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DRUM leader and victim of NYPD entrapment releases statement on boycott of Mayor’s breakfast…
DRUM Coverage and Statement: “Borough Muslims Boycott Bloomberg’s Annual Breakfast” Queens Ledger MOTHER OF NYPD’S VICTIM’S OPEN LETTER TO LEADERS OF MUSLIM COMMUNITY Mayor Bloomberg’s Breakfast is Unacceptable Since Mayor Bloomberg still publicly supports the NYPD… In the past, NYPD has met with certain Muslim communities and leaders many times, and…
Breakthrough releases “Deserted: The Human Rights Crisis on Our Soil” from DRUM, VAMOS Unidos…
“DESERTED: HUMAN RIGHTS CRISIS ON OUR SOIL” Breakthrough releases the second video produced during from the Border Justice and Solidarity delegation organized by DRUM (Desis Rising Up & Moving), VAMOS Unidos, and Derechos Humanos in August of 2011. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dobue_Anrxg The remains of at least 6,000 migrants have been found in U.S. desert land since U.S.-Mexico…
DRUM joins Dignity in Schools in Celebrating a Year of Youth and Parent Action for Educational…
NEWS & UPDATES Dear friends, The Dignity in Schools Campaign would like to thank you all for your amazing work throughout 2011. Thanks to you, we are a strong and growing campaign. You brought your energy and determination to our Days at the Capitol in April and July, where you met with members of…
DRUM Organizers Join International Delegation to People’s Global Action and the Global Forum on Migration and Development
PRESS ADVISORY November 23, 2011 Contact: Monami Maulik, DRUM (347) 385-9113; monami@drumnyc.org Colin Rajah, National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights; crajah@nnirr.org U.S. Immigrant Rights Leaders Join Delegation to Migration Forum and Action in Geneva Queens, NY- Community leaders from DRUM- Desis Rising Up & Moving ( a South Asian low-income immigrant…
DRUM Youth Join National Week of Action Against School Pushout in the Dignity in Schools Campaign
NYC Students Push Back Against School Pushout and Demand Alternatives to Suspensions and Over-Policing Video: Week of Action 2011: DSC-NY Rally at City Hall New York, NY – On October 4, 2011 members of the Dignity in Schools Campaign-New York gathered at City Hall Park to demand an end to the harsh and discriminatory…
Report Back Panel from the National Delegation for Border Justice and Solidarity and Film Premiere
Report Back: National Border Solidarity Delegation in Jackson Heights, Queens Delegation Video Checkpoint Nation: Building Solidarity Across Borders Video Highlights Opening Presentation by Monami Maulik DRUM Gerald Lenoir Black Alliance for Just Immigration Piedad Cano: VAMOS Undios Street Vendor Leader Ayesha Mahmooda DRUM Membership Organizer Mustafa Sullivan Alliance for Educational…
Dept. of Education Releases New Discipline Code: Students, Parents, Teachers Say Changes Not…
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…
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
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…
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…