IJM is proud to stand with dozens of artists in creating the Freedom CD to support the work of our mission. Each purchase of the Freedom CD presents an opportunity to join a movement of people who are standing up to say, “This Ends with us. It’s time to stop slavery for good.”
For the complete list of songs and artists, see below:
DISC 1
1. Arise - Third Day
2. What Can I Do - Relient K
3. Hold On (Acoustic) - tobyMac
4. All I Have - Tenth Avenue North
5. Swing Low - Brandon Heath
6. When the Saints - Sara Groves
7. Instead Of A Show - Jon Foreman
8. Body and Wine - Jars of Clay
9. Prayer - Sixpence None the Richer
10. Hold Fast (Live) - MercyMe
11. The Living Proof - Sanctus Real
12. Amazing Because It Is - The Almost
13. Heaven - Derek Webb
14. Home (Acoustic) - Natalie Grant
DISC 2
1. Don't Give Up - Green River Ordinance
2. Love Come Down (Reach) - Robbie Seay Band
3. Justus - Washington Projects
4. Poughkeepsie (Live) - Over The Rhine
5. Safe - (Acoustic) - Phil Wickham
6. Window - Philip Larue
7. Turn Down the Music - Shane and Shane
8. Love Come Down - The War
9. Anthem - The Wrecking
10. Daylight - Ten Shekel Shirt
11. Lost Dreams - Gabriella Dipace
12. Hope Again - Tal and Acacia
Larry Martin, Senior Vice President of Education, speaks at all four weekend services at Harvest Church (http://www.harvestchurch4u.org/) in Byron, GA. Many people take a stand and ask Senator Chambliss and Senator Isakson to support the CPCA bill. Georgia is taking a stand!
Today a group of modern day abolitionists met on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. to hear a briefing on domestic child sex trafficking. The Rebecca Project (http://www.rebeccaproject.org/) and the DNA Foundation (http://demiandashton.org/) hosted the event. The panel consisted of three survivors of sex trafficking in the United States (all U.S. citizens!), Demi Moore, Representative from the Department of Justice, and Dr. Michael Shively, Demand Expert. The room consisted of many NGOs fighting human trafficking as well as Members of Congress. Check out some great organizations fighting human trafficking in the U.S.:
http://polarisproject.org/ http://www.notforsalecampaign.org/ http://www.streetlightphx.com/ Be sure to ask President Obama to fight human trafficking globally AND locally: https://secure3.convio.net/ijm/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&..."...the time has come to move human rights from wholesale to retail - to take the human rights promises stored in the warehouses of national law and deliver them to the poor standing in line for justice." - Gary Haugen
Learn more about the "Big Idea" and the article, "And Justice for All", in the May/June 2010 issue of Foreign Affairs at: http://www.ijm.org/foreignaffairsToday ALL @IJMHQ staff came together in our Justice Center to celebrate the Spring Interns. This group of extraordinary people have served alongside us in this work and have truly left a tangible mark on the work of justice. As the class bid staff farewell, they reminded us that they saved the organization well over $135,000 by their dedicated work. WOW! On behalf of IJM staff worldwide, the clients we serve, and the clients we hope to one day serve, THANK YOU! If you are interested in an IJM HQ or Field internship, please visit: http://www.ijm.org/internships
Last week IJM became one of over 500 NGOs competing for a paid ad in USATODAY. Whichever NGO received the most Tweets won the ad valued at $187,000. For two days straight hundreds of our supporters (many of them being YOU who are reading this post) Tweeted asking USATODAY to run an ad about the work of IJM. Although we did not win, we placed 6th out of over 500 NGOs. It is a true honor! In debriefing the contest, @IJMHQ realized once again we have AMAZING supporters who want to bring rescue to the oppressed around the world. Thank you once again!
The first of over one hundred meetings on Capitol Hill with Senators & Representatives have started! Over 140 IJM supporters are asking their elected officials to support the Child Protection Compact Act (www.IJM.org/justicecampaigns ). Here Bill Mansfield, a businessman from South Bend, IN, prepares to meet with IN Senators Lugar and Bayh and Congressman Andre Carson.
IJM supporters from Michigan prepare during Advocacy Day to ask Senators Carl Levin & Debbie Stabenow to support HR 2737 Child Protection Compact Act. 140 people will ascend on Capitol Hill asking their elected officials to take a stand for the oppressed by co- signing the bill. For more information, please visit: www.IJM.org/justicecampaigns
Several hundred IJM supporters gather after Global Prayer Gathering to learn how to advocate for the vulnerable to their elected officials in Washington, D.C. Tomorrow dozens will meet with their Senators & Representatives' offices to ask them to support HR 2737 Child Protection Compact Act. For more information, visit www.IJM.org/justicecampaigns