23 March Observance

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Most of us are not aware of The International Day of Remembrance of the

Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade. BBC says slavery  

includes sex trafficking and bonded labour, where a person’s work is ‘security’

for a debt that can’t be repaid. We already know about child soldiers and

women sexual slavery but Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab advises victims of modern-day

slavery are around us all and that we should all ‘be vigilant to see and brave to speak up’.

‘A man chained in a garden. A distressed young woman at the airport. A patient in a clinic’.

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I am a French-born Australian linguist who loves writing about multicultural experiences. Taught English in Zambia and Papua New Guinea, gained a Doctorate with UPNG. In Western Australia I worked with migrants and Indigenous communities in Kalgoorlie and Roebourne. In charge of Amnesty International WA, then moved to Adelaide. Short-listed by The Human Rights Commission for the Literature NF Award for the anthology I edited with the Multicultural Writers Association of Australia, I later published my memoir. Volunteered with the Writers Centre, became active with PEN.

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