Julie Gutman
- Location
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Birthday
- April 13
- Title
- Executive Director
- Company
- Program for Torture Victims
- Bio
- Julie Gutman is executive director of the Los Angeles based Program for Torture Victims (PTV). The first human rights organization of its kind in the United States, PTV has helped thousands of torture victims from across the world rebuild their lives.
Prior to joining PTV, Ms. Gutman served as vice-president of the Los Angeles Board of Public Works Commissioners and senior labor advisor to Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa. In that capacity, she worked successfully to promote good jobs, workforce development programs and labor harmony. For ten years, Ms. Gutman was a trial attorney at the National Labor Relations Board in Los Angeles, where she vigorously advocated for worker and immigrant rights.
Julie Gutman's Links
JUNE 30, 2011 6:10PM
From DC to Damascus
On July 4, Honor the Spirit of American Democracy by Helping Torture Survivors
In 1783, seven years after the founding of the American republic, Benjamin Franklin wrote these stirring words: “Where liberty dwells, there is my country.” Nearly 230 years later, Franklin’s sentim… Read full post »
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