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NYC’s Historic Win for Landmark Civil Rights Legislation is Decades in the Making
We Won! Victory for the Community Safety Act! DARE TO ORGANIZE AND DARE TO WIN! Yesterday afternoon, DRUM membership stood with Communities united for Police Reform and made history. After years of mobilizing hundreds of our members with organizations city-wide, the City Council voted to override Mayor Bloomberg’s veto, and passed both bills of the Community…
YouthPower! Summer Organizing Institute Graduation/Open Mic
Join Us for DRUM’s Annual YouthPower! Summer Organizing Institute Graduation Open Mic: DESIS FOR TRAYVON MARTIN FRIDAY, Aug. 23rd @ 5-7pm at DRUM- 72-18 Roosevelt Avenue, Jackson Heights, NY 11372 JOIN US IN CELEBRATING 20 NEW RACIAL JUSTICE YOUTH LEADERS GRADUATING AS THE 13th CLASS OF DRUM’S ANNUAL YOUTHPOWER’s SUMMER ORGANIZING INSTITUTE! Youth, mothers, and…
DRUM Leaders Speak at United Nations High Level Dialogue on Migration & Development
June 13-15: A team of our staff and leaders joined over 500 civil society groups from around the world to attend and speak at the UN High Level Dialogue on Migration and Development’s Civil Society Day on June 15th. Longtime youth alumni and staff member, Rishi Singh, gave a speech on migrant youth organizing, citing the…
Campaign to Reform the NYPD Hails Major Victory for Landmark Civil Rights Legislation!
Major Victory for the Community Safety Act! New York City Council responds to the demands of New Yorkers! Early into the morning today, the City Council voted to pass both bills of the Community Safety Act, with a veto-proof majority! DRUM was present at City Hall with Communities United for Police Reform (CPR) well past…
Free Monthly DACA Clinics (Deferred Action for Early Childhood Arrivals)
DACA (Deferred Action for Early Childhood Arrivals) is a policy change that would stop the deportation of some undocumented youth and give them work permits for up to two years, which can be renewed indefinitely. After Latinos, Asians are the second largest (22%) undocumented population in New York City. DACA is a huge victory for…
Summer Internship for Desi Youth
Organize for a Better School! Organize for Immigrant Rights in your Community! Build your Leadership! Get Paid! Desis Rising Up & Moving (DRUM) Youth Power! is looking for Desi youth in 9th/10th grade for a Youth Social Justice Organizing Institute this summer. Applicants must be of South Asian origin:…
2 Job Openings at DRUM & Global South Asian Migrant Workers Alliance
2 Job Openings at DRUM & Global South Asian Migrant Workers Alliance DRUM- Desis Rising Up & Moving is a multi-generational, membership based organization of over 1,800 low-wage South Asian immigrant workers, youth, and families organizing for social and economic justice in New York City. DRUM organizes low-income, largely Muslim, undocumented South Asian immigrant families…
Urgent Appeal to Assist Bangladeshi Garment Worker Relief & Organizing Efforts
URGENT APPEAL FOR DONATIONS TO ASSIST RELIEF AND ORGANIZING EFFORTS Send donations to: DRUM – Desis Rising Up & Moving 72-18 Roosevelt Avenue, 2nd Floor Jackson Heights, NY 11372 718-205-3036 Or make a donation online ALL DONATIONS WILL BE SENT TO THE BANGLADESH CENTRE FOR WORKER SOLIDARITY South Asian Workers in Solidarity with Bangladeshi Garment…