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The American Anti-Slavery Group
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The American Anti-Slavery Group is a US-based non-profit dedicated to the abolition of modern day slavery, while many believe that the slave trade ended some time ago, there are still over 27 million people held in bondage today. In addition to chattel and sex slaves throughout Africa and parts of Asia, there are cases of human trafficking documented in affluent neighborhoods in the United States. |
Address: Boston, MA, 02116
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The American Anti-Slavery Group What We Do
In working to abolish modern-day slavery and provide support and empowerment to survivors, the AASG’s programs are geared toward promoting awareness, engaging in advocacy and activism, and providing direct aid for victims.
National Speakers Bureau
The first step to abolishing contemporary slavery is to educate the public that it still exists. Through our Speakers Bureau, former slaves, slavery experts, and activists working in the field tour the country teaching about modern-day slavery and what the public can do to help eradicate it. AASG speakers address churches, synagogues, universities, businesses, community groups, and civic gatherings throughout the United States and the world.
Direct Aid
Through partnerships with organizations on-the-ground, the AASG provides much needed support to victims of slavery. This includes food, shelter, jobs and job training, rehabilitation, education, and even enables slave rescue missions. Some of the organizations we work with include Christian Solidarity International in Sudan, SOS Slaves in Mauritania, South Asian Coalition on Child Servitude in India, and Digital Divide Data in Cambodia.
Bearing Witness Program
Our Bearing Witness Program supports the work of survivors of slavery to become activists in the modern abolitionist movement. AASG recruits and provides support for survivors who are willing and able to serve as public advocates for their cause. This program also organizes trips to Sudan for community leaders and the media to witness redemption work. Our survivor associates have addressed the United States Congress, been invited to the White House, toured the country sharing their stories and message of abolition, and published autobiographies and memoirs of their experiences, including an anthology of modern-day slave narratives due to come out in fall 2006.
Divestment
In the 1980s, divestment was used as an effective tool in ending apartheid in South Africa. The same model of divestment has been revived to pressure the Sudanese government to stop its campaign of slavery and genocide. The AASG is at the center of this movement, setting up online divestment petitions for state and university campaigns, co-founding the Divest Sudan Coalition, providing divestment workshops at national conferences, and even testifying to the Massachusetts state legislature in support of a statewide bill for divestment.
Public Events
In an effort to boost public awareness, the AASG organizes events every year, primarily in New York, Washington D.C., and Boston. Through rallies, candlelight vigils, and national conferences, the AASG brings media attention and community awareness to the issue of contemporary slavery.
Call us at
1-800-884-0719
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