68 10 805 https://archives.caaav.org/files/original/29997de93172db752c214dae6748f137.jpg 0ab08e3343fbdfd2afc31f8737bab6a0 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource CAAAV Benefit “The Rhythm is Ours!” at the Public Theater Description An account of the resource Three people play percussion instruments during a performance at a CAAAV Benefit titled The Rhythm is Ours! The image was captured in black and white. The fundraiser event was sold-out, and took place at the Public Theater in New York City. It featured performances by drumming and dancing groups from different communities including Soh Daiko (Japanese), Djembe Ensemble (West African), Umuncha (Korean), Kindig Sindaw (Filipina), M.A.D. Rumberos (Latin), La Troupe Makandal (Afro-Haitian), and Silvercloud Singers (Native American). Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource June 17, 1995 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Digitized by: Emily Chiu and Vivian Truong Catalogued by: Mercedes Rodrigues Lima Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright is held by CAAAV Organizing Asian Communities. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Photograph Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Photo444 CAAAV Benefit fundraiser performance https://archives.caaav.org/files/original/2d3c75d63de3081e0d69765f01938dce.jpg c6358ef446b9d6ce89dfe3d84103ad97 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource CAAAV Benefit “The Rhythm is Ours!” at the Public Theater Description An account of the resource Three people play percussion instruments during a performance at a CAAAV Benefit titled The Rhythm is Ours! The image was captured in black and white. The fundraiser event was sold-out, and took place at the Public Theater in New York City. It featured performances by drumming and dancing groups from different communities including Soh Daiko (Japanese), Djembe Ensemble (West African), Umuncha (Korean), Kindig Sindaw (Filipina), M.A.D. Rumberos (Latin), La Troupe Makandal (Afro-Haitian), and Silvercloud Singers (Native American). Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource June 17, 1995 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Digitized by: Emily Chiu and Vivian Truong Catalogued by: Mercedes Rodrigues Lima Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright is held by CAAAV Organizing Asian Communities. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Photograph Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Photo445 CAAAV Benefit fundraiser performance https://archives.caaav.org/files/original/47d27602937ff4c07fab49436e54bed8.jpg 15b08659f4734d603a4f7112dcfa4910 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource CAAAV Benefit “The Rhythm is Ours!” at the Public Theater Description An account of the resource Four people play percussion instruments during a performance at a CAAAV Benefit titled The Rhythm is Ours! The image was captured in black and white. The fundraiser event was sold-out, and took place at the Public Theater in New York City. It featured performances by drumming and dancing groups from different communities including Soh Daiko (Japanese), Djembe Ensemble (West African), Umuncha (Korean), Kindig Sindaw (Filipina), M.A.D. Rumberos (Latin), La Troupe Makandal (Afro-Haitian), and Silvercloud Singers (Native American). Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource June 17, 1995 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Digitized by: Emily Chiu and Vivian Truong Catalogued by: Mercedes Rodrigues Lima Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright is held by CAAAV Organizing Asian Communities. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Photograph Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Photo447 CAAAV Benefit fundraiser performance https://archives.caaav.org/files/original/33c891b05dc4bab8833c044cb603896d.jpg c6d4fb2a943e395253594d6ea10604eb Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource CAAAV Benefit “The Rhythm is Ours!” at the Public Theater Description An account of the resource A group of 9 people play percussion instruments during a performance at a CAAAV Benefit titled The Rhythm is Ours! Some performers are standing and others are sitting. The image was captured in black and white. The fundraiser event was sold-out, and took place at the Public Theater in New York City. It featured performances by drumming and dancing groups from different communities including Soh Daiko (Japanese), Djembe Ensemble (West African), Umuncha (Korean), Kindig Sindaw (Filipina), M.A.D. Rumberos (Latin), La Troupe Makandal (Afro-Haitian), and Silvercloud Singers (Native American). Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource June 17, 1995 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Digitized by: Emily Chiu and Vivian Truong Catalogued by: Mercedes Rodrigues Lima Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright is held by CAAAV Organizing Asian Communities. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Photograph Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Photo448 CAAAV Benefit fundraiser performance https://archives.caaav.org/files/original/327e3780153dc883f4e0e528a28137b1.jpg d122ff77b2187c6d154fb74c7dcff03a https://archives.caaav.org/files/original/4a57966fabdf240539ab6022192b1a12.jpg 385a4f1ea50354af2fed6d0fa094a3cb Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Soh Daiko performance at CAAAV Benefit “The Rhythm is Ours!” Description An account of the resource Members of the Japanese drumming ensemble Soh Daiko play percussion instruments during a Taiko performance at CAAAV’s Benefit titled The Rhythm is Ours! Some performers are sitting, while others are standing. The image is captured in black and white. The fundraiser event was sold-out, and took place at the Public Theater in New York City. Besides Soh Daiko, it featured performances by drumming and dancing groups from different communities including Djembe Ensemble (West African), Umuncha (Korean), Kindig Sindaw (Filipina), M.A.D. Rumberos (Latin), La Troupe Makandal (Afro-Haitian), and Silvercloud Singers (Native American). Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource June 17, 1995 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Digitized by: Emily Chiu and Vivian Truong Catalogued by: Mercedes Rodrigues Lima Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright is held by CAAAV Organizing Asian Communities. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Photograph Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Photo449, Photo450 CAAAV Benefit fundraiser performance https://archives.caaav.org/files/original/94cf620740163896a635768546b83b77.jpg 38d0788e12a1f76fa3c57b0c97918af6 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource CAAAV Benefit “The Rhythm is Ours!” at the Public Theater Description An account of the resource A group of people dance gathered around performers playing percussion instruments during a CAAAV Benefit titled The Rhythm is Ours! The fundraiser event was sold-out, and took place at the Public Theater in New York City. It featured performances by drumming and dancing groups from different communities including Soh Daiko (Japanese), Djembe Ensemble (West African), Umuncha (Korean), Kindig Sindaw (Filipina), M.A.D. Rumberos (Latin), La Troupe Makandal (Afro-Haitian), and Silvercloud Singers (Native American). The image appears to show performers from the different ensembles playing jointly. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource June 17, 1995 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Digitized by: Emily Chiu and Vivian Truong Catalogued by: Mercedes Rodrigues Lima Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright is held by CAAAV Organizing Asian Communities. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Photograph Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Photo415 https://archives.caaav.org/files/original/df6a1db0ec9329dcd0cfbebe531e25e6.jpg 0a26286b95510ad4eae2bf1a006c28d0 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Youth protestors Description An account of the resource Two youths march in a protest. One of them is wearing a shirt that says "YOUTH JUSTICE," potentially indicating their involvement in CAAAV's Youth Leadership Project. The Youth Leadership Project (YLP) was established by members of CAAAV’s Southeast Asian Organizing Collective who sought to address challenges of racism and poverty facing Vietnamese and Cambodian youth in the Fordham, Bronx area. The YLP held its first summer program in 1995, in which six local youths were trained in community organizing skills and educated on the history of racial violence and social injustice among Asian Americans broadly and Southeast Asians in the Bronx in particular. Some issues that the YLP identified as challenges for their communities included lack of sufficient educational support for Southeast Asian students and exploitative landlords and housing policies. The YLP significantly expanded in 1996 by hosting weekly workshops at high schools and hosting an eight-week summer institute on community organizing for Asian youth in the Bronx. Since then, the YLP has organized many workshops and actions such as distributing information about welfare rights, advocating for adequate Khmer translators at health care offices, and conducting research on community needs. The YLP has also often been involved in solidarity work with Black and Latino youth-led organizations and protests to address cross-cultural histories of racial injustice. Youth organizers continue to be a core component of CAAAV’s work today. Sources: “Voice Winter 1996,” CAAAV Digital Archive, accessed October 19, 2024, https://archives.caaav.org/items/show/2132. “Voice Summer 1997,” CAAAV Digital Archive, accessed October 19, 2024, https://archives.caaav.org/items/show/2135. “Voice Fall 1999,” CAAAV Digital Archive, accessed October 19, 2024, https://archives.caaav.org/items/show/2138. “Voice Fall 2008,” CAAAV Digital Archive, accessed October 19, 2024, https://archives.caaav.org/items/show/2146. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Undated Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Digitized by: Arlene Gao Cataloged by: Katelyn Landry Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright is held by CAAAV Organizing Asian Communities. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Domestic Workers United Press Conference at City Hall Description An account of the resource In this set of photographs, a group of people stand on the steps of City Hall in New York City. Some of them are holding handwritten signs advocating for domestic workers' rights. Legible signs read: "Respect Women’s Labor!!”, “Domestic Workers United Will Never be Defeated!”, “African, Asian, Latina, and Caribbean Women United Against Exploitation”, “How Do you Benefit from Our Labor?”, “Domestic Workers United”, “Rights, Respect, Recognition, Dignity for Domestic Workers”, and “Justice for Domestic Workers.” Partially visible is a banner of the Andolan Organizing South Asian Workers. A different person is speaking into a microphone in each image. In the foreground of two of the images, facing the group and with their backs to the camera, are members of the press. Some of them can be seen photographing the event. In one of the images, the speaker is wearing yellow rubber gloves. The Women Workers Project (WWP), also known as Kalayaan at Pogkakaisa ng mga Manggagawang Pilipina (Freedom and Unity Among Filipina Workers), was founded by CAAAV in the early 1990’s as a program to support immigrant working women across low-wage service industries. [1] WWP organized multiple leadership and advocacy campaigns in support of domestic workers from Caribbean, African, South Asian, and Latino communities with the goal of improving conditions for domestic workers across the city. [2] In 2000, WWP co-founded Domestic Workers United (DWU) in collaboration with Andolan Organizing South Asian Workers (AOSAW) in order to “bring domestic workers of all ethnicities together to form one general organization.” [3] DWU is a collectivized workforce that advocates for fair labor standards in the industry. [4]  The press conference pictured in the images was organized by WWP at DWU in the context of a campaign to protect domestic workers’ rights. The purpose of the conference was to promote the passage of Resolution 135 and Intro. 