Jubilee Year of Hope: Modern Slavery Event
The Diocese of East Anglia invites you to come and hear about this scourge of the modern world.
Learn:
- What it is
- How to spot it
- What to do about it
Presenters:
Mark Little MBE: Mark has been involved in setting up international humanitarian service projects in developing countries for three decades. Since 2001 he has been active in supporting many anti-slavery organizations, visiting rehabilitation centres and safe houses in India and other countries and initiating numerous anti-slavery projects both at home and abroad. He has spoken on the issue of Modern Slavery to many Rotary Clubs and other organizations both at home and abroad and has organised many anti-slavery conferences in the UK and in countries such as South Korea, Canada, USA and Australia. In January 2022, Mark received the MBE in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours List, the citation being for his “Services to victims of Modern Day Slavery”.
Simon John: is a retired solicitor, with a certificate in human rights law from Bristol University. He is the immediate past secretary of the Rotary action group against Slavery and with Mark the co-lead of the Diocesan initiative against Modern Slavery. He speaks regularly on radio MARIA.
Join in the main hall at the Cathedral of St John the Baptist, Unthank Road, Norwich, NR2 2PA. Thursday 6th February at 7:15pm.
The Diocesan anti-slavery initiative also invites you to join in prayer on the feast day for St Bakhita, 8th February. Read more here: Day of Prayer for Victims of Trafficking - Catholic Diocese Of East Anglia
To learn more about the group's work, visit their website here: Modern Slavery - Catholic Diocese Of East Anglia
