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Workers Rights Are Human Rights – OSHA Training!
April 2018 – Kensington, Brooklyn, as part of our continued building of Hate Free Zones, DRUM hosted OSHA trainings for 30 South Asian day laborers on their rights as workers, the new regulations on workplace safety and the urgency of undocumented immigrants protecting themselves through organizing. As the Trump administration continues to ramp up racist…
Launching The Men’s Eckshate Gender Justice Program!
March 2018 – Men’s Eckshate, DRUM’s men’s gender justice program launched with 12 participants that span the age range and hail from across the working-class Desi diasporas. They started conversation with each other and with DRUM staff on what gender justice means to them. This program is the start of a journey in organizing to…
The Right To Know Act Has Passed!
December 20th 2017 – Yesterday, the City Council, passed the Right to Know Act (RTKA). RTKA was a legislation put together by 200+ community organizations, who are part of the coalition Communities United for Police Reform (CPR), many of whom are impacted by police abuses, to protect the civil and human rights of New Yorkers…
Senator Schumer – Cut Enforcement Keep Our Dreams!
On the Heels of Major Changes to Tax Plans, Immigrant New Yorkers Rally outside Senator Schumer’s Office Around Tax Spending New York, NY – On Monday, December 4 at Noon, nearly 75 members from DRUM (Desis Rising Up and Moving), immigrant communities, and allies gathered outside of Senator Schumer’s office for a press conference and…
Grant Motion to Reopen Case for Riaz Talukder
December 2017 – Riaz Talukder is a husband and father of two US born sons Rafi age 15 and Radi age 11. Riaz first came to the US in 1981 but went back in 1998. On August 18th, 2010 he was arrested by immigration officers at home and was sent to Elizabeth Detention Center…
When a Whole Community Fights Back We Win!
He’s home! After 5 months in detention, Hardat Sampat is back with his family, and came by the DRUM office yesterday People Power got him out! ✊ And in particular, his wife Savita and his sister Sherry (both of whom are DRUM members) got him out! On May 30, 2017, Queens resident and DRUM member’s…
Raising the Alarm: The DACA Database is a Registry of Undocumented Immigrants!
September 2017 – The DACA database is a registry of the names and addresses of millions of undocumented immigrants (800,000 DACA applicants and the millions of their family members and co-residents), and the fate of this existing registry is currently in the hands of forces that are openly hostile to immigrant communities. When U.S. Attorney…
Defend DACA & TPS!
August 15th 2017 – It is our duty to fight for our freedom, it is our duty to win! Over 700 people gathered with DRUM, The New York Immigration Coalition, MinKwon Center for Community Action, Columbia County Sanctuary Movement, Black Alliance for Just Immigration, Families for Freedom, Make the Road NY, and many others…
DHABA-CITO NATIN
August 5th 2017 – Today 100 community members – as young as 7 years old and as old as 70 years old – gathered to celebrate the labor girls and womxn do in our homes, our communities, our world. Surrounded by art we created collectively to represent our visions of a liberated girls and…
Moving Art Into Our Movements! The Exhibit!
July 9, 2017– Moving Art held its end-of-program gallery sharing the art that 9 young working-class artists have been working on, grounded in the experiences of our communities and tackling issues of racial, immigrant, and gender justice. Moving Art members performed spoken word, dance, and led everyone in a…