{"id":2159,"date":"2015-09-10T18:22:23","date_gmt":"2015-09-10T18:22:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/freedomnetworkusa.org\/?p=2159"},"modified":"2020-04-29T14:56:11","modified_gmt":"2020-04-29T14:56:11","slug":"the-freedom-network-usa-welcomes-jean-bruggeman-as-director-strengthening-the-coalition-combating-human-trafficking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/freedomnetworkusa.org\/2015\/09\/10\/the-freedom-network-usa-welcomes-jean-bruggeman-as-director-strengthening-the-coalition-combating-human-trafficking\/","title":{"rendered":"The Freedom Network USA Welcomes Jean Bruggeman as Director, Strengthening the Coalition Combating Human Trafficking"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Freedom Network is pleased to introduce Jean Bruggeman <\/span>as <\/span>its first<\/span> <\/span>Director.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ms. Bruggeman\u2019s deep <\/span>and multifaceted <\/span>experience with<\/span>in the anti-trafficking field <\/span>is an ideal match for the human rights-based coalition <\/span>of <\/span>legal and social <\/span>service <\/span>providers that comprise<\/span>s<\/span> the Freedom Network.<\/span><\/p>\n

Welcomed by Freedom Network Co-Chairs Amy F<\/span>leischauer, Kathleen Morris<\/span>, and Daniel Werner,<\/span> as well as Founder and Chair Emeritus Florrie Burke, Ms. Bruggeman brings over 15 years of <\/span>survivor <\/span>support <\/span>experience, most recently as <\/span>a Human Trafficking Fello<\/span>w with the <\/span>Office for Victims of Crime<\/span><\/a> <\/span>(OVC) <\/span>within the US <\/span>Department of Justice (<\/span>DOJ<\/span>)<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

While at OVC<\/span>,<\/span> <\/span>Ms. Bruggeman<\/span> supported efforts to improve and expand access to legal and social services for crime victims, provide<\/span>d<\/span> training and technical assistance to service providers and government agencies nationwide, and support<\/span>ed<\/span> OVC\u2019s intergovernmental efforts to improve services for <\/span>survivors <\/span>of human trafficking. <\/span><\/p>\n

Ms. Bruggeman provi<\/span>ded leadership in the development of the <\/span>Federal Strategic Action Plan for Services to Victims of Human Trafficking in the United States,<\/span><\/a> the first OVC Human Trafficking Survivor Forum, and the upcoming OVC video series \u201c<\/span>The Faces of Human Trafficking.<\/span><\/a>\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201c<\/span>The plethora of professional experience Jean brings to the Freedom Network including in-depth analysis and evaluation of government programs, direct line legal and social services, and human rights-based advocacy will elevate the unique voice and perspective of <\/span>the <\/span>Freedom Network and its member organizations.<\/span><\/p>\n

Amy Fleischauer, Freedom Network Co-Chair, and Director, Survivor Support Services, <\/span>International Institute of Buffalo<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Freedom Network member organizations across the United States <\/span>have<\/span> expertise in working with various populations affected by and vulnerable to human trafficking, <\/span>providing<\/span> specialized legal, social<\/span>,<\/span> and advocacy services to <\/span>survivors of all forms of human trafficking \u2013 including <\/span>migrant farm workers, sexually exploited youth, those exploited within low-wage industries<\/span>,<\/span> sex workers<\/span>, and others<\/span>. <\/span><\/p>\n

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“Jean is a leader in the anti-trafficking movement.\u00a0<\/span>She is a visionary rooted in in-the-trenches direct work with trafficking survivors. We are incredibly fortunate to have her at the helm of <\/span>the Freedom Network.\u201d<\/p>\n

Daniel Werner, Freedom Network Co-Chair and Senior Supervising Attorney at the Southern Poverty Law Center’s Immigrant Justice Project.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Ms. Bruggeman has developed comprehensive legal and social services programs for survivors, provided direct legal representation to survivors, authored training resources, and developed an <\/span>interpreter services program<\/span> to ensure access to legal services in the District of Columbia.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cJean is able to look at all aspects of the human trafficking field and how it intersects with labor, migration, business<\/span>,<\/span> and human rights.\u00a0<\/span>Her experience in both the non-governmental and governmental sectors brings the knowledge we want in a leader.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Florrie Burke, Founder<\/span> and Chair Emeritus<\/span> of the Freedom Network<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The Freedom Network recognizes that human trafficking is fueled by complex and interconnected factors, including poverty and economic injustice, racism, gender-based discrimination, and political strife. At its core, the crime of trafficking is a violation of an individual\u2019s basic human rights and personal freedom. Thus, <\/span>t<\/span>he Freedom Network believes that a rights-based approach is fundamental to combating human trafficking and ensuring justice for trafficked persons.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cJean\u2019s experience directly serving survivors, managing and developing organizations, and working on anti-trafficking-in-persons initiatives at many levels make her uniquely qualified to lead <\/span>t<\/span>he Freedom Network.\u00a0<\/span>Jean possesses a deep understanding of human rights and how human trafficking intersects with all forms of injustice — expertise which will be of great value to <\/span>the <\/span>Freedom Network\u2019s mission and the anti-trafficking-in-persons field in the years to come.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Kathleen Morris, Co-Chair and Program Manager, <\/span>Washington Anti-Trafficking Response Network (WARN)<\/span><\/a>, International Rescue Committee<\/span> in Seattle<\/span> (IRC)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Additional details on the membership, services<\/span>,<\/span> and impact of <\/span>t<\/span>he Freedom Network can be found in the 2014 Impact Report [PDF]<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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