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Lease Drivers Coalition (LDC) Protest in Lower East Side
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…
Procession of yellow taxi cabs down Broadway in protest
A row of yellow taxi cabs drive down Broadway in Manhattan as part of a demonstration led by the Lease Drivers Coalition. The drivers aimed to protest in favor of better wages and working conditions, and against increased fines and costs for drivers.
Press conference and protest in front of Manhattan DA’s office before Saleem Osman's hearing #4
Saleem Osman, CAAAV organizer for the Lease Drivers Coalition, was violently assaulted and arrested in May 1994 for his activism. Cab drivers and protesters started a demonstration outside Manhattan DA’s office right away to denounce his unjust…
Press conference and protest in front of Manhattan DA’s office before Saleem Osman's hearing #4
Saleem Osman, CAAAV organizer for the Lease Drivers Coalition, was violently assaulted and arrested in May 1994 for his activism. Cab drivers and protesters started a demonstration outside Manhattan DA’s office right away to denounce his unjust…
Press conference and protest in front of Manhattan DA’s office before Saleem Osman's hearing #3
Saleem Osman, CAAAV organizer for the Lease Drivers Coalition, was violently assaulted and arrested in May 1994 for his activism. Cab drivers and protesters started a demonstration outside Manhattan DA’s office right away to denounce his unjust…
Protestors at Free Saleem demonstration #3
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.
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Protestors at Free Saleem demonstration #2
Protestors walking and shouting with banners in front of the Chinese American Bank to denounce the arrest of Saleem Osman and police brutality.
Protesters at Free Saleem demonstration #1
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.
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Saleem Osman after release
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.
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