May Day

[Tiparith]

Just giving it out for all my comrades here on the West Coast. Victoria Marxist-Leninist Organization is putting on the first May Day Rally in a fair number of years. I invite everyone who is interested to come and enjoy the rally and march. For those of you over in Vancouver I know you guys are putting on a big march too so good luck with that. If any organizers of that see this could you tell anyone you know over here that this is happening cause we want a big turnout!

[Nothing Human Is Alien]

There are May Day marches in a number of U.S. cities again this year..

[Nicholas Raciti]

Florida residents, my silent friend and I are planning to march.

[Fawkes]

Anyone know of anything going on in the Southern New England area?

[Jude]

Can't wait until I'm in uni, can finally go to shit like May Day. Especially May Day. But I'm still skipping school and chillin in a left-wing bookstore for like 6 hours.

[Nothing Human Is Alien]

Originally posted by [email protected] 20, 2007 01:20 am
Anyone know of anything going on in the Southern New England area?
What's "Southern New England"? I know of some things going on in New York and Pennsylvania.

[Fawkes]

Originally posted by CompañeroDeLibertad+April 19, 2007 10:32 pm--> (CompañeroDeLibertad @ April 19, 2007 10:32 pm)
[email protected] 20, 2007 01:20 am
Anyone know of anything going on in the Southern New England area?
What's "Southern New England"? I know of some things going on in New York and Pennsylvania. [/b]
Southern New England would include Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island. What's going on in New York?

[Nothing Human Is Alien]

New York City
Tuesday May 1
4:00 pm - Rally & March
Union Square Park, 14 St. & Broadway
Marching to Federal Plaza/ Foley Square
(Site of the African Burial Ground)

Pittsburgh
Tuesday May 1
5:00 pm - Rally & March
Allegheny County Jail, 2nd Ave.
Marching to Mellon Square Park, 6th Ave.

[Jude]

Reading Gorky's "Mother" gives you a whole new perspective and respect for May Day, and life in general.

[classwarveteran]

I know a lot of IWW local branches are involved in organizing for the Gran Paro on May 1st. I do believe they are involved in the May 1st Coalition in NYC, and it does appear something is happening in Boston.

http://www.bostonmayday.org/index.html

I know that IWW members involved with troqueros have been busy building for the day throughout the US, and the ILWU Local #10 in the Bay Area ports has called for a stop-work meeting on May 1st. I was only informed of this recently by some IWW members in the Bay Area, and I can't understand why the ILWU has not been giving this much publicity. I understand the local in Seattle has done the same.

http://www.alcatrazunion.com/node/1478

P.S. Thanks to CDL for posting the info. above. Members of different organizations including the IWW, FPM, and Pittsburgh Friends of Immigrants have been working for a good turnout in Pittsburgh.

[NaxalbariZindabad]

Originally posted by [email protected] 19, 2007 09:09 pm
Victoria Marxist-Leninist Organization is putting on the first May Day Rally in a fair number of years. I invite everyone who is interested to come and enjoy the rally and march.
Hey comrade, It's great news to hear about this initiative!

I know a few comrades in BC so I'll tell them about it. However, don't you have a gathering time and place? Also, do you have a leaflet or something, a public call for the demo?

I checked vicml.com, and I'm truly glad to learn that a new ML group has been set up in Victoria. If possible, I'd like to have more info about your organization and its ideology.

Also, I don't know if you plan to write a report about the demo in Victoria, but if you do, I'm sure my comrades in the RCP-Canada would like to read it, and possibly include it in their The Red Flag newpaper.

[farleft]

What's going to be happening in London, UK?

[NaxalbariZindabad]

I would suggest joining the WPRM Mayday march. You can get the info about the WPRM on wprm.org (http://wprm.org)

Here is their gathering point:

London, England May Day March.
Workers and Oppressed People's Of All Countries Unite to destroy imperialism!

Tuesday 1st May 2007, assemble 12 noon Clerkenwell Green, London EC1. Close to Farringdon tube station.
March to Trafalgar Square.

http://www.geocities.com/resistnowresist/images/london_may_day_14.jpg
(previous WPRM mayday march in london)

[farleft]

I'll be there

[Forward Union]

Originally posted by [email protected] 21, 2007 08:23 am
I'll be there
On the autonomous bloc I hope. :rolleyes:

[farleft]

Originally posted by Love Underground+April 21, 2007 04:45 pm--> (Love Underground @ April 21, 2007 04:45 pm)
[email protected] 21, 2007 08:23 am
I'll be there
On the autonomous bloc I hope. :rolleyes: [/b]
huh? ill be selling copies of The Underground :)

[Forward Union]

Originally posted by farleft+April 21, 2007 07:26 pm--> (farleft @ April 21, 2007 07:26 pm)
Originally posted by Love [email protected] 21, 2007 04:45 pm

[email protected] 21, 2007 08:23 am
I'll be there
On the autonomous bloc I hope. :rolleyes:
huh? ill be selling copies of The Underground :) [/b]
You can sell papers on the autonomous bloc!

