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The side of a building in Chinatown with graffiti in it. There is also a wooden wall with posters on it.

CAAAV meeting on organizing community power in the community for better services in Chinatown.

On May 26, 1994, Saleem Osman, a community organizer and CAAAV advocate, was beaten and arrested by two plainclothes police officers after attempting to settle a conflict between a white truck driver and a Pakistani cab driver. CAAAV immediately…

On May 26, 1994, Saleem Osman, a community organizer and CAAAV advocate, was beaten and arrested by two plainclothes police officers after attempting to settle a conflict between a white truck driver and a Pakistani cab driver. CAAAV immediately…

Image shows Saleem Osman (center) with CAAAV organizers Steve Mitra (left) and Gloria Lum (right) outside the Manhattan Criminal Court after Osman's trial. Pink and purple striped ribbons are pinned to Osman and Lum's shirts.

Saleem Osman, who…

Image shows Saleem Osman (left) with his lawyer Michael Deutsch (right), the Legal Director of the Center for Constitutional Rights, standing in front of the Manhattan Criminal Court.

Saleem Osman, who coordinated CAAAV's Lease Drivers Coalition,…

Saleem Osman was a CAAAV organizer for the Lease Drivers Coalition. In March 1994, he was arrested for confronting the police to advocate for cab driver rights. Police dragged him out from his cab and assaulted him.

This photo shows that upon…

The New York City building’s stairwell and hallway are dirty and unkempt, with no tenants visible. A single plant sits at the end of the hallway.

A rundown room with a collapsed roof in a building in Chinatown in New York City. There are red signs with Chinese characters taped on the side and up the door frame at the room entrance, with the one at the latter beginning to peel off. Inside the…

A row of storefronts from left to right - Baskin Robbins Ice Cream, Peter Pan Games, Shoes by Dawn, Record World