RELIGION AND LIFE
YEAR 12 GENERAL
GUIDELINES, ACTIVITIES and
RESEARCH GUIDE
BOOKLET 6
HUMAN TRAFFICKING
and
FAIR TRADE
Student Name
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Teacher Name
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, Year 12 RELG Social Issues of our Time
MEDIA STATEMENT
23 January 2015
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Joint statement from the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference and
Australian Catholic Religious Against Trafficking in Humans (ACRATH)
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The Australian Catholic Bishops Conference (ACBC) and Australian Catholic Religious
Against Trafficking in Humans (ACRATH) support His Holiness Pope Francis in
declaring Sunday 8 February 2015 (the Feast of St Josephine Bakhita) as a World
Day of prayer, reflection and action against human trafficking.
The Vatican Secretary of State invited all members of the Episcopal Conference to
join the observance on 8 February and contribute to the sensitising of public opinion
to this tragic phenomenon, which represents one of the ‘saddest wounds of our
time’.
The Australian Bishops and ACRATH acknowledge Pope Francis’ counter trafficking
message for the World Day of Peace on 1 January 2015, ‘No longer slaves, but
brothers and sisters’.
In his message Pope Francis invites us ‘to practice acts of fraternity towards those
kept in a state of enslavement. Let us ask ourselves, as individuals and as
communities, whether we feel challenged when, in our daily lives, we meet or deal
with persons who could be victims of human trafficking, or when we are tempted to
buy products that may well have been produced by exploiting others’.
It is imperative that we begin a journey of personal change when we mark the 8
February. Human trafficking exists in Australia and on this planet because we allow
it to exist. Let us together, commit to eradicate this affront to our humanity
Bishop Eugene Hurley, Chairman of the Bishops Commission for Pastoral Life
Who was Josephine Bakita?
St Josephine Bakhita was born in southern Sudan in 1869 and died on the 8th
February 1947. She experienced kidnapping and slavery. Following her delivery to
freedom, Josephine dedicated her life to sharing her story and to supporting the
poor and suffering. She eventually became a Canossian Sister, living a life of prayer
and justice.
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YEAR 12 GENERAL
GUIDELINES, ACTIVITIES and
RESEARCH GUIDE
BOOKLET 6
HUMAN TRAFFICKING
and
FAIR TRADE
Student Name
…………………………………………….
Teacher Name
……………………………………………..
,1
, Year 12 RELG Social Issues of our Time
MEDIA STATEMENT
23 January 2015
_____________________________________________________________________________________
Joint statement from the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference and
Australian Catholic Religious Against Trafficking in Humans (ACRATH)
___________________________________________________________________________
The Australian Catholic Bishops Conference (ACBC) and Australian Catholic Religious
Against Trafficking in Humans (ACRATH) support His Holiness Pope Francis in
declaring Sunday 8 February 2015 (the Feast of St Josephine Bakhita) as a World
Day of prayer, reflection and action against human trafficking.
The Vatican Secretary of State invited all members of the Episcopal Conference to
join the observance on 8 February and contribute to the sensitising of public opinion
to this tragic phenomenon, which represents one of the ‘saddest wounds of our
time’.
The Australian Bishops and ACRATH acknowledge Pope Francis’ counter trafficking
message for the World Day of Peace on 1 January 2015, ‘No longer slaves, but
brothers and sisters’.
In his message Pope Francis invites us ‘to practice acts of fraternity towards those
kept in a state of enslavement. Let us ask ourselves, as individuals and as
communities, whether we feel challenged when, in our daily lives, we meet or deal
with persons who could be victims of human trafficking, or when we are tempted to
buy products that may well have been produced by exploiting others’.
It is imperative that we begin a journey of personal change when we mark the 8
February. Human trafficking exists in Australia and on this planet because we allow
it to exist. Let us together, commit to eradicate this affront to our humanity
Bishop Eugene Hurley, Chairman of the Bishops Commission for Pastoral Life
Who was Josephine Bakita?
St Josephine Bakhita was born in southern Sudan in 1869 and died on the 8th
February 1947. She experienced kidnapping and slavery. Following her delivery to
freedom, Josephine dedicated her life to sharing her story and to supporting the
poor and suffering. She eventually became a Canossian Sister, living a life of prayer
and justice.
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