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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.

Guo Quing Zhong (fourth from the left) stands with his attorney, Eric Poulos (to Zhong's right), family, supporters, and CAAAV members at a press conference celebrating the dismissal of criminal charges against him.

On January 31, 1990, Guo Quing…

Guo Quing Zhong sits beside his family while showing the injuries he received from police officers to the press.

On January 31, 1990, Guo Quing (Peter) Zhong was stopped by police officers from the 90th Precinct after allegedly driving through a…

A Lease Drivers Coalition advertisement orignally placed in CAAAV Voices' Winter 1994 issue on page 7. It is selling t-shirts that would support the group's operation and a growing public awareness.

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.

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 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.

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…

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…