MayDay 2012 thread

[Ele'ill]

Reposting this here in this area of the forum so it gets full attention. Reference to the other thread here http://www.revleft.com/vb/occupationwide-may-day-t166815/index.html

And the actual site

http://www.occupymay1st.org/

[Ele'ill]

Gonna bump this thread cause we're getting closer now and add this awesome poster

http://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc7/432275_400936629923901_100000227026612_1771864_213 8316670_n.jpg

[Vladimir Innit Lenin]

What's happening in the UK?

[Sasha]

Netherlands:

Anarcho/anti-capitalist demonstration in Amsterdam: http://1mei.noblogs.org/
Occupy'ish encirclement of/demonstration around the government center in the hague: http://www.rondjebinnenhof.nl/
ML/maoist demo in rotterdam: http://www.eenmeicomite.nl/

[Ele'ill]

May - 1st - Portland

http://greycoast.wordpress.com/2012/04/18/overview-of-may-day-activities-in-portland/

Two marches one permitted one unpermitted sandwiched in between building occupations occurring in the AM and PM.

[NewLeft]

http://toronto.nooneisillegal.org/sites/default/files/images/Untitled.png

[TheGodlessUtopian]

Thread stikied. Will unstiky once May has passed.

[Prometeo liberado]

Thread stikied. Will unstiky once May has passed.

I must be computer illiterate cus I have no idea what that means. Also, I will be in OC California for that day. Whats going on OCCUPY/MAYDAY? Your website kinda sucks, no info.

[Ele'ill]

I must be computer illiterate cus I have no idea what that means. Also, I will be in OC California for that day. Whats going on OCCUPY/MAYDAY? Your website kinda sucks, no info.

it means the thread has been locked to the top of this subforum's index list so it won't drop down and vanish like the other threads will when not continuously posted in

these two sites should have info for you

http://occupyoakland.org/

http://www.occupymay1st.org/

[Sasha]

New call out for the Amsterdam demo:



On the 1st of May we take over the streets and squares around the world, a tradition existing for over one hundred years. We take to the streets to strengthen our dignity and struggle, and show that it is possible to fight what oppresses us. Queens day was once invented to make sure that Holland is experiencing a collective hangover on the 1st of May... It does not surprise us that the 1st of May tradition in Holland is only developing slowly, because social movements have always been recuperated and destroyed. But we do not want a walk around the park so people can go home having done “something”, we want a confrontational collective experience, that goes further than just that day.
We live in a time of economical and political crisis, actually a crisis of the states, banks and big companies, but the people pay the price. The political and corporate vultures just found a new stick to beat the people down with. They expect us to carry the whole weight, to not complain- everything to keep their position and bank account safe. Just because their economy has always needed rich but even more the poor, and because they want to have us addicted to work and money to keep their economy functioning.
While the 'social securities' are vanishing, the banks have more power than ever. In both Italy and Greece the clumsy politicians were replaced by characters of the european bank, without an election. Their 'crisis' is only being used to keep and increase their money flow and their democratic system. We are being kept afraid, frightened to loose our job or house, afraid of foreigners... While we should be furious. Without any shame they are destroying the earth we are living on. Everything is for sale, from war and safety, till 'green' feelgood-products and a social life on your smartphone.
The crisis only exists as an excuse to locally frighten the people, and like that keep them under control with new laws and less money; elsewhere on the world the crisis is the perfect excuse to increase ruthless exploitation, and to care even less about people and the world.
The whole existence of the crisis can be doubted, because there is more than enough food to feed the whole population- its about who claims it. They can no longer fool us with their ridiculous contracts, consumerism, chipcards, camera's, bankcards and IDcards. They are not necessary at all and never have been. What is necessary, is that people take their life and their city in to their own hands. We do not take it when people are being stopped and searched on the streets because of the colour of their skin, and then arrested because they don't have the right papers. We do not take it to be exploited by any company or boss. We do not take when our lives are being dominated by religion.
We want to fill in our lives ourselves and together, but before we get to that point we will have to fight for it. Fight for a free world, where people are not being hindered by borders, authorities and capital. Fight for a world in which we are not numbers, and where the circus of school, work and consuming until death does no longer exist. We will not wait any longer for their next blow to hit, we wont let ourselves be frightened, we think and act for ourselves and each other. Because of all of that: lets take the streets
We will no longer let ourselves be judged on productivity

We will certainly not submit to their system

We will destroy their control and profit
Anarchy, solidarityt ...and never work again!

[Os Cangaceiros]

Have fun guys. I will be cheering you on from the sidelines (http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=boonies) :crying:

[Ele'ill]

Have fun guys. I will be cheering you on from the sidelines (http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=boonies) :crying:

I was telling someone else from the forum (part joking part very dead seriously) that those who can't make it out should nerd out and throw a LAN/TV party wherever they live for their friends/peers with each monitor/tv showing a different city's live stream from where ever in the world. Do it at school or wherever in the hallways.

