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CAAAV youth organizers held a banner that depicted city buildings and a statement that read "Hands off Chinatown: No Justice, No Peace" in both English and Chinese. The banner likely hinted at protection of the Chinatown neighborhood against…

Asian-American youth protested as a part of the decades-long "Free Mumia" movement (1996) in pursuit of racial and legal justice, demanding the release of Mumia Abu-Jamal who was then on death row.

In the aftermath of the 2006 Lebanon war, individuals at a protest wore orange vests that said "JUSTICE" and held Lebanese and CAAAV flags, standing in solidarity with anti-war efforts against U.S.-backed military violence.

A person walks in front of a sign that reads, “STRUGGLE 4 JUST & MEANINGFUL CHANGE” at a demonstration. In the background, there is a sign that reads, “PEOPLES AGEN(DA) / V.F.A / THE VISITING FORC(ES) AGREEMENT MUST BE ENDED,” likely referencing the…

Taken at a 1997 protest for Mumia Abu-Jamal, Judge Albert F. Sabo is depicted here as Disney’s iteration of Pinocchio, complete with a white wig, robe, and gavel. The Judge’s nose is elongated, pointing to his lack of impartiality and racism during…

The back of a shirt has a red sticker that reads “(THE) UNITED STATES IS CHARGED WITH (MASS) INCARCERATION OF PEOPLE OF COLOR,” which was created for Racial Justice Day in 2001.

A woman stands at a microphone on Racial Justice Day in 2001 with a white shirt that reads, “Kops Kourts Korrupt(ion).” The shirt references the Ku Klux Klan and brings attention to racial injustice perpetuated by the police and the judicial system.

The image was taken from the CAAAV Voice Spring 1998 newsletter of Bhairavi Desai with a farewell message as she resigned from her position as program coordinator of the Lease Drivers Coalition to found the New York Taxi Worker Alliance.

Bronx 12 Evening Edition news report before YLP Welfare demonstration on August 23, 2000. The demonstration ended in a successful shut down of a major North-Bronx welfare center and over 80 CAAAV members participating.

The video opens with shots…