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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.

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.

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Report by Gigi Stone of NY1. Footage of the CAAAV Demonstration at the Wackenhut Detention Center, a private immigration detention facility in Queens. CAAAV member Jane Bai is interviewed, who speaks out against the inhumane treatment of the…

Yellow Taxi Cabs completely line both sides of the street, parked along the sidewalks, for the Lease Drivers Coalition (LDC) Protest in the Lower East Side.

View of Committee Against Asian American Violence (CAAAV) protest in the Lower East Side, facing north on the intersection of E. 14th Street and Ave B. A blue NYPD car is visible in the foreground, blocking off traffic on 14th St. CAAAV Protesters…

Lease Drivers Coalition (LDC) members protest alongside CAAAV on the corner of E. 14th Street and Ave C. Signs include demands for fair lease prices, safe cabs, no assaults, and for taxi drivers to stand united against the Taxi Limousine Commission…

Several taxi cab drivers for the Lease Drivers Coalition (LDC) stand around a yellow Taxi which has a sign taped on the rear windshield that reads "LDC Driver Unity"