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May Day / Pro-Migrant Events Around the US

11:26 am By Maegan La Mala · Activism| Cities| Events| Immigration| States · 3 Comments

28 Apr 2009

This Friday is May Day. Traditionally a workers holiday, now it is a day to show support, solidarity and represent for immigrants. With ICE raids still happening, detention facilities making money for private companies with the blood of our community, and the DREAM Act still not passed, communities across the country need to make this May Day one of the largest.

1. ARIZONA Phoenix, AZ – Marcha Veteran’s Memorial Coliseum to State Capitol 8:30 AM AZ
2. Tucson, AZ – Marcha y mitin – South Gate Shopping Center 8 AM AZ

CALIFORNIA
3. Berkeley, CA Rally y Marcha – Sproul Plaza al City Hall, 11 AM CA
4. Cal State Dominguez Hills: Labor and Social Justice Fair Conference CA
5. Calexico, May 1st Binational immigration symposium Conference – 08:30 AM-08:30 PM CA
6. Chico, CA Mitin/Marcha – City Hall, 3 – 8 PM CA
7. Davis, CA Mitin y marcha – UC Davis Campus, 11 – 2 PM CA
8. Farmersville, CA – Marcha – Parque Memorial 4 PM CA
9. Fort Bragg, CA – Marcha, Tienda La Bamba 9:00 AM CA
10. Fresno, CA Eaton Plaza March (at the water tower) Gathering at 5:00 p.m begins at 6:00 p.m. CA
11. Fresno, CA Mitin y marcha – Centro Civico – Fulton Mall 4 – 8 PM CA
12. HAYWARD, CA – March & Rally – 10 a.m. Weekes Park @ 27182 Patrick Ave, 10:30 – 12:30 March to City Hall, 1:30 Rally @ City Hall CA
13. Los Angeles, CA ABRIL 30 Immigrant Rights Teach In – Antioch University 2 PM CA
14. Los Angeles, CA March by MIWON & LA County Fed, 1:30 PM Meet @ Echo Park, 4:30 PM Rally& postcard action @ Placita Olvera CA
15. Los Angeles, CA Marcha – Cinco Puntos a City Hall 11 AM CA
16. Los Angeles, CA Marcha – Olympic/Broadway 12 PM CA
17. Los Angeles, CA Marcha y Mitin – 3rd/Vermont a McArthur Park 2 – 7 PM CA
18. Madera, CA – Mitin, 5 PM CA
19. Martinez, CA – Vigilia y marcha, Martinez Marina 5:30 PM CA
20. Mendota, CA ABRIL 29 Marcha de los Niños – 10 AM CA
21. Modesto, CA – Mitin – Hatch Road/Crow Landing, 10 AM CA
22. Modesto, CA ABRIL 29 Rally-March – Gil’s Plaza 3 PM CA
23. Mountain View, CA – Vigilia – The Worker Center, Calvary Church 5 PM CA
24. Mountain View, CA Vigilia – The Worker Center, Calvary Church 5 PM CA
25. NAPA, CA – Vigilia / Vigil – Veterans Park in Napa Downtown From 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m CA
26. Oakland, CA: Program at Fruitvale Plaza 3:30-4:30pm Veteran’s Memorial Coliseum to State Capitol CA
27. Oakland, CA: Students/Youth MARCH to City Hall! 10:00 AM-01:00 PM GATHER at High St. and International Blvd. CA
28. Riverside, CA: Immigrants / Workers Rights = Human Rights MayDay March CA
29. Sacramento, CA – Marcha, Hiram Johnson High School a State Capitol 10 AM CA
30. Salinas, CA – Cuatro marchas – Constitutional y Laurel, 12 PM – 5 PM CA
31. San Diego, CA – Marcha – Chicano Park a City Hall, 10 AM CA
32. San Diego, CA – Rally – City College, 3 PM CA
33. San Francisco, CA: SF May Day March And Rally – Dolores Park 12 Noon March to Civic Center for 4 PM Rally CA
34. San Jose, CA: May Day Action – Mi Pueblo Shopping Center, Story Rd. & King Rd. to City Hall, 04:00 PM-06:00 PM CA
35. San Rafael, CA – Vigilia y marcha – Community Center – Canal, 6 AM – 10 AM CA
36. Santa Barbara, CA – Begins at 6:30pm in Presidio Springs at 721 Laguna Street CA
37. Santa Cruz, CA: May 1st March & Rally for Immigrant & Worker Rights CA
38. Santa Rosa, CA – Marcha – Old Albertsons Shopping Center 11 AM CA
39. SFA ‘Dine with Dignity’ May 1st Campus actions CA

CANADA
40. Vancouver CANADA Marcha, Solidaridad con Inmigrantes, Migrantes e Indocumentados- Clark Park a Grandview Park 6 PM Canada

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Immigration rallies: the view from SF

8:05 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Activism| Immigration| San Francisco · Comments Off

1 May 2007

As mainstream media is reporting a much lower turnout for this year’s immigration rallies across the country, I can personally report that this was the case in San Francisco.

While the rally was lively and and attendees very enthusiastic yesterday, San Francisco’s Civic Center square was less than 1/4 full, a sharp contrast from last year, when the crowds stretched from the steps of City Hall and the federal building spilling into the neighboring streets of the Tenderloin.

Yesterday morning Gustavo Arellano was on NPR talking about whether the lower number of attendees (because this was being predicted hours before the rallies actually started) had to more to do with the fact that the rallies last year were so successful that people simply think that the struggle is over.

Boycott in Mexico: Effective?

