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Holly's News From Washington - September 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...
September 10
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Post Op-Ed: Fair Food Program Helps End The Use Of Slavery In The Tomato Fields
Check out yesterday's op-ed in the Washington Post written by Holly Burkhalter, IJM vice president of government relations. Holly writes about the...
September 03
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When Supermarkets Opt Out Of Fair Food: The Problem With Going It Alone
Earlier this month, I sent a letter to the CEOs of Ahold, Kroger, and Publix, asking them to join the Fair Food Program (FFP). Under the leadership...
August 20
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Holly’s News From Washington – August 2012
I have testified many times over my 30-year career as an international human rights activist. But I've never had so much fun in my life than when I...
August 12
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Holly Burkhalter Testifies Before Senate Foreign Relations Committee!
Last Tuesday, IJM Vice President of Government Relations Holly Burkhalter testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee about effective...
July 18
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Holly's News From Washington - July 2012
On the same day the U.S. State Department issued the annual Trafficking Persons (TIP) Report, Gary Haugen, founder and president of International...
July 09
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Announcing Our New Campaign: Recipe For Change!
In South Asia, IJM staff partner with local officials to investigate slavery, free victims, and prosecute traffickers. But slavery doesn't just...
June 20
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Holly's News From Washington - June 2012
Every time I pick up the newspaper, I read an article about how the U.S. Congress is deadlocked, partisan, broken. That may be the case on some...
June 12
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Holly's News From Washington - A Recap Of Lobby Day!
In all my years as a human rights advocate, nothing has brought me greater joy than seeing an ordinary person travel at their own expense to...
May 07