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  April 27th 2018 – Today, over 70 community members gathered at Avenue C Plaza in Kensington, Brooklyn to testify with personal stories from Bangladeshi, Indian, Guyanese, and Jewish Iraqi immigrants of being detained, deported, or abused by ICE On the basis of the evidence, the People’s Tribunal found ICE guilty of systemic abuse of…

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…

  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…

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…

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…