Reigate Archdeaconry Social Justice Focus

At lunchtime today, a team from @UoN_SHS @rightsbeacon and @CausewayCharity is hosting an online webinar to share the new resources they have designed to support survivor mothers. Make sure you join on Teams! @UoN_Midwifery bit.ly/49tHR6i

We are thrilled that Gillian Rivers and Tatiana Gren-Jardan have joined our Board of Trustees. Gillian and Tatiana bring a wealth of experience to the table and a passion for fighting #modernslavery in the UK and beyond. Read their stories here: clewer.org.uk/news/two-new-t…

Today is National Human Trafficking Awareness Day! In the US, people are encouraged to wear blue to draw attention to the need to fight human trafficking. #WearBlueDay Look out for extra campaigning on socials and do your part to raise awareness! #ModernSlavery

We are looking for new team members who can help support our digital communications and national project work. If you’re interested in finding out more and are passionate about fighting modern slavery, keep an eye out on LinkedIn or send us an email to recruitment@clewer.org.uk

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‘Respair’ is a word recorded just once in the OED. It means ‘fresh hope’, a recovery from despair. I wish the world and the Church and human hearts everywhere respair in the new year. @thetimes @guardian @ChurchTimes @churchofengland

Thank you all who invited us in 2025 to talk to you about modern slavery. The more people who know what the signs are and how to report concerns the bigger difference we will make. Please invite us in 26, together we can make people's lives better. @SouthwarkCofE

Tomorrow, former Prime Minister Theresa May is guest editing @BBCr4today. She is planning to explore themes of domestic violence, trust in politics and #ModernSlavery. Tune in from 6-9am and then let us know what you learnt about modern slavery!

On this day when we remember the Holy Innocents and as we look towards Lent, think about looking at The Clewer Initiative's new course for Lent, Children in the Shadows - revisited. See what you can do to help today's Children. @clewer_the @ClaireWalford3

⭐On #Christmas morning, we remember the thousands of victims of #ModernSlavery hidden in plain sight in our communities. ⭐Use the words of this prayer, written by our Chair of Trustees Bishop Alastair Redfern, to pray for the most vulnerable in our society. #WeSeeYou

✍🏾Every month we publish a newsletter which is jam-packed with information about modern slavery, updates from The Clewer Initiative, reports, statistics, resources and case studies. ➡️Don’t miss out – sign up today: bit.ly/4a9tohQ

Long may your work continue supporting children and families in need. @SouthwarkCofE

What are you doing for #Lent? Could you invite a group of friends from church to gather and use #ChildrenintheShadows for 6 weeks? The resource looks at the current landscape and explores how churches can nurture and protect children from harm. youtube.com/watch?v=GY9NSs…

Thank you Eleanor Lyons, @UKAntiSlavery for highlighting the huge numbers of Christmas decorations, toys, and clothes, made using slave labour, that are being imported, unknowingly, by consumers in the UK. @LBC lbc.co.uk/article/britai…

🎄What can you do this Christmas to help the most vulnerable in our society? 🎁How can you use your purchasing power to make a stand and buy ethically sourced goods? ⭐What should you be looking out for as you hit the shops? Read our blog here: bit.ly/43EIZlN

🍼Our director Lois has a special interest in how modern slavery survivors are supported through pregnancy and beyond. 👥She trained as a doula and had the privilege of supporting several trafficking survivors through their pregnancies Find out more: bit.ly/3JMTKvC

🎉 Check out our new resource for Lent! ❓ It consists of 6 episodes and material on #childexploitation in the UK and beyond. ⭐ The resource will be available from Jan! 🙌🏽 Thanks to all our interviewees incl. @ECPATUK @STOPTHETRAFFIK @illustroltd youtube.com/watch?v=GY9NSs…

Some frontline workers are noticing that food banks and warm banks are proving to be a rich picking ground for criminal gangs looking for vulnerable people to exploit. Find out how to protect your food or warm bank: bit.ly/43KGaQf @TrussellUK

The latest #NRM statistics (Q3 2025) have just been published - more referrals were received than ever before. Some of this uplift may be due to increased awareness but it shows, once again, that this crime is endemic Find out more: bit.ly/3LDN43p #ModernSlavery

Thank you @LindsayMeader for inviting us to St Philip's to speak about modern slavery in our communities today.