Short documentary I made of the May Day 2010 protest.

The annual Chicago May Day protests and marches, an annual tradition going back to 1886 with its connections to workers' struggles and immigrant rights, returned resoundingly in 2010. Participants this year highlighted, galvanized by a number of factors including frustration over inaction by the Obama Administration (despite campaign promises of solidarity) and fury over the controversial SB 1070 law in Arizona mandating racial profiling in that state.

Video coverage: May Day March Video | The Sights and Sounds of May Day 2010

A short video of May Day's Right to Survive action, including interviews explaining the event. Enjoy!

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These are videos from the Portland protest march and speeches on May Day

Over 5,000 people attended this event Non Violent - Family Friendly - No Robo Cops

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By SDS Media Team, published to the open publishing newswire: SDS at UH was able to mobilize a small number of students for UH to join the march for dignity and justice for all, where more than 6,000 people that took to the streets to celebrate mayday and demand immigrant rights, worker rights and comprehensive immigration reform. We participated and lead chants including "Education, Not Deportation", and "Helado Si! Migra No!" and On Thursday we screened Despierta Gigante! Giant Awake! as part of an effort to get UH students thinking about the immigrant rights movement.

The strong turn out this year is certainly influenced by the repressive and racist SB1070 legislation that was passed in Arizona, and reawakened immigrant rights activism across the country that has not been seen since the mass mobilizations in 2006 against HR4437. We are excited about the end of our semester and looking forward to pushing for immigrant rights over the summer and in the upcoming semester. [full article with photos]

From the Newswire: Video from the May Day Immigrant March | Photos from May Day March 2010 | Gringo Highlights of the May Day March Audio | Highlights from the Houston May Day Immigrant March Audio | Publish your story and media! | El Gato: Arizona Hits Home | Our New Anahuac: La Gran Marcha En Houston 05/01/2010 San Antonio: La Gran Marcha 05/01/10 In San Anto

On the night of Saturday, May 1st, May Day, there was a dance party to mark International Workers' Day, which began at the clock tower in downtown Santa Cruz. During the event, around 250 people roved through the streets in a mixture of dancing, partying and protesting. A smaller number of people, some wearing masks or bandanas on their face, carried torches, spray painted graffiti, broke windows at an estimated 18 downtown businesses, and caused an estimated $100,000 in damage. In addition, a squad car of a cop who responded was reportedly pelted with rocks, surrounded, and paint was poured on the hood.

Southern Oregonians participated in a May Day Caravan for Immigration Reform which started in Ashland and traveled north to Medford...

Here are some photos taken from the Bi-Mart parking lot in Ashland where the caravan originated and there are a few photos after we hit the road...

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From LA-IMC: May 1, 2010: The air was electrified by a presence not felt since the Gran Marcha of 2006. Tens of thousands marched through downtown Los Angeles in solidarity with Arizona's victims of a new law that effectively legalizes racial profiling. The new Arizona law has been denounced by President Obama, DHS Head Janet Nopalitano, the Mayor of Phoenix, the Sheriff of Pima County (Arizona), and even some Republicans who see it as draconian legislation. Demonstrations were held nationwide and cities throughout the nation are reporting sizable turnouts. Read more with photos

From Rochester IMC: "Today is the day the world celebrates the struggle of workers who won the 8 hour work day. Its a Holiday that started here in America and is celebrated all over the world, except for in America. They took it away from us years ago because it was too scary and too dangerous and we asked too many questions. The last few years in cities around the country workers have been fighting to bring it back, for Immigration Reform, for workers rights, for all the things that we fight for to make our lives better." Read more with video

More US May Day Coverage: May Day March in Buffalo | May Day 2010 in Philly | May Day Boston Rally/March | Clark Students to Walk Out for Worker Rights | Minneapolis: Thousands Rally Against SB1070 | May Day March for Dignity and Rights for all floods Southwest Houston | May Day 2010 -- Photos from Southern Oregon | The Santa Cruz May Day Riot

Related: New York Activists Launch New Internet Calendar on May 1st | Immigrant Rights Activists Block Entrance to Downtown ICE Detention Center, Los Angeles

Flagstaff City Council votes to sue state over SB1070, UofA students organize rally for tomorrow; resistance is growing across the state

On Saturday, May 1 more than 8,000 people marched in Tucson against SB1070 and a suite of racist, anti-immigrant and anti-worker laws in the state of Arizona (photos: 1, 2). In Phoenix, as many as 10,000 marched to the (recently privatized) State Capitol.

