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  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…

Summer Internship for Desi Youth  Click here for YP! Summer Application 2014 Organize for Better Schools Organize for Immigrant Rights in your community Build your Leadership Get Paid!     DRUM (South Asian Organizing Center) Youth Power! is looking for Desi Youth ages 14-21 (9th & 10th graders will be prioritized) for a leadership development…

PRESS RELEASE April 15th, 2014 Contact: Fahd Ahmed: 917-744-5526, fahd@drumnyc.org In Response to Disbanding of NYPD “Demographics Unit”, Communities Acknowledge Symbolic Step, but Await Real Change The Demographics Unit mapped every aspect of the lives of NYC Arab, Middle Eastern, Muslim, and South Asian Communities, but questions about the actual practices still remain On Tuesday…

On National Day of Action, South Asian Immigrants Demand an End to Deportations, and to Grant Administrative Relief   On Saturday, April 5th over 120 members of DRUM South Asian Organizing Center, immigrant organizations, and community members rallied in Jackson Heights, Queens as part of the National Day of Action to demand that President Obama end…

Over 500 undocumented and immigrant youth leaders from across the country attended the 2014 United We Dream (UWD) National Congress.  DRUM leaders attended the Congress which was held from February 21st – 23rd in Phoenix, Arizona.  We all met with the purpose of strategizing and determining the fight for the dignity of immigrant families in…