Abolition Today

Max and Yusuf are traveling this week to continue fighting the good fight of ending slavery. Enjoy a rebroadcast of our 4th of July broadcast from last year. We'll be back July 10, 2022 God-willing with a new LIVE broadcast.

 

"Slavery never ended. Not a solitary day has passed where it but for a single second suddenly ceased. It wasn't solved, it evolved from slaves on plantations to involve caged convicts being leased, Or, warehousing bodies for profit like living slabs of meat. Like the deceased beast you eat at a rich man's feast. Deliberate deceivers. Talking about freedom and peace in a nation where nobody has either." - Max Parthas - Slavery is Abolished ...

FREEDOM FEST 2022 kicks off at Grant Park in Atlanta, GA on July 2nd.

This week we'll be joined by the activist, slavery abolitionist, and creator of Freedom Fest Damita Bishop. Damita is also the founder of Fighting Against Institutionalized Railroading (F.A.I.R.)

We'll update you on the amazing Juneteenth news and events that just passed and the events coming up during the July 4th weekend.

As always, the music and poetry will set the theme and we'll bring the voices of the ancestors back to life for a new generation in our Bridging The Gap segment.

We're broadcasting live from the birthplace of the slavery exception clause!

From June 18th through 21st, the abolitionist crew are rolling into the grand-daddy of all exception clauses, Vermont, for Juneteenth events. With Curtis Davis, Tribal Raine, Max Parthas, Yusuf Hassan and more! We'll have Spoken Word, a live panel discussion, meet and greet, a BBQ, and on Juneteenth we will broadcast S3-E23 of Abolition Today LIVE FROM VERMONT!

Join us at The Richard Kemp Center. 372 N Winooski Ave, Burlington. 7 PM EST US

In every sense this episode is going to be a master class on the how, what, who, when, why, and where of contemporary constitutional slavery.

On 6/15/2022 The ACLU National releases the full 170 page bombshell report titled:

Captive Labor

Exploitation of Incarcerated Workers

"Though this report centers on the gratuitously harsh conditions of contemporary prison labor, it is embedded in larger conversations about racism, sexism, the U.S. criminal legal system, the 13th Amendment, and the ultimate morality of this country’s vast network of prisons, jails, and detention facilities."

Yusuf and Max have been digging through the report and we'll pull out some major highlights. 

It's our last broadcast before we hit the road on our way to NC and VT.  On 6/17/22 Max will be the Plenary Speaker at the Southern Appalachian Yearly Meeting and Association of the Religious Society of Friends. Also known as the Quakers. After a dozen years of working with the Quaker Community Max is hoping to see them rededicate themselves as traditional and present allies of the US slavery abolitionist movement. Then, from June 18th through 21st, the abolitionist crew is rolling into the grand-daddy of all exception clauses, Vermont, for Juneteenth events. Including Curtis Davis, Tribal Raine, Max Parthas, Yusuf Hassan and more! We'll have Spoken Word, a live panel discussion, meet and greet, and will broadcast S3-E23of Abolition Today LIVE FROM VERMONT!

We've got it all in S3-E22. The facts, the momentum, the history, the music, the truth, and the voices of the ancestors brought back to life for a new generation.

You may choose to look the other way, but after today, you can never again say that you did not know.

This week Max and Yusuf are joined by multiple abolitionists from the California and Louisiana campaigns. Sylvester Ani Jr. and Angelique Evans representing #ACA3 with Laramie Griffin and Maria Harmon representing #hb298. Deep Red and Bright Blue states. Both of which celebrated historic senate wins this week as they stood on one accord. There's incredible breaking news to share and once again, the slavery abolitionist movement is gaining massive momentum.

We'll tell you all about it.  Those of us deeply involved in constitutional slavery abolition are in anticipation mode as we wait for 6/15/2022 when the ACLU National releases its full 170 page report titled: Captive Labor

Exploitation of Incarcerated Workers

This is going to shake up the country and further boosts the movement to end constitutional slavery now and forever.