[Kropotkin Has a Posse]

Do you know where I can find information on the Vancouver one?

[classwarveteran]

I can't vouch for these cats, but found this info.:

http://deletetheborder.org/node/2120

MAY DAY 2007
MARCH FOR WORKERS' RIGHTS: SOLIDARITY WITH ALL IMMIGRANT, MIGRANT &
UNDOCUMENTED WORKERS!

Immigrant rights are worker's rights: Justice for All!

++++++++++++++++++++++++++
TUESDAY, MAY 1
Gather at 6pm at Clark Park @ Commercial Drive and 14th Avenue
(close to Broadway Skytrain)
March to Grandview Park for gathering @ 7:30 pm

[Sentinel]

I just found out I won't be working on mayday after all! :D

So comrades who intend to march in Stockholm, PM me if you want to meet up!

[( R )evolution]

Does any1 know if some May Day events are going on in San Diego, CA? Thanks

[OkaCrisis]

There's nothing going down in Toronto this year, which is unfortunate. In Mississauga there is a rally for No One Is Illegal at Hwy 10/Dundas at Revolution Square (holy shit, I grew up in the 'Saug and I never knew there was a "Revolution Square"!) at 5:00 pm. I will not attend for barbequing purposes. Plus I hate Mississauga.

BUT on May 5 No One Is Illegal is having a day of Action against illegal deportations at Bloor/Christie (Christie Pits Park).
I would go if not for work; the last No One Is Illegal rally I attended was amazing. I urge Torontonians to take to the streets to protest unfair treatment of non-citizen labourers in Canada.

http://toronto.nooneisillegal.org/sites/sanspapier/files/images/POSTER-FINAL-small.preview.jpg

[OneBrickOneVoice]

PM me if you want to get in on the Revolutionary Communist Contingent for the May 1st rally at Union Square in New York City. I think we'll be carrying large red flags like we did last year and getting out literature.

[Revulero]

Does anybody know whats going down in Texas

[luxemburg89]

What's going to be happening in London, UK?

May Day is going to be the seventh this year isn't it? i mean the holiday for it that is - obviously May Day is tuesday 1st may. May the 7th is the national workers holiday - please correct me if i'm wrong. In England, that is.

[fordan55]

I am going to strate a movment in my home town any Ideas :A:

[Patchd]

Originally posted by [email protected] 26, 2007 11:04 am

What's going to be happening in London, UK?

May Day is going to be the seventh this year isn't it? i mean the holiday for it that is - obviously May Day is tuesday 1st may. May the 7th is the national workers holiday - please correct me if i'm wrong. In England, that is.
Yeah, I would like to know the answer to this also. Are the Mayday marches in London being held on Mayday, or on the 7th. I heard that the 7th is a bank holiday.

[Fellow Worker]

In England, May Day is the 1st, but the bank holiday is the 7th. Take both says I.

There is a growing list of May Day events by all sorts of groups --unions, political parties, anarchists, community groups, etc.-- around the world at:

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

[anarchista feminista]

I asked a while ago about anything going on in Sydney. Anyone have any updates??

[Pawn Power]

Originally posted by [email protected] 26, 2007 01:44 pm
I am going to strate a movment in my home town any Ideas :A:
Quick!

[Forward Union]

Originally posted by [email protected] 26, 2007 06:44 pm
I am going to strate a movment in my home town any Ideas :A:
Glad to hear that you are interested in getting things going.

Please check the following links and ask me if you have any more questions or need any assistance.

Political Organisations (http://www.revleft.com/index.php?showtopic=31615)

Beginners guide to Getting Active (http://www.revleft.com/index.php?showtopic=61354)

[fordan55]

I looked at the links that is some good help I will get strated now.

[NaxalbariZindabad]

Finally, whats up with the Victoria ML Organization? Are you still organizing a MayDay demo?

[chebol]

MayDay - Sydney

This Sunday is the May Day and Toast

Kevin Rudd's disgraceful industrial relations policy (which denies workers the right to strike and allows employers to sack large numbers of workers unfairly) is becoming known as WorkChoices- lite. This underlines the importance of building a stronger and more militant rank-and-file movement to defend our rights at work and not relying on politicians from any political party to give us our rights on a platter. (Truly our rights at work have to be fought for, not voted for.) It also underlines the importance of building a political alternative to the ALP. The ALP conference confirmed that if we all fall in behind the ALP, we will be smothered by the ALP machine.

Moral of the story: March with Socialist Alliance at May Day. Come to the May Day toast.

May Day Rally
Help Socialist Alliance from 10am
Official gathering time: 11am
Hyde Park North. Sun 6 May
Ph 9690 1977 to get involved.

May Day Toast
2pm (or whenever the rally finishes)
Gaelic Club, 64 Devonshire St, Surry Hills (just near Central Station)


Check out: www.socialist-alliance.org