Justice Campaigns

Justice Campaigns mobilizes people around the country in support of US policies that will lead to the abolition of sex trafficking and modern-day slavery and the creation of public justice systems abroad that protect the poor.

News from Washington: The President Heard You

By Holly Bukhalter - Tue, 09/25/2012

On Tuesday, 9/25, the President of the United States gave a speech in New York that squarely addressed the issue of modern day slavery and included several new initiatives to combat it A Presidential Initiative is exactly what IJM and other groups have been requesting. In January, 2012, IJM launched a sign-on letter to President Obama asking him to exert his leadership on the anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation by speaking to the General Assembly about modern day slavery, by “funding the fight” against slavery by initiating new funding for liberating slaves and prosecuting perpetrators, and to eliminate slavery in the U.S. supply chain.

Holly's News From Washington - September 2012

By Holly Burkhalter - Tue, 09/11/2012

On September 4, friends of IJM made at least 2,399 phone calls urging their Senators to pass the most important piece of human rights legislation of our day: the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (TVPRA). I say “at least” 2,399 because that is how many calls were logged on IJM’s Justice Campaigns website, but many others probably called—and asked their friends and relatives to do the same. Together, we reached 98 Senate offices!

Your Voice Matters: A Day in Immokalee

By Crystal Brunton, IJM Advocate, Florida - Mon, 09/10/2012

Crystal Brunton is a volunteer for IJM and helps lead the advocacy efforts in her home state of Florida. This past summer, Crystal drove 170 miles down to Immokalee, Fla. where she documented her first-hand experience meeting the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) and tomato pickers in the area.