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
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
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
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
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
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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