead to remember that I am shopping as a steward of...

Scott Higgins

29 August 2017

The Modern Slavery Act in Australia – State of Play

In the last few months there’s been a flurry of activity focused on introducing a Modern Slavery Act in Australia to address the problem of slavery in corporate supply chains.

Gershon Nimbalker, Advocacy Manager

15 April 2017

Fashion makes me uncomfortable

In the region of South India that grows most of the cotton for the fashion industry, there is a dark joke: “You can tell what colour will be fashionable in Paris in six months by the colour of our...

Murray Sheard

15 December 2016

Catalyst 2016 – a year in review

In 2016, our vision of a world free from poverty and injustice has continued to inspire and challenge us in our advocacy.

Eliza Johnson, Advocacy Coordinator

1 March 2016

From the CEO When it comes to child abuse, one thing is clear: it is best for the child if it never happens in the first place. When I visited some of our projects in Malawi last year, people spoke...

John Hickey, CEO

1 March 2016

The Unfinished Story

“Once in a while we will hear a story so powerful, so impacting, that it crosses some intangible boundary between storyteller and listener and becomes a story of our own.”

Samara Linehan, Communications Coordinator

26 November 2015

Vignettes from India

Our Advocacy Team have recently returned from India; a trip which deepened our understanding of modern day slavery and human trafficking at Baptist World Aid Australia.

Samara Linehan, Communications Coordinator

4 August 2015

Voices For Justice 2015

Have you ever thought about coming to Voices for Justice? We sat down with Emma, a first year social work student, TJ, an engineering student at UNSW, and Tara, a Project Officer at Baptist World...

Baptist World Aid

Be Vocal

A Shot of Empathy

You can keep them safe

Theology of Shopping

The Modern Slavery Act in Australia – State of Play

Fashion makes me uncomfortable

Catalyst 2016 – a year in review

The Power of Prevention

The Unfinished Story

Vignettes from India

Voices For Justice 2015

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