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As an assemblymember he would fight to end mayoral control of public education, implement a system of community partnerships of schools, and have his office serve as an organizing and training hub for constituents, partners, unions, and movements to pass people-first legislation. Our members have organized alongside Jonathan before around Good Cause Eviction, trust he will take lead from movements, and are excited to continue to organize alongside him. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/609abba365e4de328b70577c/425c89d3-7aac-4d42-a698-d398a01d61fd/endorsements-02.png Endorsements 2022 DRUM Beats endorses David Alexis for NYS Senate District 21 ‼️ David is a working class immigrant, livery driver, union leader, and community organizer from Brooklyn who understands the struggles our communities face. He has been fighting for justice for app based drivers for much of his career and that experience drove him to run for office. As a state senator David would fight for the New York Health Act, place a moratorium on hospital closures, and guarantee fair pay and dignified working conditions for home care workers. As a candidate, David possesses a rare combination of the experience of being working class, and having a theoretical grounding towards pro-working class and transformative politics. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/609abba365e4de328b70577c/047e39cb-edb2-4c94-9e2a-4205059c1a49/endorsements-02.png Endorsements 2022 DRUM Beats endorses Jessica Altagracia Woolford for New York State Assembly District 81 ‼️☀️ Jessica Altagarcia Woolford comes from a working-class family and has been a long-time advocate for working-class and immigrant families inside and outside of government. As an assemblymember Jessica would fight for fair pay for caregivers, ensure that climate justice is made a priority, and tackle the housing crisis while working with the community. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/609abba365e4de328b70577c/4fde0138-8e52-4d95-8db1-8a11578d8a6a/endorsements-03.png Endorsements 2022 DRUM Beats endorses Christian Amato for NYS Senate District 34 ‼️ Christian is a first-gen Bronxite who comes from a working-class union family. Over the past decade, he’s worked across the Bronx with many communities bringing inside knowledge of how government, and especially community funding, works. As a State Senator he would focus on Reimaging our Housing Systems by working with advocates on the ground and Reform our Healthcare system fighting for Single Payer healthcare. We found his record to be consistent in his practice of working with communities, rather than for communities. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/609abba365e4de328b70577c/e97b9db8-01d8-4843-89e2-d4e02bd66e8d/endorsements-08.png Endorsements 2022 DRUM Beats endorses Karines Reyes for New York State Assembly District 87 ‼️☀️ Karines Reyes comes from a working-class Immigrant family from the Dominican Republic and has dedicated her life to serving her community: first as a Registered Nurse and then as an assemblymember who helped craft legislation like the Excluded No More, a first of it’s kind “unemployment” for undocumented workers and cash earners. We’ve worked closely with Assemblymember Reyes in the past and look forward to seeing her fight to create health equity in the Bronx, push worker friendly legislation, and continue the fight for housing justice. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/609abba365e4de328b70577c/caac4e35-2a10-4492-a907-b4094fb419ad/endorsements-01.png Endorsements 2022 DRUM Beats endorses Kristen Gonzalez for NYS Senate District 59 ‼️ Kristen is a first-generation daughter of immigrants who was born and raised in Queens. She has been a stalwart fighter for her community, resisting Amazon, working on community land trusts, and the internet for all campaign. As a State Senator Kristen would fight for a Green New Deal ensuring our future generations have a place to call home and push for the Excluded Workers Fund for our immigrant workers. Rather than an ambitious careerist, Kristen was recruited by movement organizations to run. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/609abba365e4de328b70577c/e12189d6-8ea7-41de-ab82-7cd6caa527c5/endorsements-05.png Endorsements 2022 DRUM Beats endorses Samy Nemir Olivares for New York State Assembly District 54 ‼️☀️ Samy Nemir Olivares comes from a working-class immigrant family from the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico. Samy has been an organizer fighting for their communities in Puerto Rico and in Bushwick, including starting Bushwick Ayuda Mutual, the only mutual aid network in Bushwick for Latinx families. As an assemblymember, Samy would fight for just housing legislation for the tenants of our state, and additionally would push for the New Deal for CUNY, ensuring all our people have access to higher education. Samy has actively worked to reach out to under represented communities in their districts, like the Bangladeshi community which has long been alienated, and build relationships. We know this kind of initiative is important to bridge divides and build inclusion. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/609abba365e4de328b70577c/a80bfc42-4353-4a38-ab7c-5e504015ba5f/endorsements-07.png Endorsements 2022 DRUM Beats endorses Keron Alleyne for New York State Assembly District 60 ‼️☀️ Keron Alleyne comes from a working-class immigrant family from Trinidad and Tobago and has been a long time activist in his East New York Community working with many organizations and associations like POWER to build empowerment within his community. As an assemblymember he would continue this work to ensure that we’re tackling the affordable housing crisis, building bridges in our communities, and ensuring we have equity in education. We appreciate Keron’s work around building alternative pathways to community safety, like investing in violence intervention and building ties between the communities that make up this district. