15 / 10 / 2021
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27 / 1 / 2018
Thank you Waitrose Shoppers!
A big thank you from us all at Purple Teardrop Campaign to the kind shoppers at Parkstone Waitrose who chose us as their preferred Community Matters charity in December.
You raised an amazing £348 which will help support human trafficking survivors through their recovery and help us continue our work raising awareness of modern slavery in the UK.
20 / 1 / 2018
Razia, a new take on modern slavery
Author Abda Khan’s new novel, Razia, which she is crowdfunding for with award-winning publisher, Unbound.
“I am trying to raise awareness about a number of issues which are featured in the book, including modern day slavery, told through a gripping and thought-provoking story.” Abda, January 2018.
20 / 1 / 2018
Co-operative paid work programme for human trafficking survivors
The BBC reports on how the the Co-operative is supporting human trafficking survivors – see http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-42721936
Fabulous work Co-operative! Tesco, Body Shop etc, we’d love to see you step up to the plate on this one! If the Co-op can overcome the hr hurdles, so can you!
10 / 1 / 2018
January 2018 – Progress Report
We start the New Year with news that our stop sex for sale advertising lobby has reached all but 43,000 signatures. Many thanks to all our wonderful supporters who have signed and gone out and got more signatures on our behalf.
Plus to help our supporters raise awareness of the signs of human trafficking, our new spot the signs of slavery cards are now available.
For full details and much more, take a look at our latest Progress Report, our latest chart showing whereabouts in the country our lobby signatories are based.
1 / 1 / 2018
We’re all set for 2018!
The Purple Teardrop Campaign’s Christmas tree at St Aldhelm’s Church Christmas Tree Festival in Poole is not only very beautiful but very reflective 
and sets the tone for our charity’s work for 2018.
As does this photo that shows volunteers Pauline and Liz in action at Wimborne Minster in Dorset where Purple Teardrop Campaign team members and Poole Soroptimists welcomed guests to the Christmas fund-raising concert by the Broadstone Community Band. The event was amazing in its own right and a fantastic fund-raiser and awareness-raiser.
All of us at the Purple Teardrop Campaign are all set and ready for another year of action against human trafficking and for victim support and we look forward to working with our amazing network of supporters, we couldn’t do it without you, thank you!
19 / 10 / 2017
October 2017 Newsletter
The latest Purple Teardrop Campaign is now ready for you to download.
22 / 8 / 2017
August 2017 Progress Report
For the latest news on our Ban Sex for Sale petition, the 5th October Poole Conference and round-up of Soroptimist International events and activities, take a look at our August Progress Report.
Our post-code bar chart shows the geographical spread and density of petition signatures.
29 / 5 / 2017
Poole and Sheffield Soroptimists Support Snowdrop Project’s 5th Anniversary Event
Representatives from the Sheffield and Poole Soroptimist branches met up at the Snowdrop Project‘s 5th Anniversary Fund Raising Dinner at the prestigious Millennium Galleries in Sheffield on 18th May.
The Dinner marked 5 years of the Snowdrop Project’s work in Sheffield supporting human trafficking survivors once their initial 45 days of government funded care comes to an end. Lara Bundock, Founder and CEO, told guests of her determination and ambition to get the project off the ground so as to provide much needed support.
Speakers included Kevin Hyland, Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner and a representative from the Co-op which has partnered with City Hearts to provide paid work placements and employment for survivors via its Brighter Future Programme.
Lou, survivor turned volunteer, received a standing ovation for her poem, and the whole evening raised £5000 for the charity.
Sheffield Soroptimists are partnering the Purple Teardrop Campaign, founded by Poole Soroptimists, in a 3 year funding project for Snowdrop.
2 / 4 / 2017
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