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Drum Major Institute for Public Policy
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New York, New York
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United States
Websitedrummajorinst.org

The Drum Major Institute for Public Policy (DMI) is a

Civil Rights Movement. It later became defunct until it was relaunched in 1999.[2] It is headquartered in New York City.[3] DMI's stated mission is "to eradicate poverty, racism and militarism/violence, through advocacy, empowerment and education."[4]

History

The Drum Major Foundation (later Institute) was founded in 1961 during the American

Civil Rights Movement by Harry H. Wachtel, a New York City lawyer who was an adviser to Martin Luther King Jr. The organization became more or less defunct after King's assassination in April 1968, but was relaunched in 1999 by King's son Martin Luther III, Wachtel's son William, and King confidant Andrew Young.[5]

Martin Luther King Jr. often used the phrase "

Atlanta, Georgia, on February 4, 1968, he said: "If you want to say that I was a drum major, say that I was a drum major for justice, say that I was a drum major for peace, say that I was a drum major for righteousness. And all of the other shallow things will not matter... I just want to leave a committed life behind."[6]

The director of the institute from 2002 through 2004 was

Borough president of the Bronx, who resigned from the institute at the end of 2004 to run for mayor of New York City. Donations to Ferrer's mayoral campaign helped pay for DMI's operations.[2] From 2004 through 2010, Andrea Batista Schlesinger was the institute's executive director. P.J. Kim was named the organization's executive director in 2010.[7]

Donors to DMI have included labor unions, health care companies and real estate groups.[2]

Activities

According to its website, DMI focuses on a few main areas:

New York Legislature which grade elected officials on their votes relating to issues that DMI perceives as being important to achieving a middle class standard of living.[8]

DMI's Civil Justice Fellowship, originally called the Milberg Weiss Fellowship

tort reform
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Since 2002, the Drum Major Institute has hosted a series of discussions called the Marketplace of Ideas, progressive speakers series which highlights a public policy which is presented by the official who helped put it in place.[10]

DMI supported New York City's mandatory paid sick leave law.[11]

DMI has hosted events featuring Bill Clinton, John Edwards, Howard Dean and Eliot Spitzer.[2]

In 2008, as part of a joint project with the magazine The Nation, DMI interviewed mayors across the country on urban issues. The goal of the project was to help add urban issues to the presidential race.[12]

References

  1. ^ Radnofsky, Louise (April 28, 2010). "City's Payout Lags Others in Federal Stimulus Funding". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d McIntire, Mike (October 20, 2005). "Institute Once Led by Ferrer Forms Base of His Support". New York Times. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  3. ISBN 9781611920390
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  4. ^ "Our Mission". Drum Major Institute. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  5. ^ Drum Major Institute for Public Policy
  6. ^ MLK Papers Project Sermons: "The Drum Major Instinct" Archived July 11, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ "New Band Leader". Crain's New York Business. April 29, 2010. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  8. ^ vanden Heuvel, Katrina (May 22, 2004). "A Middle Class Scorecard". The Nation. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  9. ^ Milberg Weiss press release 9 May 2006 Archived June 10, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ "Marketplace of Ideas". Hazan & Co. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  11. ^ Howard Saul, Michael (October 7, 2010). "Bloomberg: Sick Leave Bill Is 'Disaster'". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  12. ^ Moyers, Bill. "America's Cities". Bill Moyers Journal. PBS. Retrieved 22 April 2015.

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