Posted on May 13, 2009 by adamfreedom
The piece below from Chicago left blog Pilsenprole anlyzes the political terrian that led to the smaller turnout of the 2009 May Day rallies around immigration rights- though still more than the conservative media and well funded founcation sponsored Tea Party Protests this past April 15th. I couldn’t help but see many of the similarities with San Jose and I’m [...]
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Posted on May 7, 2009 by adamfreedom
Once again San Jose led the Bay Area with the largest protest in Northern California for May 1, 2009. While poor weather and swine flu scares turned many would-be marches away, many saw this years May Day immigrant rights march as the most spirited and significant since the massive march of 2006 when nearly [...]
Filed under: Humor, Labor, Reflection, The Movement, organizing | Tagged: Central Valley, comics, foreclosure, immigrant rights, Immigration movement, international workers day, La Cancion del Gripe Marrano, Labor, May Day, Obama, Repo Home Tour, San Jose, Silicon Valley De-Bug, Stockton, swine flu, Swine wow, workers | 1 Comment »
Posted on May 1, 2009 by adamfreedom
Happy May Day – International Workers Day!
¡Felecidades El Primero de Mayo –
Día de Trabajo Internacional!
Por los derechos laboral y contra todos fronteras.
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Posted on April 27, 2009 by adamfreedom
Yet again May Day quickly approaches. Since 2006 the immigrant rights marches- made up of millions of undocumented migrant workers along with their supporters, families and children- has brought back May 1st to its original roots in the US. But many are still unaware of its origins in US labor history and the impact [...]
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