DRUM Beats #ZohranForMayor

DRUM Beats is a sibling organization of @DesisRisingUp that organizes working-class South Asians & Indo-Caribbeans to transform political systems

[Amnesty International @amnesty]

Rather than launching a campaign against the ICC and continuing to arm a government engaged in a genocide, US authorities should respect human rights and the rule of law. New York Mayor Mamdani is right: PM Netanyahu should be arrested and tried by the International Criminal Court.

[The Hindu @the_hindu]

Thousands gather in Mumbai in solidarity with student protests

📹@EmmanualYogini

[Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @NYCMayor]

Benjamin Netanyahu is a war criminal.

[NY Taxi Workers @NYTWA]

Today, in a misguided, wrong, and extremely pro-corporation ruling, a Federal judge granted Uber and Lyft's request for a preliminary injunction blocking just cause protections from going into effect for NYC drivers.

Our statement:

Judge Woods' misguided 53-page decision boils down to one point: he claims the city's law has to cover all of society and sees drivers as a "narrow class." It's an extreme, pro-corporation position that would be a danger to the rights of every working person if it were allowed to stand.

The decision is a punch in the gut to New York City workers and a slap in the face of democracy, endangering the city's ability to enact any workforce-specific regulations. 

Uber and Lyft's greedy business model set out to "gigify" driving jobs, destroying full-time pay in a profession that was once a pathway to the middle class. In 2017, the two companies hired more lobbyists than Walmart, Amazon, and Microsoft combined.

When their lobbyists lost the fight at New York City Hall, they turned to the increasingly conservative, anti-democratic, and pro-corporation courts to do their dirty work of keeping drivers exploited. 

New York City Uber and Lyft drivers fought for more than three years to end the crisis of unfair firings that left families in poverty and debt, with no incomes overnight and no fair recourse. We won't back down from our fight for justice and for just cause – especially after a court decision so extreme and dangerous to the rights of all workers.  

New York City Uber, Lyft, and yellow cab drivers have been on the frontlines of fighting back against the oligarchy for decades. We don't quiver on our knees from setbacks. We fight back. This is far from over – life without poverty, job security as working people, and dignity on the job are non-negotiable. Even heartbroken – we are more determined than ever.

[Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @NYCMayor]

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[DRUM Beats #ZohranForMayor @DRUMBeatsNYC]

@petersterne @MichaelLangeNYC It was a combo: We set stage by supporting him early and seeding grassroots support. Then taking him to community institutions where he could talk directly to people. But the campaign did also engage traditional leaders, which then opened doors to other institutions & audiences

[Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @NYCMayor]

To the world today, Nelson Mandela is a hero exalted as a legend. But to the people of South Africa, he was Madiba, a leader who fought for justice even when the tides of the present were turned swiftly against it. To honor Madiba’s legacy is to fight injustice before history rewrites itself.

[Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @NYCMayor]

This summer, we kept the lights on all night, every night, at five soccer fields across New York City.

This was the scene at Calvert Vaux Park in Gravesend, Brooklyn Tuesday night.

[Drop Site @DropSiteNews]

🎥 “Who else is leading a cause that we will glorify in retrospect, but is being vilified in the present?”

Speaking at the Nelson Mandela Foundation’s Global Leadership Forum, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani drew a direct line from Mandela’s refusal to abandon the Palestinian cause to the fight for global solidarity and Palestinian freedom today.

Recalling how Mandela was branded a terrorist and pressured to renounce his principles, Mamdani asked: “Who are we treating today the way Madiba was treated before history declared him a messiah?”

Citing Omar El Akkad’s book on the genocide in Gaza, “One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This,” Mamdani said “justice is not measured by where we stand after history has issued its verdict. It is measured by where we stand when the verdict is still being rendered.”

“Why must Doctor Hussam Abu Safiya wait more than 18 months for freedom in Israeli detention,” he asked, “after the world watched him be kidnapped as he left his hospital?”

“Why must we wait to practice solidarity until it no longer costs us anything?”

@NYCMayor | @cspan (Full speech available at the link below)

[Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @NYCMayor]

Working people deserve a government that puts their needs first. This is what we’re delivering in our administration’s first budget.

[DRUM Beats #ZohranForMayor @DRUMBeatsNYC]

@sigmalphabet Congratulations!

[Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @NYCMayor]

Here’s what you should know about the historic heat wave headed our way.

Especially if you’re (hypothetically) having your wedding at MSG this weekend.

[Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @NYCMayor]

I was honored to celebrate Vesak alongside Buddhist communities representing Bangladeshi, Nepali, Tibetan, and many other traditions in a first-of-its-kind gathering.

Each community brought its own history and traditions, and we came together around our shared values of compassion and generosity. That's what makes this city so extraordinary.

May we continue celebrating one another as we continue to build a New York where everyone belongs.

[aaron from queens 🇵🇸 @aaronnarraph]

Shout-out @DRUMBeatsNYC and local leaders like @FeliciaSinghNYC for working to elect democratic socialists in their backyard and for toppling an incumbent like Rajkumar! It's a model for future South Asian organizing in Queens and beyond.

[Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @NYCMayor]

The story of New York City is shaped by the story of its immigrant communities.

Our Newest New Yorkers report explores the lives of the city's 3.1 million immigrant residents — where they come from, the languages they speak, the neighborhoods they call home, and the communities they build every day.

[aaron from queens 🇵🇸 @aaronnarraph]

This portion of Ozone Park has a majority-South Asian electorate. Claire and David worked hard to win the Bangladeshi community's support, highlighting their support for Palestine. David's win is especially impressive against a South Asian incumbent.

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[Drop Site @DropSiteNews]

Zeteo: “What do you feel like your relationship is to America, and what do you want America to mean?”

Claire Valdez: “I want to see representatives of the United States really grapple with the idea that the United States has played a major role in the destabilization of countries abroad...

We can’t talk about immigration without talking about economic sanctions, about war and displacement, about environmental devastation.

I want to see representatives really grapple with that long history.”

@prem_thakker | @claireforny

[Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @NYCMayor]

A rent freeze tastes pretty sweet.

[Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @NYCMayor]

It might be hot outside but the rent is freezing.

[The Indypendent @TheIndypendent]

We've been waiting a year for this.

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