Anti-Trafficking Conference brings religious to Rome
(Vatican Radio) An anti-trafficking conference begins in Rome on Sunday, and it brings together members of religious congregations working to end the scourge and to rescue victims.
The organization behind the event is RENATE, which stand for Religious in Europe Networking Against Trafficking and Exploitation.
The theme of the event is “Ending human trafficking begins with us.”
“Is a very, very important title, because unless every human being works together to fight this clandestine criminal act then there is no way in fact that people will be rescued,” said Sister Imelda Poole IBVM, the president of RENATE.
Sister Poole has been working with trafficking victims in Albania for the past 11 years.
Listen to the interview with Sr. Imelda Poole:
One of the highlights of the conference will be on Monday, when the RENATE produced film Giving Voice to the Voiceless. The film expresses, in a dynamic way, the RENATE mission against human trafficking, in many European countries including Albania.
The 2nd RENATE assembly takes place in Rome from 6-12 November.