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Globalization, Empire, and Resistance: From South Asia to Desi Migrants in the US
DRUM- Desis Rising Up & Moving and SASI – South Asian Solidarity Initiative present: Globalization, Empire, and Resistance: From South Asia to Desi Migrants in the US Join us for an evening of discussion linking movements in South Asia to radical activism and organizing here in the US, including those of South Asian migrants. Farhad…
Read MoreThank You for an Inspiring Gala!
Thank You for a Powerful Celebration of Community Power DRUM’s 12th Anniversary Gala Dear DRUM family, Two weeks after the Gala, we are still feeling absolutely inspired by the collective love and support of the DRUM family. There was a magical feeling to the bringing together of an over-capacity crowd of DRUM leaders and members,…
Read MoreDRUM Members Testify at City Council Field Hearing in Queens
DRUM MEMBERS TESTIFY AT CITY COUNCIL FIELD HEARING IN QUEENS DRUM members joined alongside communities sick and tired of stop-and-frisk abuses, surveillance of Muslim communities, targeting of low-wage workers, unlawful “gender checks” and searches by the NYPD, and highlighted how the Community Safety Act would bring measure of police accountability and oversight. 14 year…
Read MoreDRUM Members Press Reforms at City Council Legislative Hearing
DRUM – DESIS RISING UP & MOVING and COMMUNITIES UNITED FOR POLICE REFORM PRESS CITY COUNCIL TO SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY SAFETY ACT! Communities sick and tired of stop-and-frisk abuses, surveillance of Muslim communities, targeting of low-wage workers, unlawful “gender checks” and searches by the NYPD came together to demand police accountability and oversight through passage…
Read MoreS27 Rally for NYPD Accountability and Community Safety Act
DRUM – DESIS RISING UP & MOVING and COMMUNITIES UNITED FOR POLICE REFORM RALLY IN SUPPORT OF THE COMMUNITY SAFETY ACT! Communities sick and tired of stop-and-frisk abuses, surveillance of Muslim communities, targeting of low-wage workers, unlawful “gender checks” and searches by the NYPD came together to demand police accountability and oversight through passage of the…
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