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What abolish slavery does

The Abolish Slavery National Network (ASNN), founded in August 2020 and headquartered in Jersey City, New Jersey, is a nonprofit advocacy coalition coordinating campaigns to remove slavery and involuntary servitude exceptions from the U.S. Constitution and state constitutions. The organization's core offering is its national coalition infrastructure, connecting 20+ state-level partner organizations and nearly 100 supporting individuals and groups that run independent ballot-initiative and legislative campaigns within their states. ASNN operates a portfolio of campaign products including the multi-state 'Freedom 5' model (which won 4 of 5 states in 2022), a federal Abolition Amendment campaign, the Abolition Today podcast (4+ years of archived weekly episodes distributed on Spotify), a documentary video archive, and a stream of white papers and research reports such as the 2025 analysis of Puerto Rico's constitution.

ASNN does not sell products or services and has no disclosed revenue. Its operating model is community-led and event-driven: grassroots organizing, press conferences, symposiums (e.g., the December 2025 White Page Symposium), and public rallies drive awareness, while earned-media coverage in outlets such as AP, CNN, the LA Times, and Politico amplifies campaigns. Revenue is generated exclusively through charitable contributions — primarily small-dollar individual donations processed through ActBlue at preset tiers of $10, $25, $50, $75, $100, and $250 — supplemented by organizational endorsements that contribute credibility and in-kind support rather than disclosed dollars. The organization has no API, SDK, mobile app, or technology platform offerings, and no AI/ML capabilities are described.

The organization serves four primary constituencies: state-level advocacy coalitions and grassroots organizers needing coordination and campaign resources; legislators and policymakers requiring technical assistance on constitutional amendment language; criminal justice reform advocates working on the intersection of mass incarceration and constitutional slavery exceptions; and incarcerated and formerly incarcerated individuals directly impacted by forced prison labor. ASNN's track record includes successful amendment campaigns in Colorado (2018, 65% support), Utah (2020), Nebraska (2020), Alabama, Oregon, Tennessee, and Vermont (2022 Freedom 5), and Nevada (Question 4, 2024), with a high-profile loss in California on Proposition 6 in November 2024.

Name

abolish slavery

Legal name

Abolish Slavery National Network

Website

https://abolishslavery.us

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Abolish Slavery National Network is a Jersey City-based nonprofit advocacy coalition coordinating 20+ state-level partner organizations to remove slavery and involuntary servitude exceptions from U.S. and state constitutions through ballot initiatives, legislation, research, and public education.

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Product category

Social Advocacy and Nonprofit Coalition Services

NAICS

Human Rights Organizations (813311), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Civic and Social Organizations (813410)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Civil Liberties & Constitutional Rights Advocacy (BPAGAFAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Human Rights & Anti-Discrimination Organizations (BPAGAFAB), Racial & Ethnic Justice Organizations (BPAGAFAC), Transitional Justice, Accountability & Reparations (BPADAGAL)

Keywords

• Constitutional reform advocacy
• Anti-slavery campaigns
• Criminal justice reform
• Ballot initiative organizing
• Nonprofit coalition

Headquarters

HQ city

Jersey City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: Accepts charitable contributions from individuals through ActBlue platform with preset donation amounts ($10, $25, $50, $75, $100, $250). Also accepts tax-exempt contributions via separate donation option.
2. Organizational Endorsements: Partner organizations formally endorse and support the coalition's mission, contributing organizational resources and credibility to the movement.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

ASNN coordinates a nationwide coalition of organizations and individuals working to remove exceptions for slavery and involuntary servitude from U.S. and state constitutions. The organization drives state-level ballot initiatives and federal constitutional reform campaigns through grassroots organizing, partner coordination, public education, and research publication. It also produces the "Abolition Today" podcast and educational content to raise awareness about modern slavery through the 13th Amendment exception clause.

Product overview

The Abolish Slavery National Network is a coalition-based advocacy organization, not a technology product company. Its core offering is the coordination of a nationwide movement to abolish constitutional slavery and involuntary servitude. The organization operates through: (1) the national ASNN coalition connecting state-level abolition organizations, (2) the Freedom 5 multi-state campaign model, (3) the Abolition Amendment federal campaign, (4) the Abolition Today podcast for education and awareness, (5) a video archive of documentaries and educational content, and (6) published white papers and research reports. The organization does not offer software products, APIs, or technology platforms.

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Products and services

• Abolish Slavery National Network Coalition A national coalition of organizations and individuals coordinating advocacy campaigns across 20+ states to remove exceptions for slavery and involuntary servitude from U.S. and state constitutions. Provides partner organizations with coordination, technical expertise, model language, and cross-state information sharing.
• Freedom 5 Campaign Coordinated multi-state ballot initiative campaign model supporting five states in the 2022 midterms to abolish slavery through constitutional amendments. Four states (Alabama, Oregon, Tennessee, Vermont) successfully passed these measures.
• Abolition Amendment Federal Campaign National campaign to amend the U.S. Constitution and abolish slavery once and for all by removing the exception clause in the 13th Amendment, supported by an SMS advocacy tool ('EndTheException' to 52886) to tell Congress to pass the Abolition Amendment.
• Abolition Today Podcast Weekly online radio program focused on modern slavery as practiced through the 13th Amendment exception clause and private for-profit prisons worldwide. Features four years of episodes available on Spotify with an international audience. Co-hosted and executive produced by Max Parthas.
• White Papers and Research Reports Published research reports including 'Aprobada, Derrotada, Enrolada: The Unauthorized Substitution in Article 12, Section II of the Puerto Rico Constitution' (2026), cost-benefit analyses on ending prison slavery, and corporate accountability reports such as Corporate Accountability Lab's 'CONVICTED: How Corporations Exploit the Thirteenth Amendment's Loophole for Profit'.

