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Sheffield Migration Research Group seminar
Understanding the Postsecular in Faith-Based Responses to Trafficking, Forced Labour and Slavery in the UK.
Distinctive or professionalised?
Our article investigating the roles of faith based organisations in anti-trafficking has been published in the journal Sociology.
Report launch: faith responses to modern slavery
The Faith and anti-trafficking initial findings report was launched at our conference in Sheffield today.
Conference - Rights, dignity and religion: responding to ‘modern slavery’
Our conference, will take place on 24 January at St Mary's Conference Centre. Find out what we have planned.
Imagine your worst experience. How would you want your story told?
It is important to raise awareness of modern slavery, but how can we ensure survivor's stories are told respectfully?
Introducing our keynote: Yvonne Zimmerman
Dr Zimmerman of the Methodist Theological School of Ohio provides us with a preview of her keynote for our conference in January 2020.
Call for Papers - Rights, dignity and religion: responding to ‘modern slavery’
We invite papers and creative contributions on the theme of our conference.
End of fieldwork update and events
We are taking stock of the work we have done so far, and looking at the analysis we are still in the process of doing.
Unhidden in Plain Sight
Our project funded by the Festival of the Mind, with photographer Jeremy Abrahams, and anti-trafficking organisations will be exhibited at the Sheffield Winter Garden 20–30 September 2018.
Troubling Anti-Trafficking Imagery
Anti-trafficking organisations will often use imagery which objectifies and victimises the people they seek to support.
Mapping anti-trafficking in the UK
As we are at the start of our research, we are looking to map organisations active in anti-trafficking service provision and campaigning in the UK.
Why are we undertaking this research?
Why we want to investigate faith-based organisations’ (FBOs) growing role in addressing human trafficking and ‘modern slavery’ in England
Faith and Social Justice Conference Panel – RGS-IBG 2017
Our team brought together two panels to discuss issues around faith and social justice at the Royal Geographical Society IBG conference in 2017.
The faith modern slavery nexus
As awareness of modern slavery increases, what are the three principal terrains of practice in anti-trafficking.