[Ele'ill]

here's a lead up to may day story

Today I was out in this city park with friends and there were a lot of people walking about and I was telling a friend how when we look around like how many of these people are gonna know about or care about may day and all of a sudden there was this person probably in their 40's, kind of typical relaxing weekend attire, dirty jeans etc and they were taking photographs of a building and some guy and his dog walked past them and said about how nice of a day it is and how he hoped it would last but probably more rain boohoo or something and this person turned to the guy and said 'yeah but you know May Day's coming' in a really excited tone totally referring to the planned activities on the 1st.

[Kotze]

I will refuse to work on MayDay 2012 :sneaky:

[Bostana]

Kinda off topic but May 1 is my B-Day
:thumbup1:

[Art Vandelay]

Im thinking about making the trek across the border to Chicago for mayday.

[marl]

Kinda off topic but May 1 is my B-Day
:thumbup1:

Have your party on the streets.

[Art Vandelay]

Kinda off topic but May 1 is my B-Day
:thumbup1:

Thats pretty wicked, you need to go out and have some extra birthday fun that day:laugh:

[Geiseric]

I'll start organizing a demo in my little suburb town... They're trying to shut down the resource center where about 3,000 people get their food so that'll probably be my pitch.

[Bostana]

Thats pretty wicked, you need to go out and have some extra birthday fun that day:laugh:

Have your party on the streets.

Totally My Plan
:thumbup1:

[Prometeo liberado]

Can any Southern Cal comrades tell me why Union del Barrio (SCIC) is trying divide the MayDay march from the MayDay Coalition? Apparently they tried this last year and know the MDC has to hold up their march(3-4 hours) to keep these yahoo's from dividing it. I'm not privy to this level of triflings or sectarianism so any input would help.

[Ele'ill]

May Day video trailers for all cities participating (if you like video trailer type of stuff)

http://greycoast.wordpress.com/

[Os Cangaceiros]

Does anyone know what's going on internationally during the upcoming May Day events?

I know that there might be something big going on in Montreal...

[Ele'ill]

Does anyone know what's going on internationally during the upcoming May Day events?

I know that there might be something big going on in Montreal...


http://strikeeverywhere.net/

I think there's a decent link page on that site for various march/action plans in any city that's taking part

[Ele'ill]

Does anyone know what's going on internationally during the upcoming May Day events?

I know that there might be something big going on in Montreal...


http://anarchistnews.org/content/anarchist-contingent-montr%C3%A9al-may-day-2012

[Art Vandelay]

http://anarchistnews.org/content/anarchist-contingent-montr%C3%A9al-may-day-2012

I may have to head on down to Montreal instead of Chicago for mayday.

[Os Cangaceiros]

Bus drivers in Thessaloniki (Greece) are walking off the job on May 1st.

Just a random bit of international May Day news I read today.

[Os Cangaceiros]

I may have to head on down to Montreal instead of Chicago for mayday.


Violence erupted in the streets of Montreal Wednesday night after talks broke down between student groups and the Quebec government, leading to 85 arrests and shattered windows.

Several police officers were also injured in the riot that left the city stunned Thursday.

Banks and other businesses, cars, even a police station had their windows shattered by an angry mob that spilled out from a larger crowd of thousands of student protesters.

http://toronto.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20120426/quebec-students-riot-20120426/20120426/?hub=TorontoNewHome

you just might have to...

[Bostana]

I'm off to Detroit on MayDay.
http://www.occupy-detroit.us/2012/04/12/occupy-detroit-may-day-general-strike/

http://www.occupy-detroit.us/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/May-Day-general-strike-Detr.jpg

[Vyacheslav Brolotov]

Any May Day stuff going on in Philadelphia?

[Ele'ill]

yes

[Vyacheslav Brolotov]

yes

I'm down for anything, even anarchists. :p

I'll even do the ACAB thing. :cool:

[o well this is ok I guess]

I'm uh
gonna be plane for mayday
but it's kool all our flights are probably going to be cancelled cuz air canada

[Os Cangaceiros]

sounds like May Day in Paris (http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/04/26/us-france-election-labourday-idUSBRE83P0JI20120426) might be interesting:



Hollande, tipped to beat the conservative Sarkozy in the May 6 ballot, faulted his adversary for calling a rival rally near the Eiffel Tower on May 1 in a challenge to the annual trade union event.

"I regret that Nicolas Sarkozy has exploited this (event) to go in search of conflict," the Socialist candidate told France (http://www.reuters.com/places/france) Info radio, saying he would leave May Day to organized labor.

"May 1 is a worker celebration that trade unions across the world decide upon, and I consider it is not for politicians to interfere, even during an election campaign," Hollande said.