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/609abba365e4de328b70577c/17869ed8-3d01-44ef-bd9c-881444638831/endorsements-06.png Endorsements 2022 DRUM Beats endorses Illapa Sairitupac for New York State Assembly District 65 ‼️☀️ Illapa Sairitupac comes from a working class immigrant family from Peru and has dedicated his life to working with the community through his Social Work career and history of organizing with the Democratic Socialist of America, especially with the Environmental Justice working group. As an Assembly Member Illapa’s top priority would be fighting for the Green New Deal for New York, ensuring that our future generations have a planet and city to thrive in, he would also push to make CUNY free ensuring we all have access to higher education. Our members appreciated that Illapa was compassionate and took time to understand the needs and issues surrounding our working-class membership. We see this as an important skill for any elected official to have. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/609abba365e4de328b70577c/6998ea9d-ab6e-4df6-b845-d480f78a8391/endorsements-03.png Endorsements 2022 DRUM Beats endorses Dr. Anthony Andrews for New York State Assembly District 32 ‼️☀️ Dr. Anthony Andrews has been a long time educator, activist, and stalwart public servant who has been true to his commitments for the betterment of the communities that make up Jamaica and South Queens. As an Assemblymember Dr. Andrews would fight to enact a single-payer healthcare system for all New Yorkers, regardless of their immigration status, and would fight for equity in resources, especially communities like South Queens where we have seen long disinvestment and alienation. Our members found Dr. Andrews to be upfront, honest, and willing to work with the community at large and learn from them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/609abba365e4de328b70577c/92a382db-7349-4548-be01-1ff1925d6321/endorsements-04.png Endorsements 2022 DRUM Beats endorses Steven Raga for New York State Assembly District 30 ‼️☀️ Steven Raga comes from a working-class immigrant family from the Philippines and has been a long-time activist in his community, fighting for access to resources and empowerment. As an assemblymember he would fight for equitable funding for underrepresented groups, more services in more languages, and housing for all. Our members appreciated Steven’s work with movement and leftist groups in the past, as well as his commitments around collective leadership with impacted communities. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/609abba365e4de328b70577c/1623100532818-T9Q9BVW9MLO8TV98ER92/demonstration-144957_1280.png Endorsements 2022 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.drumbeatsnyc.org/collective-leadership daily 0.75 2021-05-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/609abba365e4de328b70577c/1622057481806-2MSE28FN601M8D03M2N4/9B7.png Collective Leadership - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.drumbeatsnyc.org/newsletter daily 0.75 2021-05-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/609abba365e4de328b70577c/1622062946710-K2IOL1CGD3VVMFM6TTH2/at-action2.png Newsletter - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.drumbeatsnyc.org/district daily 0.75 2022-06-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/609abba365e4de328b70577c/d6098971-c7fe-4277-b53e-8bac5ac0645a/sample+ranked+choice+ballot.jpg District Recommendations https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/609abba365e4de328b70577c/39194875-40e6-4c9d-b1c8-daed18e715d6/sample+ranked+choice+ballot3.jpg District Recommendations https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/609abba365e4de328b70577c/8cd3449b-c5fb-4989-b0b9-b017ce037abc/sample+ranked+choice+ballot9.jpg District Recommendations https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/609abba365e4de328b70577c/adde652b-0a70-4b6f-b804-959486f0102b/sample+ranked+choice+ballot5.jpg District Recommendations https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/609abba365e4de328b70577c/76eab820-a67b-4a4e-a25a-181ffc2815f0/sample+ranked+choice+ballot6.jpg District Recommendations https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/609abba365e4de328b70577c/12a6af9d-1847-469e-80fb-2a8ecc431f75/sample+ranked+choice+ballot7.jpg District Recommendations https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/609abba365e4de328b70577c/e2e86e4f-3e8f-4727-90e9-d4a7ee30442b/sample+ranked+choice+ballot8.jpg District Recommendations https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/609abba365e4de328b70577c/a23c071b-4035-4cd0-ba0b-258aa3d55445/sample+ranked+choice+ballot10.jpg District Recommendations https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/609abba365e4de328b70577c/26e9aa4a-b174-4964-b02c-20e6356a2710/sample+ranked+choice+ballot11.jpg District Recommendations https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/609abba365e4de328b70577c/d6aeb596-2de3-4c64-9d88-2c4e867bfe4f/sample+ranked+choice+ballot4.jpg District Recommendations https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/609abba365e4de328b70577c/5aab56d3-a87b-45e6-abf6-f65d5042d849/sample+ranked+choice+ballot2.jpg District Recommendations https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/609abba365e4de328b70577c/660a6aea-ced7-4866-aa6a-387add9052b2/sample+ranked+choice+ballot12.jpg District Recommendations https://www.drumbeatsnyc.org/endorsements2021 daily 0.75 2022-06-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/609abba365e4de328b70577c/22daf584-ec8f-4794-9ca1-ce7acb3bfaf9/farias%40300x-100.jpg Endorsements 2021 For District 18 in the Bronx, DRUM Beats members endorse Amanda Farias. Amanda comes from a working-class family and has a demonstrated record on supporting workers. As a city councillor, she will be committed to divesting from NYPD and investing in public education and NYCHA. