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Dept. of Education Releases New Discipline Code: Students, Parents, Teachers Say Changes Not…

By drum | September 8, 2011

Link to DSC-NY video from June 21 DOE Hearing on the Discipline Code http://www.vimeo.com/26975187     Link to DSC-NY video from June 21 DOE Hearing on the Discipline Code http://www.vimeo.com/26975187   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 8, 2011 Contact: Liz Sullivan, Dignity in Schools Campaign-NY (DSC-NY), (646) 342-0541, liz@nesri.org Akilah Irvin, Youth on the Move, (646)…

DESI, UNDOCUMENTED, and UNAFRAID!: DRUM YouthPower! Holds Annual Open Mic to Release…

By drum | July 27, 2011

Desi, Undocumented, and Unafraid. Wednesday, July 27th Youth Open Mic & Immigrant Safe Zones Report Launch Organized by YouthPower! program of DRUM- Desis Rising Up & Moving supported by the Advancement Project When: Wednesday July 27th 5pm – 7pm Where: DRUM Office: 72-18 Roosevelt Avenue 2nd floor Jackson Heights, NY 11372   What: Spoken word, Youth testimonies, Video screening, Youth…

Job Opening- Community Surveyor for the End Racial Profiling Campaign

By drum | July 8, 2011

JOB OPENING   Community Surveyor End Racial Profiling Campaign   PART-TIME- 8 hours/wk Temporary: July 25, 2011- October 25, 2011     Responsibilities:   •Meet goals to complete surveys in the End Racial Profiling project •Daily outreach to Muslim, low-income adults in mosques and other sites •Outreach with DRUM and other leaders to their mosques…

YouthPower! Joins Dignity in School Coalition to Testify and Hold Press Conference at Dept. of…

By drum | June 22, 2011

 Media Coverage Daily News, “Increase Counseling to Drop Suspensions” Queens Chronicle, “Protesting School Suspension Rates”  Edvox, “Students Know Best on High Suspension Rates and Zero Tolerance in NYC Schools” NESRI, “Dignity in Schools NY Takes Action” FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 22, 2011 Contact: Roksana Mun, Desis Rising Up and Moving, 646-509-0922, roksana.mun@gmail.com Maria Fernandez, Sistas…

YouthPower! Seeks Youth Applicants for 2011 Summer Community Organizing Institute

By drum | June 10, 2011

DRUM Seeks Four Program Interns

By drum | May 2, 2011

Press Release- DRUM Welcomes Victory in Ending NSEERS and Calls for Accountability for Thousands…

By drum | April 28, 2011

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEApril 28, 2011     CONTACT: Fahd Ahmed (940) 391-2660; Monami Maulik (347) 385-9113     DRUM Welcomes Victory in Ending NSEERS and Calls for Accountability for Thousands of Muslim Families Already Torn Apart     NEW YORK – After years of organizing to end one of the worst racial profiling policies, DRUM…

DRUM as member of the Muslim American Civil Liberties Coalition Holds Press Conference for NYPD Accountability on…

By drum | March 22, 2011

POST RELEASE March 22, 2011 MACLC: Muslim American Civil Liberties Coalition Contact: ●      Cyrus McGoldrick, (CAIR-NY), 212.870.2002 ●      Monami Maulik, (DRUM), 347.385.9113 Muslim Community & Supporters Seek Dignity, Respect, and Accountability from the NYPD New York, NY – Advocates of the Muslim community with co-sponsored by City Councilmember Daniel Dromm were joined by elected officials,…

DRUM Joins City Council member Daniel Dromm in Queens Press Conference on Peter King Hearings

By drum | March 6, 2011

DRUM Holds Annual Membership Party to Celebrate a Year of Major Victories and Expansion

By drum | January 28, 2011