The Third International Forum on Modern Slavery organized by the Ecumenical Patriarchate with the theme “Awareness, Action and Impact” took place in Istanbul, Turkey on 5-8 January 2019. The Opening Address was delivered by Patriarch Bartholomew himself. Please find the text of his lecture here: “Awareness, Action and Impact: A Forum on Modern Slavery” (Istanbul, January 7, 2019) Your Eminences and Excellencies, Dear representatives of the Presidency of Religious Affairs