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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Holly's News From Washington - When Locals Speak Up
IJM’s Government Relations and Advocacy team has been working hard getting meetings booked and linking up our friends around the country with others...
August 22
Spotlight On Your Issue: Lessons Learned While Working In A Senator's Office
Each congressional office has their own process, but what is consistent is that your voice matters in whether or not your senator or representative...
August 20