June is a very exciting month for us. Six months into the project we have already held discussions with a variety of other anti-slavery organisations -- groups such as A21, International Justice Mission, The Mekong Club, and the University of Nottingham's Rights Lab.
During this month, Matt will be speaking about slavery at the Theology & Peace conference in Nashville, and at the Holy Trinity Community Church in Nashville. As soon as he returns, he and Bella are spending a few days looking at a prisoner rehabilitation program in Fiji to see whether the program could be adapted for trafficking offenders.
Photo by Clem Onojeghuo on Unsplash
On the fund-raising side, we are now receiving regular donations from some amazing supporters and Bella's coffee customers have been chipping in too. Some artists in Maitland ran an exhibition and donated a percentage of sales to the project. This Sunday we are running a movie night to give locals another chance to donate.
Nevertheless, we are still a LONG way from our target of $130,000.
With the end of financial year just around the corner, could you please consider donating to help us end slavery? Our web site has links to accept TAX DEDUCTIBLE donations via credit card, PayPal or direct deposit. If you are not concerned about tax deductions, please contact us so we can explain a more direct way to contribute.
—Matt & Bella.