by Terry FitzPatrick | Sep 30, 2015 | Advocacy, Slavery-Free Commerce
Today marks the five-year anniversary of SB 657, a landmark California law to combat human trafficking. Our friends at KnowTheChain are marking the anniversary by expanding and retooling their website to help companies improve corporate transparency and responsible...
by Terry FitzPatrick | Feb 13, 2013 | Take Action
The U.S. Senate has reauthorized the cornerstone legislation that guides the federal government’s efforts to combat human trafficking and modern-day slavery. Reauthorization of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) passed with overwhelming bipartisan support....
by Terry FitzPatrick | Nov 12, 2012 | Take Action
One of the most important things to happen to the anti-slavery movement in the past decade has been an infusion of resources from philanthropists who’ve decided they don’t want to live in a world with slavery in it. And no one has been more generous than...
by Terry FitzPatrick | Sep 25, 2012 | Uncategorized
President Barack Obama today outlined several steps his administration will take to strengthen the U.S. government’s efforts to battle slavery. The plan follows a simple philosophy, the president said: “Spot it and stop it.” This includes: An executive...
by Free the Slaves | Jul 17, 2012 | Slavery in the News, Take Action
It was an overflow crowd as Senator John Kerry prepared to speak, the room full of activists and interns eager to learn. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee had gathered to explore “The Next Ten Years in the Fight Against Human Trafficking: Attacking the Problem...