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/609abba365e4de328b70577c/c5fe2809-063b-4818-a209-1f9833bdf5fb/kaur%40300x-100.jpg Endorsements 2021 For District 23 in Queens, DRUM Beats members endorse Jaslin Kaur. Jaslin comes from a working-class family and is a tireless advocate for workers and immigrants, particularly taxi drivers following the taxi medallion crash and excluded workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. As a city councillor, we believe that Jaslin will continue to work with and for workers and movements by fighting for protections for frontline workers and expanding the vote. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/609abba365e4de328b70577c/c198384a-c20d-40ac-9935-dff528374dbe/miller%40300x-100.jpg Endorsements 2021 For District 27 in Queens, DRUM Beats members endorse Harold Miller. Harold comes from a working class family and has a track record of organizing for worker’s rights and equality. As a city councillor, Harold will be committed to pushing for housing security, equitable access to healthcare for South Asian and Indo-Caribbean communities, and transportation justice. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/609abba365e4de328b70577c/a992ad47-bb80-4416-b45f-53801b8b8094/gagarin%40300x-100.jpg Endorsements 2021 For District 29 in Queens, DRUM Beats members endorse Aleda Gagarin. Aleda is a community-centered activist with a demonstrated record of organizing against white supremacy. As a city councillor, Aleda will support working-class communities by moving money from policing into community care and systemic solutions, expanding the right to vote, and supporting the BASE Campaign to legalize basement apartments. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/609abba365e4de328b70577c/f82d35da-d08f-436e-b255-fb313afd9a07/singh%40300x-100.jpg Endorsements 2021 For District 32 in Queens, DRUM Beats members endorse Felicia Singh. Felicia comes from a working class family and has worked to reduce inequalities faced by working-class communities. As a city councillor, Felicia will be committed to supporting debt relief for taxi drivers, better working conditions for gig workers, and a strong climate resilience plan for a district vulnerable to heat and coastal flooding. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/609abba365e4de328b70577c/73e6266e-1e97-46d7-b2d3-aca8b236dbe7/nurse%40300x-100.jpg Endorsements 2021 For District 37 in Brooklyn, DRUM Beats members endorse Sandy Nurse. Sandy is an experienced community organizer with a record of addressing the root causes of the crises we face. As a city councillor, Sandy will be committed to advancing affordable housing and economic development for workers, as well as divesting from police and investing in other social services. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/609abba365e4de328b70577c/5659e5d8-d977-4265-b1cb-20ece07c0d92/Hanif%40300x-100.jpg Endorsements 2021 For District 39 in Brooklyn, DRUM Beats members endorse Shahana Hanif as Ranked Choice #1. Shahana is deeply rooted in working-class communities in the district and committed to education equity and housing justice. We believe Shahana would be a progressive city councilor who will fight for working class communities. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/609abba365e4de328b70577c/8b1d364a-15d6-415e-8c7e-17baf92ccfe8/west%40300x-100.jpg Endorsements 2021 For District 39 in Brooklyn, DRUM Beats members endorse Brandon West as Ranked Choice #2. Brandon is a dedicated community organizer who is also committed to advancing education equity and housing justice. We believe Brandon would be a progressive city councillor who will fight for working class communities. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/609abba365e4de328b70577c/1623100532818-T9Q9BVW9MLO8TV98ER92/demonstration-144957_1280.png Endorsements 2021 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/609abba365e4de328b70577c/1623087763945-WKZLX4356H1RLLPE0CF7/tran%40300x-100.jpg Endorsements 2021 Carolyn Tran is our only Movement Builder Endorsement in the 2021 elections, which is only for candidates who demonstrate the full gamut of a visionary political platform, a consistent past record, excellent political practice, AND most importantly are formally agreeing to DRUM Beats’ proposal on collective leadership and co-governance. Carolyn comes from a working class family of Vietnamese refugees, and a union family, and this reflects in her approach that centers immigrants, refugees, and workers in her platform and her practice. Carolyn is deeply rooted within Southeast Asian activist and organizer networks across the country, and to the local organizing groups in this district. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/609abba365e4de328b70577c/1623087985488-FB93DJNCER2YXZPDGT1I/make+some+noise%40300x-100.jpg Endorsements 2021 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.drumbeatsnyc.org/recommendations-map daily 0.75 2022-06-20 https://www.drumbeatsnyc.org/endorsements2023 daily 0.75 2023-09-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/609abba365e4de328b70577c/1623100532818-T9Q9BVW9MLO8TV98ER92/demonstration-144957_1280.png Endorsements 2023 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/609abba365e4de328b70577c/8bca7987-c3ba-4911-9dba-93ff3a9d74e8/for+website+smol.png https://www.drumbeatsnyc.org/privacy-policy-and-opt-out daily 0.75 2024-11-01