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South Asian Workers Center to Launch Historic Report on Conditions of South Asian Immigrant …
FOR PLANNING PURPOSES: For July 18, 2012 CONTACT: Emma Woods, 646-200-5303/203-568-4780, emma@berlinrosen.com Wednesday: New Report on Working Conditions for South Asian Low-Wage Workers in NYC Hundreds of Surveys and Interviews Conducted with Workers in Queens Report To Reveal Truth About How NYC’s Second-Largest Immigrant Group is Faring in The Workplace Queens, NY – At a…
DRUM and Damayan Migrant Workers Association are hiring a Shared Grantwriter.
JOB ANNOUNCEMENT Shared Grantwriter Damayan Migrant Workers Association (Damayan) and DRUM- Desis Rising Up and Moving, two membership based, non-profit organizations organizing for social and economic justice in New York City, are pleased to announce an opening for a shared Grantwriter position. Position Title: Grantwriter Hours: 35 hours per week Term: May-November 2012 The…
As more allegations of NYPD spying emerge, over 400 Muslim community members, elected officials…
PRESS ADVISORY February 3, 2012 Press Contacts: Fahd Ahmed (940) 391-2660 Linda Sarsour (917) 306-3323 As More Revelations of NYPD Spying Emerge, Muslim and Ally Communities to Rally Calling for NYPD Accountability Today, as the Associated Press reports more secret NYPD documents showing targeted surveillance of thousands of Shi’a Muslims and their mosques…
DRUM leader and victim of NYPD entrapment releases statement on boycott of Mayor’s breakfast…
DRUM Coverage and Statement: “Borough Muslims Boycott Bloomberg’s Annual Breakfast” Queens Ledger MOTHER OF NYPD’S VICTIM’S OPEN LETTER TO LEADERS OF MUSLIM COMMUNITY Mayor Bloomberg’s Breakfast is Unacceptable Since Mayor Bloomberg still publicly supports the NYPD… In the past, NYPD has met with certain Muslim communities and leaders many times, and…
Breakthrough releases “Deserted: The Human Rights Crisis on Our Soil” from DRUM, VAMOS Unidos…
“DESERTED: HUMAN RIGHTS CRISIS ON OUR SOIL” Breakthrough releases the second video produced during from the Border Justice and Solidarity delegation organized by DRUM (Desis Rising Up & Moving), VAMOS Unidos, and Derechos Humanos in August of 2011. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dobue_Anrxg The remains of at least 6,000 migrants have been found in U.S. desert land since U.S.-Mexico…
DRUM joins Dignity in Schools in Celebrating a Year of Youth and Parent Action for Educational…
NEWS & UPDATES Dear friends, The Dignity in Schools Campaign would like to thank you all for your amazing work throughout 2011. Thanks to you, we are a strong and growing campaign. You brought your energy and determination to our Days at the Capitol in April and July, where you met with members of…
DRUM Organizers Join International Delegation to People’s Global Action and the Global Forum on Migration and Development
PRESS ADVISORY November 23, 2011 Contact: Monami Maulik, DRUM (347) 385-9113; monami@drumnyc.org Colin Rajah, National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights; crajah@nnirr.org U.S. Immigrant Rights Leaders Join Delegation to Migration Forum and Action in Geneva Queens, NY- Community leaders from DRUM- Desis Rising Up & Moving ( a South Asian low-income immigrant…
DRUM Youth Join National Week of Action Against School Pushout in the Dignity in Schools Campaign
NYC Students Push Back Against School Pushout and Demand Alternatives to Suspensions and Over-Policing Video: Week of Action 2011: DSC-NY Rally at City Hall New York, NY – On October 4, 2011 members of the Dignity in Schools Campaign-New York gathered at City Hall Park to demand an end to the harsh and discriminatory…
Report Back Panel from the National Delegation for Border Justice and Solidarity and Film Premiere
Report Back: National Border Solidarity Delegation in Jackson Heights, Queens Delegation Video Checkpoint Nation: Building Solidarity Across Borders Video Highlights Opening Presentation by Monami Maulik DRUM Gerald Lenoir Black Alliance for Just Immigration Piedad Cano: VAMOS Undios Street Vendor Leader Ayesha Mahmooda DRUM Membership Organizer Mustafa Sullivan Alliance for Educational…