In light of the refusal of grand juries to indict the officers who killed Mike Brown in Ferguson, and who killed Eric Garner in NYC, DRUM members joined the city-wide mobilizations condemning police violence and racism. In order to bring the conversation back into our communities, DRUM organized a speak out, with over 100 people, to discuss…

Today DRUM members launched the next stage of our work for immigration reform with a press conference, community speakout, and the launch of a community education and defense campaign to: – Acknowledge that gain came out of the struggles and organizing efforts of many undocumented immigrants – Highlight voices of those who benefit and those…

DRUM members view and discuss the Administrative Relief Announcement by President Obama. While several of our members in attendance seem to benefit from the program, many others still do not qualify. Members made decisions for how DRUM should respond, next steps, and recommitted to each other to continue to organize until the rights of ALL…

During this year’s DSC Week of Action, students, parents, teachers and advocates across the country held over 100 events in 52 cities to raise awareness about the #SchoolPushout crisis in our nation’s schools and to help launch and support local campaigns. DRUM youth members and allies held a community speak out to discuss issues of bullying, and…

On September 25th, DRUM YouthPower! members organized a People’s Court to hold President Obama and Senator Chuck Schumer accountable to their actions and inaction when it comes to the undocumented immigrant community. Every day 1,100 people are deported and under the current Obama administration, over 2,000,000 people have been deported.  Over 80 DRUM members and…

DRUM members joined over 400,000 people for the Climate Justice March on September 21st to demand real solutions, and not fake schemes for climate justice. As low income immigrants, we know climate justice is critically linked to racial, economic, migrant, food, gender justice and more. In solidarity with indigenous, migrant, people of color, and all…

In light of the emerging videos of NYPD’s use of violence against New Yorkers, including the resulting death of Eric Garner, DRUM members joined CPR and people from across the city to call for an end to police abuse and “Broken Windows” policing. Since the appointment of the new NYPD Commissioner Bratton in January 2014, our communities have seen massive increases in…

  DRUM’s YouthPower! Program hosted our 14th annual Summer Youth Organizing Institute to develop 20 new youth leaders. The youth engaged in political education workshops, building solidarity, and hands on organizing work for our racial and immigrant justice campaigns through teams dedicated to outreach/fundraising, media, and action planning. The six-week intensive ended with the Graduation and a…

  Over the past seven months, DRUM members have organized for Administrative Relief that benefits all immigrants, and won a commitment from President Obama that he would take executive action this summer. But on September 6th, the President announced that that he would delay taking action until after the mid-term elections. This political decision comes at the…