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Campaign to Reform the NYPD Hails Major Victory for Landmark Civil Rights Legislation!
Major Victory for the Community Safety Act! New York City Council responds to the demands of New Yorkers! Early into the morning today, the City Council voted to pass both bills of the Community Safety Act, with a veto-proof majority! DRUM was present at City Hall with Communities United for Police Reform (CPR) well past…
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Free Monthly DACA Clinics (Deferred Action for Early Childhood Arrivals)
DACA (Deferred Action for Early Childhood Arrivals) is a policy change that would stop the deportation of some undocumented youth and give them work permits for up to two years, which can be renewed indefinitely. After Latinos, Asians are the second largest (22%) undocumented population in New York City. DACA is a huge victory for…
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Organize for a Better School! Organize for Immigrant Rights in your Community! Build your Leadership! Get Paid! Desis Rising Up & Moving (DRUM) Youth Power! is looking for Desi youth in 9th/10th grade for a Youth Social Justice Organizing Institute this summer. Applicants must be of South Asian origin:…
Read More2 Job Openings at DRUM & Global South Asian Migrant Workers Alliance
2 Job Openings at DRUM & Global South Asian Migrant Workers Alliance DRUM- Desis Rising Up & Moving is a multi-generational, membership based organization of over 1,800 low-wage South Asian immigrant workers, youth, and families organizing for social and economic justice in New York City. DRUM organizes low-income, largely Muslim, undocumented South Asian immigrant families…
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