Quantifiable outcome

• 9 states have fully abolished slavery with NO exceptions as of November 2024
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

19 partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• Utah Coalition to Abolish SlaverycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 August 2020State coalition partner; Utah passed anti-slavery amendment in 2020. Utah Rep. Sandra Hollins authored the state bill to remove slavery from the constitution.
• Abolish Slavery ColoradocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 August 2020Founding coalition member; led successful Amendment A campaign in 2018 making Colorado the first state since Rhode Island to abolish slavery. Passed with 65% voter support.
• Legal Services for Prisoners with Children (All of Us or None)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 August 2020National coalition member focused on prisoner rights and family unity. Brings expertise on impact on incarcerated populations.
• Vote YES: End Slavery in NebraskacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 August 2020State coalition partner; Nebraska passed anti-slavery amendment in 2020 alongside Utah.
• Abolition TodaycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 August 2020South Carolina-based coalition member; produces 'Abolition Today' podcast - a weekly online program focused on modern slavery through the 13th Amendment with international audience.
• Amend the 13th New JerseycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 August 2020State coalition partner working to remove the 'exception clause' and add anti-slavery language to the New Jersey constitution.
• 13th ForwardsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerEndorsing organization supporting the national coalition's mission
• Abolish Slavery KentuckysupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerState coalition working to abolish constitutional slavery in Kentucky
• Abolish Slavery VirginiasupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerState coalition founded by Amber Phelps; mission to create society free from chains of slavery and eradicate oppressive practices within criminal legal system
• Together ColoradocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOriginal founding organization that spearheaded the Abolish Slavery Colorado coalition; led campaigns in 2016 and 2018 resulting in Amendment A passage
• ACLU (ACLU of Colorado)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerEndorsed Amendment A in Colorado; provides legal expertise and advocacy support for anti-slavery campaigns
• NAACPsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational civil rights organization; part of coalition supporting Amendment A in Colorado
• Corporate Accountability LabsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPublished report 'CONVICTED: How Corporations Exploit the Thirteenth Amendment's Loophole for Profit' (2022)
• Last Prisoner ProjectsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganization focused on criminal justice reform and ending incarceration
• Vermont Racial Justice AlliancesupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerVermont coalition partner; state passed anti-slavery amendment in 2022 as part of Freedom 5 campaign
• Oregonians United to End SlaverysupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerOregon coalition partner; state passed anti-slavery amendment in 2022 as part of Freedom 5 campaign
• Wisconsin Justice InitiativesupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerWisconsin coalition partner working on anti-slavery legislation
• Coalition to Abolish Slavery in TexassupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerTexas coalition co-founded by Savannah Eldridge and David Johnson; working on HJR 89 to protect Texans from enslavement
• Paul Cuffee Abolitionist CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSumpter, SC-based abolitionist center; hosts ASNN events including 5-year anniversary celebration; Max Parthas serves as Acting Director

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Human Rights Watch: Human Rights Watch conducts research and advocacy on human rights globally, including U.S. prison conditions and forced labor. It overlaps with ASNN's human rights framing of constitutional slavery but operates internationally and across many other human rights issues.
• American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU): The ACLU is a broad civil liberties advocacy organization that has endorsed ASNN's campaigns. It addresses constitutional rights including criminal justice reform, voting rights, and free expression—overlapping with ASNN's constitutional reform mission but across a much wider portfolio.
• Brennan Center for Justice: The Brennan Center for Justice is a nonpartisan law and policy institute addressing criminal justice reform, voting rights, and constitutional issues. It shares ASNN's interest in constitutional reform and criminal justice but works through research and policy rather than direct ballot organizing.
• Color Of Change: Color Of Change is a racial justice advocacy organization running campaigns on criminal justice, voting rights, and corporate accountability. It has endorsed ASNN-style ballot efforts and shares the racial justice and prison reform dimensions of the coalition's work.
• Vera Institute of Justice: Vera Institute works to end mass incarceration and reform the justice system through research, policy, and direct services. It addresses prison labor and sentencing reform, overlapping with ASNN's mission but with a broader operational and research-driven scope.
• NAACP: The NAACP is the nation's largest civil rights organization, addressing racial justice, criminal justice reform, and constitutional equality. It has endorsed ASNN's campaigns and shares the racial justice dimension of mass incarceration reform, but operates across a far broader advocacy portfolio.

Direct peers

• Equal Justice Initiative: Founded by Bryan Stevenson, EJI focuses on criminal justice reform, ending mass incarceration, and challenging excessive punishment—directly aligned with ASNN's mission to abolish constitutional slavery exceptions. Both organizations address racial and economic injustice rooted in the post-Civil War legal framework.
• Last Prisoner Project: Last Prisoner Project focuses on criminal justice reform and ending incarceration, and is an endorsing partner of ASNN. Its mission to release cannabis prisoners and reform sentencing overlaps with ASNN's focus on ending exploitative prison labor practices.
• The Sentencing Project: The Sentencing Project researches and advocates for criminal justice reform, focusing on reducing incarceration and eliminating harsh sentencing. It shares ASNN's interest in dismantling the legal architecture that enables forced prison labor and mass incarceration.

Emerging players

• VOTE (Voters Organized to Engage): Local and state-level civic engagement coalitions that run ballot initiatives on criminal justice reform share ASNN's community organizing and constitutional reform model. While smaller and regionally focused, they represent the type of state coalition partner that ASNN's network model depends on.

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