96, two pieces of legislation that sought to address issues of abuse and exploitation that domestic workers and household employees can be vulnerable to. In particular, Resolution 135 required employment agencies to “provide a written code of conduct for all domestic workers and household employees, as well as their employers.” [5] Intro. 96 also required that employment agencies provide applicants with a “statement of job conditions describing the nature and terms of employment.” [6] Both legislations were passed in 2003. In 2010, the New York Domestic Workers’ Bill of Rights was passed. New York was the first city in the nation to put in effect a municipal bill of this kind. [7] After years of advocacy and campaigning, DWU was instrumental to the passing of the Bill. [8]  [1] “Voice Spring 2002,” CAAAV Digital Archive, accessed October 13, 2024, <a href="https://archives.caaav.org/items/show/2140">https://archives.caaav.org/items/show/2140</a>. [2] Ibid. [3] Jahmila Tahirah Vincent, “New York Domestic Workers: Non-Profits, Community Organizing and the Implementation of the Domestic Workers’ Bill of Rights” (Urban Studies Master Theses, Fordham University, 2013), 57, <a href="https://research.library.fordham.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1009&context=urban_studies_masters">https://research.library.fordham.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1009&context=urban_studies_masters</a>. [4] “Our History,” Domestic Workers United, accessed October 13, 2024, <a href="https://www.domesticworkersunitednyc.org/history">https://www.domesticworkersunitednyc.org/history</a>. [5] City Council of the City of New York, Committee on Civil Service and Labor, “Hearing Transcript 5602” (New York, May 6, 2002), n.p. [6] Ibid. [7] “CAAAV’s Women’s Worker’s Project,” CAAAV Digital Archive, accessed October 13, 2024, <a href="https://archives.caaav.org/exhibits/show/quality-of-life-caaav-activism/women---s-worker---s-project">https://archives.caaav.org/exhibits/show/quality-of-life-caaav-activism/women---s-worker---s-project</a>. [8] Vincent, “New York Domestic Workers: Non-Profits, Community Organizing and the Implementation of the Domestic Workers’ Bill of Rights,” 1-95. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Lia Chang (Photo 394) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource March 24, 2002 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Digitized by: Vivian Truong Catalogued by: Mercedes Rodrigues Lima Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright is held by CAAAV Organizing Asian Communities. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Photograph Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Photos388, Photo389, Photo394, Photo395 City Hall Domestic Workers United Solidarity Work Women Workers Project Workers' Rights https://archives.caaav.org/files/original/2b01c148999594991677bbceb48f4962.jpg 8a9f970d28521d8b53a29477187af3bd Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Domestic Workers United Press Conference at City Hall Description An account of the resource A group of people pose for a picture on the steps of City Hall in New York City. Some of them are smiling and holding handwritten signs that advocate for domestic workers' rights. Legible signs read: "Domestic Workers United will never be defeated!", "Respect women's labor!!", and “We want fair labor standards.” On the bottom right corner of the image, three people stand behind a microphone smiling, and the person in the middle has their arms around the other two people as they pose for the picture. The press conference was organized by the Women Workers Project (WWP) of CAAAV at Domestic Workers United (DWU) to advocate for the passage of Intro. 96 and Resolution 135, two pieces of legislation that sought to protect the rights of domestic workers and household employees. The legislation was passed in 2003. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource March 24, 2002 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Digitized by: Vivian Truong Catalogued by: Mercedes Rodrigues Lima Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright is held by CAAAV Organizing Asian Communities. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Photograph Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Photo397 City Hall Domestic Workers United Women Workers Project Workers' Rights https://archives.caaav.org/files/original/1cc95994827590573a55ac0308a2fbd6.jpg e609f8476661a37d5e7a7b8ccb5e82e5 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Domestic Workers United Press Conference at City Hall Description An account of the resource Six people stand on the steps of City Hall in New York City. On the left, four of them, smiling, pose for a picture while holding a handwritten sign that reads “Kalayaan at Pagkakaisa / Freedom and unity for all domestic workers / Filipina domestics unite.” On the right side of the image, a person looking on a different direction holds a sign that reads “Domestic workers united will never be defeated!”. The image is slightly blurred on the left side, possibly a result of water damage. The press conference was organized by the Women Workers Project (WWP) of CAAAV at Domestic Workers United (DWU) to advocate for the passage of Intro. 96 and Resolution 135, two pieces of legislation that sought to protect the rights of domestic workers and household employees. The legislations were passed in 2003. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Lia Chang Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource March 24, 2002 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Digitized by: Vivian Truong Catalogued by: Mercedes Rodrigues Lima Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright is held by CAAAV Organizing Asian Communities. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Photograph Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Photo399 City Hall Domestic Workers United Women Workers Project Workers' Rights