We're leveling up fast.

As Juneteenth nears, members of the ASNN and partner states will be holding and attending special events nationwide. Including the premier of a brand new documentary at the National Civil Rights Conference. We'll drop the dates and data.

We'll spend some time listening to the historic testimonies before Louisifornia's respective senates and as always, we will stimulate your heart, soul and mind, with amazing musical mixes.

It all concludes by bringing the voices of the ancestors back to life for a new generation in our Bridging The Gap Segment.

This Sunday we face the issue of potential civil war as it is and not as we want it to be. We'll let you hear what we've heard and listen to what the experts are saying. We'll also let those calling for a civil war speak for themselves. From police to the president. In their own damning words.

We've got powerful music to match and we'll bring the words of our wise abolitionist ancestors back to life for a new generation in our Bridging The Gap segment. They have so much left to teach and you're gonna learn today.

This week we discuss the system of modern enslavement as it affects US descendants of slaves. The false narratives, the systemic traps, the criminalization processes, and the racial disparities which are uniquely over-represented in black communities. We'll be joined by the Director of Decarcerate Louisiana, Curtis Davis.

DeLa just had their slavery abolition bill #HB298 pass through it's first committee hearing on May 16th. A complete reversal from last years loss in a 9-6 vote. In Louisiana, Black people constituted 33% of state residents, but 52% of people in jail and 67% of people in prison. Since 1970, the total jail population has increased 665%. We're going to explain why.

We've got some great musical mixes for you and a powerful Bridging The Gap segment. This will be another must hear episode. Count on it.

We'll spend some time listening to the brave leaders of modern American constitutional slavery abolition from across the country. They deserve to be heard.

Speakers include Samual N. Brown, (Original author of ACA3 The California Abolition Act), Minnesota State Representative Rena Moran,

and Stephanie L. Willis (Policy Strategist for ACLU of Louisiana). 

We will also air a little known speech by Frederick Douglass from May 1865. His first public comments on the 13th amendments passing in February of 1865 where he directly addresses the impending disbandment of the American Anti-Slavery Society.

Music mixes includes tracks from Reconcile, Jubilant Sykes, Simon & Garfunkel, Iron Butterfly, and The Neville Bros. 

And of course, we'll discuss the issue, cover relevant news, disseminate critical information, and keep you updated on the national struggle to fully end legalized slavery for the first time in the USA.

We are joined by private Attorney General Andy "Hope" Williams.

Andy was a 2020 Presidential Candidate and resurrected the Democratic-Republican Party. The mission of the party is to abolish slavery, eradicate poverty, and end the war between We the People. In 2021 Andy filed a lawsuit against the US government and multiple states charging Slavery and Human Trafficking. We'll get updates on the suit status, discuss his future, and cover the issues.

We've got some fantastic Mothers Day music mixes for you and as always, we'll share the words of our abolitionist ancestors for a new generation in our Bridging The Gap segment.

Author, public speaker, writer, and 2020 Presidential Candidate Mark Charles returns to Abolition Today.

Mark Charles is a dynamic and thought-provoking public speaker, writer, and consultant. The son of an American woman (of Dutch heritage) and a Navajo man, he teaches with insight into the complexities of American history regarding race, culture, and faith in order to help forge a path of healing and conciliation for the nation. He is one of the leading authorities on the 15th-century’s Doctrine of Discovery and its influence on US history and its intersection with modern-day society. Mark co-authored, along with Soong-Chan Rah, the new book entitled “Unsettling Truths: The Ongoing, Dehumanizing Legacy of the Doctrine of Discovery ” (IVP, 2019). Mark ran as an independent candidate for the US Presidency in the 2020 election.

We'll speak about his recent personal revelations regarding Washington, DC's emancipation day, his future goals, and discuss the slavery abolitionist efforts to date.

Of course we'll fire things up with music and poetry, and bring the abolitionist ancestors words back to life for a new generation in our Bridging The Gap segment.