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Lease Drivers Coalition meeting
Saleem Osman (left) was a CAAAV organizer for the Lease Drivers Coalition. CAAAV formed the LDC to organize lease drivers to demand safer working conditions, medical benefits, fair hearings with the Taxi & Limousine Commission (TLC), and better pay.…
Lease Drivers Coalition Protesting Oppressive Workplace Practices
Debi Ray-Chaudhuri of the Lease Drivers Coalition hold Taxis into Tigers sign, Anu Advani to her left, Gayetri Gopinath behind Debi. CAAAV formed the LDC to organize lease drivers to demand safer working conditions, medical benefits, fair hearings…
Lease Drivers Coalition Protesting Oppressive Workplace Practices #2
Debi Ray-Chaudhuri of the Lease Drivers Coalition in blue coat yelling, pictured with other LDC protesters. CAAAV formed the LDC to organize lease drivers to demand safer working conditions, medical benefits, fair hearings with the Taxi & Limousine…
Lecture during Women Worker's Project course for Asian domestic workers
A group of women stand in a classroom, actively engaged in discussion during a session of the Asian Women's Leadership and Health Advocacy Course. This month-long program, initiated by the Women Workers' Project (WWP) in October 2001 at Hunter…
Maggie Participating in an Event to Remember Victims of Anti-Asian Violence
Maggie (center) holding a tombstone-shaped sign bearing the name of an anti-Asian violence victim, Anh Mai, as well as their date of death. Another tombstone sign bears the name of Navroze Mody, a victim of the Hinduphobic hate group Dotbusters.
Make Tibet a Zone of Peace Pamphlet
This pamphlet is an appeal made by the people of Tibet to the World Social Forum (WSF) 2004 to make Tibet a peaceful region. It highlights the ecological importance of Tibet and the damage wrought by China’s military invasion, including the 85,000…
Man Addresses a Crowd at the "Rising Sun" Protest
At first glance, this photograph may seem vague or confusing to the viewer. The image captures an older CAAAV member speaking to a large gathering of protesters outside of a movie theater in downtown Manhattan. While no movie title is included in the…
Man addresses protestors during demonstration for Saleem Osman
This photo was taken during a demonstration for Saleem Osman, a CAAAV organizer for the Lease Drivers Coalition who was assaulted by police and then arrested on fabricated charges on May 26, 1994. On May 27, over a hundred Asian Americans and yellow…
Man Advocating to Free Palestine
Man on a stage with a microphone, wearing a shirt that says "Free Palestine" with the Palestinian flag on it and holding a Palestinian flag in his fist.
Man and woman speak to the press
A Black man and Asian woman speak to members of the press in front of the now-closed Nathan’s Famous in Manhattan’s Times Square. Behind them is a raised red banner, presumably held by a group of demonstrators.