Sumathy Kumar
Sumathy Kumar is a member of Democratic Socialists of America.
Before joining Housing Justice For All, Sumathy Kumar worked as a tenant organizer in Brooklyn. She is originally from New Rochelle, New York and has been organizing around housing issues for five years.[1]
NYC-DSA
In 2020 Sumathy Kumar, was Co-chair of the New York City Democratic Socialists of America Steering Committee.
Sumathy Kumar has been organizing in New York City since 2014. She is a housing organizer and joined DSA in 2018. Before becoming co-chair she was on the organizing committees for the Afrosocialist and Socialists of Color Caucus and the Central Brooklyn Branch. [2]
DSA
Sumathy Kumar attended the New York Democratic Socialists of America conference at Manhattan’s Judson Memorial Church June 2019.[3]
Socialists of Color
DSA AfroSocialist and Socialists of Color Caucus February 22 2019:
Work hard, play hard! NYC members laughed their butts off at DRUNK BLACK HISTORY tonight. — with Khalil Sulker, Jonathan Bailey, Jabari Brisport and Sumathy Kumar at The Creek and The Cave.
National Gathering
The DSA AfroSocialist and Socialists of Color Caucus National Gathering Planning Committee proposed a National gathering to take place June 7th-9th, 2019 in New Orleans, Louisiana at Loyola University.
The tentative planning committee was Bianca Cunningham NYC-DSA, Alyssa Pariah Portland-DSA, Kristian Hernandez NTX-DSA, Suzanne-Juliette Mobley New Orleans, Sumathy Kumar NYC-DSA, Maikiko JamesLA-DSA, Beth Huang -Boston-DSA, Marian Jones-NYC-DSA, Ashley Payne East Bay-DSA, Sasha Hammad-DSA national staff.[4]