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Join Tennessee Titans QB In Asking Senator Corker For His Support!
In this Letter to the Editor, Tennessee Titans quarterback Jake Locker asks Senator Bob Corker for his support on a little bill that could do a lot...
February 07
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Holly's News From Washington - January 2014
Last week, Representatives Peter Roskam (R-IL) and Jim McGovern (D-MA) and Senators Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and Marco Rubio (R-FL) circulated a letter...
January 23
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Human Trafficking
Ending Slavery: We Have The Will And There Is A Way
IJM’s Gary Haugen joined The New York Times columnist Nick Kristof and other leaders of anti-trafficking organizations (GEMS, Not For Sale, UNICEF)...
January 23
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Sexual Violence
Griselda's Story: A Brave Survivor Dreams for her Country
Griselda’s mother was shocked and shouted for help. She flagged down a passing police car, and they drove to a neighborhood notorious for violent...
January 02
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Holly's News From Washington - The Little Bill That Could Do Big Things
On Tuesday, November 19, 4,700 people from all 50 states called the United States Congress in support of legislation to make the State Department...
December 05
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Holly's News From Washington - October 2013
This might be a fanciful notion, but I think that the cause of ending modern-day slavery can actually bring Democrats and Republicans together in...
October 24
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IJM Day And What I Learned About Organizing
My fellow chapter leaders and I were busy planning our events for the semester when all of us got an email from Seth Wispelwey, an IJM field...
October 24
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Hats Off To Nashville: Tomorrow Is IJM Day In Music City
The city of Nashville, Tennessee, recently passed a little resolution declaring Tuesday, October 1, 2013, “IJM Day.” You may now be wondering: what...
September 30
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Grateful For A Moment Amidst The Hubbub
September 2013
RECESS IS OVER AND MUCH TO DOI have many friends who are legislative aides in the House and Senate, both Democrats and Republicans....
September 23