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  January 28th, 2017 – This past weekend, after Trump announced a “Muslim Ban” executive order restricting entry of individuals coming from 7 Muslim majority countries, DRUM and other immigrant rights groups in New York City, including New York Immigration Coalition and Make the Road NY, mobilized thousands and occupied John F. Kennedy International Airport…

  On Wednesday, January 25 as Trump announced his plans for Muslim Bans, Border Walls, and Attacks on Sanctuary Cities, over 600 people gathered for a press conference and march to launch a community defense and “Hate-Free Zone” in Kensington, Brooklyn. The Hate Free Zone is a part of a national movement to build a…

    December 5th, 2016 – Over a thousand people from diverse communities gathered to launch a community defense and “Hate-Free Zone” in Jackson Heights, New York City. Neighborhood-based groups held a press conference and march through the heart of Queens (in Jackson Heights, Woodside, Elmhurst, and Corona), some of the most diverse neighborhoods in…

In the past couple of months there have been a string of violent attacks on Muslim individuals in New York City. These attacks include the killing of Imam Akonjee and his assistant Thara Uddin in Ozone Park, the killing of Nazma Khanam in Jamaica, assaults on women with strollers in a Brooklyn park, and the…