ACRATH Training Day supported by CEO Melbourne. 4 September 2015
Catholic Leadership Centre, Cnr Victoria Parade and Hoddle Street, East Melbourne VIC 3002.
Program
8.45 – Registration and cup of tea
9.15
Welcome and Introduction. Carole McDonald RSM Regional Coordinator ACRATH
Joan Kennedy PBVM will speak about the Name Tags worn by participants
9.30
Keynote 1: History of ACRATH and the Global Scene. Louise Cleary CSB
Louise is a founding member of ACRATH and the present Leader of the Brigidine
Congregation
10.00 Keynote 2: Sex Trafficking in Melbourne. What we Know . Senior Sergeant Marilynn Ross
Marilyn is the leader of SICU – Sex Industry Coordination Unit of the Victorian Police Force
10.30 Morning Tea
11.00 Keynote 3: Labour Trafficking in Australia. Liz Turner, NUW
Liz is the Community Organiser of NUW (National Union of Workers)
11.30 Sharing in threes: One key thing I’ve heard from each of this morning’s Speakers (All)
11.40 ACRATH members speak: What ACRATH does
Therese Power RSM– Companioning; Shane Wood CFC– Advocacy, Marita Ham – Research,
Anne Walsh -Education Program, Angela Reed RSM- Philippines
12.30 REsource and Human Trafficking. Kathryn Bowden
Kathryn is the Resource Writer, Theology & Religious Education at CEOM
12.50 Review of morning session led by Shane Wood CFC
1 -1.45 Lunch
1.45-
Sharing in table groups: What I’ve done on this topic (ALL)
2.00
Teachers’ Panel. Representatives from a number of schools using ACRATH materials will
‘show and tell’
3.00
Final Gathering
Review of afternoon session led by Therese Power RSM
Reflection led by Joan Kennedy PBVM
Final Remarks (All)
3.30
Conclusion
All participants are asked to bring an artefact of their previous or planned work in the area of Human
Trafficking. Artefacts will be displayed throughout the day then spoken about in the 1.45pm session