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Seeds of Justice – Breaking Chains
Last Thursday, six students and two staff, headed to Holy Cross, Templestowe to attend a Seeds of Justice Conference. This was an opportunity for us to all learn more about Human Trafficking, along with like minded students from other Mercy Schools in Victoria.
We heard from Liz Payne about the amount of young children being forced into marriage in Australia. Claire Byham, Year 10, reflected that: "The stories our speakers told of children being flown overseas to be married to much older relatives made me consider my own life and how privileged I am, much more closely".
Students also learned about the many ways a person, usually vulnerable and marginalised, are trapped into being exploited. The areas that surprised them the most were in the creation of coffee, clothing and electronics.
At the end of the conference Sacred Heart Students made the pledge to share the knowledge that they had learned, and to apply that knowledge into their daily lives. They hope to raise awareness to empower their peers to make more ethically sound choices that do not come from another’s pain.
Vicki Devine
