Amadou Diallo R.I.P. (RESIST on IN POWER) – 14 years ago today, an unarmed street vendor and immigrant, was killed in a hail of 41 bullets by NYPD officers. Amadou Diallo was only 23 years young when he was shot and killed by four police officers of the New York Police Department on February 4,…

Is the FBI foiling or creating terrorist plots? A groundbreaking work of investigative journalism, “The Terror Factory: Inside the FBI’s Manufactured War on Terror” shows how the FBI has, under the guise of engaging in counter-terrorism since 9/11, built a network of more than fifteen thousand informants who infiltrate Muslim communities to create and facilitate…

DRUM stands in Solidarity with Migrant Workers in Greece and the Greek People In the wake of growing strength of the extreme right wing Golden Dawn party in Greece, and the increasing racist and xenophobic attacks on migrant workers, DRUM members joined a protest outside the Greek Consulate to demand justice. A Pakistani migrant worker,…

Address the Hostile Environment Causing the Growing Incidents of Racial Violence QUEENS, NEW YORK (January 8, 2013) – This afternoon, DRUM (Desis Rising Up & Moving), CAIR-NY (Council on American Islamic Relations), City Council members, community leaders and over 150 community members, and friends of affected family members, gathered to mourn the victims of recent…

Protesting Walmart CEO Mike Duke DRUM leaders, members, youth, and community supporters joined allies to protest, hold Walmart CEO Mike Duke accountable, and demand for justice. Just days after the Tazreen factory fire in Bangladesh, where clothes for Walmart were made, Mike Duke had the audacity to come to NYC to speak on “Global Womens’…

Queens Residents and Workers Held Press Conference and Rally to Demand Corporate Accountability for Bangladesh Factory Fire that Killed 114 Workers Demanded that Walmart, Disney, Sears, and other corporations must respect workers rights, compensate the affected families, and join the Bangladeshi Comprehensive Fire Safety program View More Pictures Here Guardian: Walmart chief Mike Duke upbeat…

Over the years, hundreds of undocumented DRUM youth have been a part of the work to pass the DREAM Act, and the efforts for full legalization. DRUM youth organizer, Roksana Mun, and DRUM leader, Saneela Rabbani, joined hundreds of others voices to fight for immigrant rights for undocumented youth and their families at the United…

HURRICANE SANDY RELIEF  Grassroots Relief Efforts In the wake of the devastation caused by Hurricane Sandy, we are again reminded of how low income communities of color are continually underserved and marginalized by the governmental relief efforts. Pursuant to a partnership, DRUM is serving as a drop-off point for relief supplies (dry food, canned food,…

DRUM- Desis Rising Up & Moving and SASI – South Asian Solidarity Initiative present: Globalization, Empire, and Resistance: From South Asia to Desi Migrants in the US Join us for an evening of discussion linking movements in South Asia to radical activism and organizing here in the US, including those of South Asian migrants. Farhad…

Thank You for a Powerful Celebration of Community Power DRUM’s 12th Anniversary Gala Dear DRUM family, Two weeks after the Gala, we are still feeling absolutely inspired by the collective love and support of the DRUM family. There was a magical feeling to the bringing together of an over-capacity crowd of DRUM leaders and members,…