Meanwhile, on Tuesday, May 4th the Flagstaff City Council voted unanimously to take legal action against the state over SB1070. Pima Couny Sheriff Clarence Dupnik has stated he will not enforce the law, and both the cities of Tucson and Phoenix are considering their own lawsuits.

Boston Common-May 1, 2010: Over a thousand people turned out for May Day in Boston.

Como siempre cuando hay mobilizaciones de obreros y obreras, las fuerzas represivas del estado salen a suprimirlas. Les urgimos mucha precaución en lo que salen manejando, y aunque es necesario manifestar nuestro descontento, lo hay que hacer con cautela, siempre echando un ojo a las agencias del llamado "orden público." As always when there are workers' mobilizations, the repressive forces of the state come out to supress them. We urge you caution as you drive, and although it is necessary to manifest our discontent, we must do it very carefully and always with an eye on so-called "law enforcement" agencias.

Saturday, May 1st is May Day, or International Workers Day. The Bay Area will observe the holiday with celebrations, marches, rallies, and street parties. Events on Saturday include rallies, marches, and demonstrations for immigrant and workers rights in San Francisco, Watsonville, the East Bay, Fresno, Modesto, and San Jose. Celebrations and street parties are planned in San Francisco, Santa Cruz, and Oakland.

One hundred and twenty four years after the three day anarchist-led, general strike in Chicago saw the martyring of many of its leaders, May 1st is still a day of struggle for justice worldwide. This year that day will be celebrated in Buffalo with a couple important events that all people should try to attend.

March for Immigrant and Worker Rights

Many different community, immigrant, Latino, student, labor, and anti-capitalist groups are coming together this May Day to march in defense of immigrant and worker rights. With the recent passage of Arizona's sb1070, it is an incredibly important time for us to stand united and not allow immigrants in this country to be those blamed for the many problems our country now faces. It's clear that big business and financial institutions have created a massive economic catastrophe and now they expect everyone but themselves to take the blame. The burden of the past few years of economic recession is shifted onto working people and immigrants. And, it's time we put a stop to that.

Come join the march and get involved with one of the many groups that will be in attendance. The rally meets at 2pm at the intersection of Main St. and Goodell and will be marching to MLK Park.

The Furies of Mother Jones

After the rally, at 8pm, our local left wing artists at Subversive Theatre will be performing their one-day only rendition of The Furies of Mother Jones. For those that have not been to a subversive theatre performance in the past, it is an absolute must. The boost that arts, in particular theatre, can give to our movements is phenomenal. More of us should be supporting Subversive Theatre and regularly attending their performances. The Furies of Mother Jones will be held at 255 Great Arrow Drive in the Manny Fried Playhouse. All are welcome, but seating is limited so get there early!

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The 33rd Issue of the BAAM Newsletter. For May Day and May 2010. Special Spread with upcoming events for Boston's Month of Anarchy on pages 8-9. Also: How Migrant Workers Won the 8 hour Day: A History of May Day by Jake Carman Update on Hyatt Hotel Workers by Jones Unity Statement Against Legislation of Hate in Arizona by National Immigration Law Center Boston Public Library Reader's Guide An Appropriate Response to Street Harrassment by Dykonoclast For Shaw's Workers: Only Solidarity Can win the Day by Jake Carman Lucy Parsons: A Life of Struggle by Adrienne Anti-Authoritarian Economy by Dimitri Konstantinou IMF sinks claws into Greece; Workers Respond by George Hayduke.

The Peoria Journal Star owes a long overdue public apology to the late Mark Clark, and especially to his remaining family members.

Peorian Mark Clark, then 22, was murdered by Chicago police authorities during the infamous predawn raid on December 4, 1969 at a West Side apartment where he and a group of fellow Black Panthers were sleeping. The renowned and charismatic Panther Fred Hampton, age 21, also was killed by police, shot point blank in the head while still on his mattress.

The incident became a landmark event in the urban civil rights movement with both Clark and Hampton considered martyrs to the causes of worldwide black liberation and the revolutionary human rights struggle. According to published newspaper reports, 14 police officers assigned to the office of then Cook County State’s Attorney Edward V. Hanrahan (who died just last week, on June 9, at age 88) stormed the apartment at 2337 W. Monroe St. occupied by seven Black Panthers in a 4:40 a.m. raid.