by Terry FitzPatrick | Jan 28, 2019 | Advocacy
As the federal government gets back to business this week after the paralyzing government shutdown, the Alliance to End Slavery and Trafficking has issued its annual ATEST Advocacy Report. The report takes stock of advocacy accomplishments in 2018, and looks toward...
by Terry FitzPatrick | Jan 17, 2019 | Advocacy, Slavery in the News
This statement originally appeared on the Alliance to End Slavery and Trafficking (ATEST) website. Free the Slaves serves as ATEST co-chair. WASHINGTON — Four key pieces of legislation that form the architecture of America’s federal response to human trafficking and...
by Terry FitzPatrick | Dec 21, 2018 | Advocacy
It was down to the wire in the final days of the current Congress, but near-unanimous bipartisan action has renewed an important package of legislation that shapes the U.S. government’s efforts to eradicate modern slavery. The four bills (S. 1311, S. 1312, S.1862 and...
by Terry FitzPatrick | Jan 27, 2017 | Advocacy, Thought Leadership
Fighting slavery isn’t just the right thing to do, it’s the smart thing to do. That simple truth underpins the anti-slavery movement’s recommendations to the Trump administration, which were made public this week. Simply put: slavery anywhere is a threat to freedom...
by Terry FitzPatrick | Jun 30, 2016 | Advocacy, Slavery in the News
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says the magnitude of human trafficking is “stunning” and “outrageous.”“This is the 21st century,” he said, “we know that human civilization has had thousands of years to develop and make progress and establish rules, discern the...
