Calendar: May Day 2008 and Related Actions
Partial but growing list of actions. To add your event to this calendar, please fill out the endorsement form, especially the bottom half.
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New York City, NY • Boston, MA area • Detroit, MI •
Pittsburgh, PA • San Antonio, TX •
San Diego, CA • San Francisco/ Oakland, CA
| Thursday, May 1 | ||
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| 12 noon / 4 pm Manhattan, NY |
Stop the Raids & Deportations
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¡Alto a las redadas y deportaciónes! |
| 1:00 pm Manhattan, NY |
Free film screening : Beyond Borders: The Debate Over Human Migration AMC 19th Street East (A19) 890 Broadway (at 19th St) Please join us for this special screening hosted by the Tribeca Film Institute Presented by The New York Immigration Coalition Details and RSVP info at: beyondbordersfilm.com |
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| 2:00 pm Manhattan, NY |
RALLY at ROOSEVELT PARK in CHINATOWN (Grand St. between Forsyth and Chrystie St.) (B/D Train to Grand St. Station) 3:00pm: MARCH to UNION SQUARE JOIN US TO DEMAND: Repeal of the Employer Sanctions Provision Legislate Equal Rights for All Workers Establish a genuine path to citizenship for the undocumented For more info: info@breakthechainsnow.org | 212-358-0295 | www.breakthechainsnow.org |
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| 1:00 pm Brooklyn, NY |
IWW / Labor Centers feeder march May Day 1:00 pm Wobblies meet at Cadman Plaza Park, which is at the foot of the Brooklyn Bridge on the Brooklyn side 1:30 pm march over the Brooklyn Bridge 3:00 pm meet in Chinatown, join up w/other groups [see above] Join FEEDER MARCH to UNION SQUARE For more info: IWW-NYC |
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| 4:00 pm Boston, MA |
International Workers Day Stop the raids and deportations! 4:00 pm - Rally at Boston Common 5:30 pm - March to Copley Sq. For more information: 617.889.6080 bostonmayday.org including listing of additional feeder marches. |
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| 2:30 pm East Boston, MA Everett, MA Chelsea, MA |
International Workers Day Stop the raids and deportations! Legalization Now · Justice for ALL East Boston: 2:30 pm March from Central Sq. to Chelsea Everett 2:30 pm March from Everett City Hall to Chelsea Chelsea 3:30 pm Rally/Cultural Celebration at City Hall For more information: 617.889.6080. |
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| 10:00 am Detroit, MI |
3rd Grand March & Boycott - Stop the Raids & Deportations 10AM From Patton Park To Clark Park, SOUTHWEST DETROIT ¡NO SHOPPING, NO WORK, NO SCHOOL, NO ECONOMIC ACTIVITY! STtop the raids & deportations that separate families! Legalization for all immigrants now! cancel the fre etrade agreements (FTA's) NAFTA & FTAA that destroy the economies of Latin America and force millions of workers to migrate to the USA * Close inhumane detention centers! * Stop the Shameful and Humiliating US/Mexico Border Wall! * Protection of all workers' rights! * Stop home foreclosures & utility shutoffs! * Money for health care not for wars! For more information, visit Michigan Emergency Committee Against War & Injustice |
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| 10:00 am Pittsburgh, PA |
International Workers' Day - March for Immigrant Rights 3:00 pm Counter Detention Vigil Allegheny County Jail on 2nd Avenue, downtown Pittsburgh -Remembering people in immigration detention and those who have been deported 4:00 pm Rally and March for Immigrants' Rights from Allegheny County Jail through downtown to Mellon Square Park We say: &bull Immigrant rights! Are Human Rights! • No human being is illegal! We call for: • end ICE raids and deportations, • unconditional amnesty and legalization for immigrant workers, • end family separation -end racial profiling, • no border walls, • end targeting immigrant workers' employers, • end draconian immigration policies (such as: the e-verify system), • end backing of immigration applications, • welcome asylum seekers, no jail, • end funds for enforcement used on immigrants, • restore judicial discretion to immigration judges, • better oversight of immigration detention |
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| 12 noon |
Day of the Workers Justice For Migrants Justicia For Wokers 12 PM: Celebration, Plaza del Zacate (front of Hospital Santa Rosa). March at 6 PM For more information: Flier (in spanish) • (210) 299-2666 • (210) 927-2294 |
Dia de l@s Trabajador@s Justicia Para Migrantes Justicia Para Trabajador@s 12 PM: Celebración, Plaza del Zacate (frente del Hospital Santa Rosa). Marcha empieza 6 PM Para más información: Volante • (210) 299-2666 • (210) 927-2294 |
| 2:30 pm San Diego, CA |
May First: Immigrants Rights March Legalization for all Stop the Raids and Deportations Right to Live in Peace Right to Dignified Work for all People Right to Migrate Right to a Just and Equitable Education Starting at San Diego City College at 2:30 pm march down Broadway to a demonstration at Pantoja Park at 4 pm, the day's events will continue with a public assembly at Memorial Park at 5:30 pm, Oceanview and 30th. For more information, Visit May1st.wordpress.com or Download flier (english & spanish) or call (619) 696-9224 or email sdmay1st2008@yahoo.com |
Primero de Mayo: Marcha por los Derechos de los y las Emigrantes Legalización para todos Alto a redadas y deportaciones Derecho a vivir en paz Derecho a trabajo digno Derecho a emigrarse Derecho a una educación justa y equitativa La marcha comenzará en San Diego City College a las 2:30 pm. Marcharemos por la calle Broadway al Parque Pantoja y los eventos del día continuarán con una asamblea popular en el Parque Memorial, Oceanview Ave y Calle 30th. Para más información: May1st.wordpress.com • Descargar volante: (Español & Inglés) o (Español solamente) • tel: (619) 696-9224 • correo: sdmay1st2008@yahoo.com |
| 10:30 a.m. |
May Day protest WHEN: 10:30 a.m., May 1, followed by a rally at noon. WHERE: Longshore Union Hall, corner of Mason and Beach (near Fisherman's Wharf). WHAT: March to a rally at Justin Herman Plaza along the Embarcadero. For more information, Jack Heyman in SF Chronicle Open Forum or call (415) 776-8100. | |