BE SLAVERY FREE has reached thousands of school children and teenagers with the urgency of the Modern Slavery Crisis. Find here resources and the opportunity for us to come to you and your class.
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UNMASKING MODERN SLAVERY
Modern slavery is the fastest growing illegal trade in the world and second biggest. Conservative estimates indicate that slavery affects over 40 million people, more than at any other point in human history. In November 2018, the Australian Parliament passed the Australian Modern Slavery Act. It has made us a world leader in fighting this hideous crime. We are connected most with it, through the things that we buy and the services we use.
Be Slavery Free Australia has been working in this area with partners for over 12 years and is a coalition of organisations working together to prevent, disrupt and end slavery. The ways we best achieve this is by becoming informed, educated and motivated.
These sessions help people not only understand what is happening – but also to know our part in how we can be involved in stopping and further preventing it.
OPTIONS:
Single lesson with combined year(s) group ~ 40 minutes
Double Lesson combined year group / junior high school / senior high school ~ 80 minutes
School Assembly (or Chapel in faith-based schools) ~ 12-15+ minutes
Lesson sessions in subject areas ~ 40 minutes
Interest groups of students (such as Amnesty, Vinnies, Social Justice groups)
Sessions with teachers
Evening session with parents
PRESENTERS:
National Directors of Be Slavery Free Australia, Carolyn Kitto and Fuzz Kitto
Between them they have worked and presented in 47 countries around the world and have first-hand, on the ground experience on how modern slavery happens and what we can do as individuals and communities. Their style is motivational, educational and inspirational.
Classroom Resources
Cocoa Resources
These resources are intended for use by primary, junior and senior high school students.
We have developed a lesson plan and PowerPoint presentation for chocolate manufacturing. These introduce concepts of child labour and labour exploitation through exploring where chocolate and clothes come from.
** Note that features of the slides may not work properly if Microsoft PowerPoint software is not used **
Fashion Resources
These resources are intended for use by primary, junior and senior high school students.
We have developed a lesson plan and PowerPoint presentation for Fashion. These introduce concepts of child labour and labour exploitation through exploring where chocolate and clothes come from.
** Note that features of the slides may not work properly if Microsoft PowerPoint software is not used **
In Plain Sight
For Senior Students, the Hall of Records on the website In Plain Sight contains a selection of PDF reports, interactive websites, video clips, testimonies and infographics.
Designed to provide students with the essential information regarding child labour and trafficking into both Ghana and Côte dʼIvore for cocoa farming, and human trafficking and labour exploitation in the fashion industry.
There is also a number of further reading reports and articles which are intended for investigation into underlying causes, perspectives and issues around child labour, the poverty line, living incomes, labour exploitation and human trafficking.
We have organised these resources in a way that encourages and develops research and literacy skills. We encourage students to take the time to consider each of the resources and determine those which are most applicable to their assessment brief.
