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Today, government leaders joined human rights advocates and the public at large to bid farewell to one of the United States’ most prominent champions for peace and justice: Congressman Donald M. Payne.
I felt fortunate to attend the memorial of the man who represented far more than his district in northern New Jersey on the Hudson River. Congressman Payne was a committed advocate for communities across the globe where citizens’ peace and prosperity were threatened.
President Obama made a major announcement today at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum to introduce a comprehensive strategy to prevent and respond to mass atrocities. Most significantly, his speech formally established the Atrocities Prevention Board (APB) to help mobilize the United States into action before a massive conflict occurs.
Not only do we at Humanity United commend this crucial step, but commit ourselves to follow the APB's development and press for strong, early action from the U.S. government as new threats arise.
Yesterday, Humanity United President & CEO Randy Newcomb joined World Bank Live for its "5 Questions in 5 Minutes" series. Answering questions submitted from around the world, Newcomb touched on issues ranging from how to build public will against human trafficking to the effects of social media campaigns like Kony 2012.
Watch the video above, or learn more at http://live.worldbank.org/5-questions-5-minutes/interview-randy-newcomb.
Members of the Humanity United team on Capitol Hill today to discuss human trafficking with human rights donors.
Left to right: Randy Newcomb, consulant Christine Sherry, Mike Boyer, Julia Thornton, Aryan Bocquet, David Abramowitz, and Peter Rundlet.
Humanity United's offices in California and Washington, D.C. will close today at 2 p.m. and will observe a spring holiday on Monday, April 9th.
Both offices will resume normal business hours on Tuesday, April 10th.
Happy spring!
