About this Event
The true scale of modern slavery globally is almost impossible to accurately quantify. The Global Slavery Index estimates the are currently around 50 million people living in situations of slavery globally on any given day (Walk Free 2023). The most prominent form of slavery in the world is labour exploitation with around 27.5 million trapped in this form of slavery globally (ILO 2023). In the UK in 2022 there were 16,938 referrals made for potential victims of modern slavery to the Home Office (Home Office 2023). Slavery and trafficking are crimes punishable by severe penalties, yet the problem remains and is growing.
The Wilberforce Institute, University of Hull in collaboration with the Salvation Army and international partners invite you to our upcoming spring forum ‘From Slavery to Freedom'.
This two-day spring forum offers a unique shared opportunity to bring together specialist training, good practice guidance and input from researchers, practitioners, and victim-survivors with lived experience to enable the vital exchange of ideas, interventions, and experience between different stakeholder groups that will improve responses and inform policy.
The forum which will be held at The Salvation Army, Regent Hall, 275 Oxford St, London W1C 2DJ includes plenary sessions, panels, and interactive workshops by expert international speakers specialising in migration, survivor engagement and trauma-informed practice. You will also hear from experts on their lived experience of modern slavery and how they see we can work together to improve responses.
is a Salvation Army centre on London's Oxford Street. It is one of the oldest centres in London having been founded by the founder of the army, William Booth in 1882. The church is known as the "Rink" because it was formerly a skating rink.
Key themes include:
- Migration – displacement, repatriation, remediation
- Migration Policy - and impact on victims of trafficking
- Survivor Engagement – inclusion, experience, feedback, cultural competency
- Trauma – trauma-informed practice, PTSD, victim-survivor support. vicarious trauma, spiritual and religious abuse
Confirmed Speakers (more to be added)
Eleanor Lyons - The Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner
Tatiana Gren-Jarden - Centre for Social Justice
Phillipa Roberts - Head of Legal Policy, Hope for Justice
Dr Carole Murphy - Director of the Bakhita Centre, St Mary's University Twickenham
Malaika Oringo - Footprint to Freedom
Debbie Ariyo - AFRUCA
Dr Alicia Heys - Lecturer at the Wilberforce Institute, University of hull
About your hosts
The Salvation Army is a worldwide Christian church that in the UK and Ireland provides a wide range of community-based support services for adults and children who may suffer abuse, poverty, displacement or crisis. The services we offer are diverse and responsive to the realities of life in the communities. The Salvation Army also works with survivors of modern slavery as the provider of the Modern Slavery Victim Care Contract for the Home Office. We offer shelter, space and support to help people recover from their ordeal. Through this contract potential victims of modern slavery receive culturally sensitive support to meet their recovery needs. This includes legal and financial support, medical care, counselling and education opportunities as well as somewhere safe to live or outreach support. Referrals to our services come through a process called the National Referral Mechanism (NRM) which identifies individuals as potential victims of modern slavery and grants access to support.
The Salvation Army also has a specialist international team providing technical support and capacity development to project teams to respond to trafficking and modern slavery internationally. Currently, The Salvation Army has established Communities of Practice against Trafficking and Modern Slavery Across Africa, Europe, South America and Asia with a particular focus on the 7 Ps framework (Protection, Prevention, Prosecution, Policy, Partnership, Participation and Prayer).
The Wilberforce Institute at the University of Hull is a world-leading research centre specialising in researching the history of slavery, whilst also serving as a research hub concerning contemporary slavery and human rights abuses in the present age. It works closely with other universities worldwide, including prestigious American institutions, such as Yale, Harvard and Stanford. Its exhibitions profile the city's links with Africa, and especially with the city of Freetown, Sierra Leone. We also collaborate with academic partners, NGOs, museums and businesses, and act as a forum for academic discourse and interaction on slavery past and present.
We aim to maximise the benefits of research by advancing fundamental knowledge of slavery and emancipation, contributing to better public policy, social cohesion, community identity, education, the arts and the heritage sector.
Conference Fee
General admission - £195 for both days - This includes refreshments and lunch each day.
Concession - £145 for both days. This applies to students and micro and small charities.
Getting Here
Regent Hall is easily accessible by the London Underground. The closest tube station is Oxford Circus which is less than a 2-minute walk from the venue.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
London, United Kingdom
GBP 145.00 to GBP 195.00