Sarkozy's plans for a parallel rally sets the stage for a three-way contest in the streets of Paris.

Alongside union-led marches, the far right National Front will be holding its annual "Joan of Arc Day" rally in the capital, at which anti-immigration candidate Marine Le Pen has said she will spell out her position on the presidential race.

[teflon_john]

i'll be at work.

[Ostrinski]

I'll be getting ready for my trip to Europe.

[A Revolutionary Tool]

Sweet, I have the day off, so I don't even have to risk getting fired for not going into work.

[Art Vandelay]

I'm down for anything, even anarchists. :p

I'll even do the ACAB thing. :cool:

You should always be doing the A.C.A.B. thing. :cool:

I am excited, Montreal should be popping on may day. Does anyone know of anything going on in Canada around the 19th-21st?

[marl]

Any May Day stuff going on in Philadelphia?

http://www.facebook.com/events/384999524851887/

Ignore the date of 'April 30th'. :p


Does anyone know of anything going on in Canada around the 19th-21st?

You should really try to make it to Chicago, comrade.

[Sasha]

seems a pretty good nationwide response might be coming to the anarchist demo here in amsterdam, even the iranian communist party is showing up. now just hope that between queensnight (29th), queensday (30th), ajax championship (3th or 6th of may), remembrance day (4th) and liberation day (5th) the pigs will be so stretched that they wont be able to overpolice the demo again like they did last year in utrecht (where we never made it further than a few meters from the starting point).

[Railyon]

Will engage in bourgeois antifascism and good ol' trade union slamming.

Would be so fucking awesome to blast this song into the Nazi's face:
X7wjLIbMU2k
But I'll prolly only get weird looks and flak from my associates.

May 1st is a national holiday over here anyway, fucking bummer else I'd be GENERAL STRAIKU all over the place.

[Ele'ill]

http://strikemay1st.com/

[Os Cangaceiros]

This is a good article on May Day from a non-left wing source, specifically May Day in NYC coming up:

http://www.thirteen.org/metrofocus/news/2012/04/on-may-day-a-precarious-union-of-interests/

[TheGodlessUtopian]

The website for the Maine May Day general strike...

http://mainemayday.weebly.com/index.html

[Deicide]

Will engage in bourgeois antifascism and good ol' trade union slamming.

Would be so fucking awesome to blast this song into the Nazi's face:
X7wjLIbMU2k
But I'll prolly only get weird looks and flak from my associates.

May 1st is a national holiday over here anyway, fucking bummer else I'd be GENERAL STRAIKU all over the place.

Man.. I need to hurry the fuck up and learn German already :crying:

[marl]

Marxists.org event list (http://www.marxists.org/espanol/tematica/1demayo/index.htm#eventos)

[Sasha]

dawn police raids in newyork: http://anarchistnews.org/content/urgent-pre-may-day-police-raids-new-york-city

draconian emergency order in amsterdam banning all personal safety protection, facemasking and flagpoles: http://www.parool.nl/parool/nl/4024/AMSTERDAM-CENTRUM/article/detail/3249144/2012/05/01/Amsterdam-bevreesd-om-krakersdemonstratie.dhtml
my sugestion that close reading of these emergency orders of the mayor clearly bans the deployement of the riot-pollice didnt go down well with his spokesman....

[bricolage]

I can confirm that london mayday is both as turkish and as stalinist as it's always been.

[Brosip Tito]

Anything happening in Greece?

[bad ideas actualised by alcohol]

dawn police raids in newyork: http://anarchistnews.org/content/urgent-pre-may-day-police-raids-new-york-city

draconian emergency order in amsterdam banning all personal safety protection, facemasking and flagpoles: http://www.parool.nl/parool/nl/4024/AMSTERDAM-CENTRUM/article/detail/3249144/2012/05/01/Amsterdam-bevreesd-om-krakersdemonstratie.dhtml
my sugestion that close reading of these emergency orders of the mayor clearly bans the deployement of the riot-pollice didnt go down well with his spokesman....

Raar dat er bij staat dat steekwapens taboe zijn, want die zijn toch sowieso sinds vandaag verboden?

@Order Reigns
From RT:

11:45 GMT: More than 2,000 Greeks marked the May Day holiday with massive strikes and rallies against tough austerity in return for IMF and EU loans.

[Lobotomy]

seattle was great today, will post about it tomorrow when i'm sober and not falling asleep. :blushing:

[TheGodlessUtopian]

Marxists.org event list (http://www.marxists.org/espanol/tematica/1demayo/index.htm#eventos)

English translation please?

[Sasha]

Like said in the other thread I got nicked in a frame up... I just got released, ill write a report later, here some footage etc: http://www.indymedia.nl

[NewLeft]

I was @ occupy Toronto yesterday. A little disappointed..