12:40 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Activism| Immigration| mexico · 2 Comments

2 May 2006

The New York Times (reg. required) compiled reports from various cities across the U.S. today to give us a sense of the vibe across the country. The last report in the article was dispatched from Mexico City, where activists urged Mexicans to boycott all American companies and products yesterday:

A call to boycott American brands and businesses got a lackluster response in the capital today despite widespread circulation on the Internet and in the media. Student protesters blocked entry to a Wal-Mart in a working-class neighborhood of Mexico City but elsewhere many were using the May Day holiday to get shopping done.

“Life has to go on and you have to get the shopping done,” said Martha Juarez, 40, a nurse, shopping at a Wal-Mart supermarket chain.” As for avoiding American-owned stores she said: “They are franchises that Mexicans buy, so boycotting them means boycotting Mexicans.”

Mariela Vallejo decided against buying some crackers because they are made by Nabisco. “It’s a way of supporting them, said Ms. Vallejo, 31, a federal government employee. But she smiled with embarrassment when reminded that she had just shopped in a Wal-Mart-owned store.

Ignacio Lopez, 34, a lawyer, who arrived at Starbucks here on a Harley Davidson motorcycle wearing a Harley Davidson jacket, was openly dismissive of the boycott. “It’s absurd to support this with a boycott.”

San Francisco solidarity

9:53 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Activism| Immigration| San Francisco · Comments Off

1 May 2006

I just returned from the rally at the federal building here in San Francisco, and I was happy — though not surprised — to see the solidarity of my fellow San Franciscans with the immigrant cause. There were faces of every color united with the chants of “Sí, se puede!”Contrary to what media likes to have us believe, African-Americans were there in droves, as well as the gay community. Nice to know that in the midst of attacks people of all colors and walks of life — immigrant or not — come together. Well, at least in San Francisco they do.

Check out my photos and those of attendees in other cities on our Flickr group…more to come!

Also, our coverage of the aftermath of May 1st continues tomorrow.

Rallies in Chicago, minute by minute

1:16 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Activism| Immigration| midwest · Comments Off

1 May 2006

The Chicago Tribune is following the immigrant rights events in Chicago in detail, with a blow-by-blow account that is continuously updated ont their website. Here’s a sample, then follow the entire coverage as the day progresses.

11:54 a.m. The march is underway from Union Park at a slow stroll with several high-ranking Chicago police officials nearby. Cheering crowds are lining Randolph Street at Elizabeth Street, many chanting, “Si se puede” (it can be done), and “USA.” Also, some marchers can be heard chanting in Spanish, “When we pay our lights, pay our gas, when we buy…We pay taxes.”

11:15 a.m.: The Wicker Park feeder march headed south on Ashland Avenue with a sound system blaring the late ’70s anthem “Ain’t No Stoppin’ Us Now” and the song “Walk This Way.”

The crowd, having swollen to more than 1,000, displayed multiple flags from the Palestinian Authority, the Philippines, Poland as well as the multicolored banner of gay pride.

But the U.S. flag dominated. Amber Javed, 23, of Chicago, carried a sign in Urdu that translated: “We are America.”

“It’s going to be a beautiful day,” said Javed, an immigrant from Pakistan.

You can also participate in the Tribune’s online forum which asks the question “Do rallies help?”

Via / Chicago Tribune

Photo via Reuters

San Francisco Bay Area demonstration info

12:45 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Activism| California| Immigration| San Francisco · Comments Off

1 May 2006

If you are in the San Francisco Bay Area and looking for information on the events taking place here, look no further. The San Francisco Chronicle has published a comprehensive list of Bay Area events in their morning edition:

Oakland: 9 a.m., marchers to meet at International Boulevard and 98th Avenue and walk 7 miles to the federal buildings downtown at 1301 Clay St., where they will hold a rally at 1:30 p.m. At 6 p.m., a rally and interfaith prayer service are planned at San Antonio Park, Foothill Boulevard at 15th Avenue.

Richmond and San Pablo: 9 a.m., marchers to gather at three churches: St. Paul’s, 1845 Church Lane in San Pablo; St. Mark’s, 159 Harbour Way in Richmond; and St. Cornelius, 225 28th St. in Richmond. The three groups will meet at old City Hall, 325 Civic Center Plaza in Richmond at 10 a.m. for a rally. They will then march to the El Cerrito del Norte BART Station to board trains to join the San Francisco protest.

San Francisco: 11 a.m. protesters to gather at Justin Herman Plaza on the Embarcadero. They’ll march up Market Street at 1 p.m. and rally at City Hall at 3 p.m. There will be another rally at 5 p.m. at the Federal Building, 450 Golden Gate Ave.

San Rafael: 10 a.m. Canal Alliance members will gather at St. Raphael’s Church, 1104 Fifth Ave., and march to Marin Civic Center, where a rally is planned for 1 p.m.

Santa Rosa: 10 a.m., protesters gather at 665 Sebastopol Road (former Albertsons) and march to Juilliard Park, 227 Santa Rosa Ave.

Berkeley: Noon, UC Berkeley students plan a walkout.

San Jose: 3 p.m. marchers plan to gather at King and Story roads. At 4 p.m., they will march to Arena Green Park at Santa Clara and Autumn streets, and at 6 p.m. they will rally in the park.

Via / San Francisco Chronicle

Anticipation builds in media around May 1 protest

11:42 am By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Activism| Media · Comments Off

1 May 2006

The media is buzzing with anticipation as the big day kicks off. No one knows what this day will bring as of yet, but everyone has an opinion. Here’s a round up of coverage as it stands right now:

CNN quotes organizers as saying “There will be tens of millions from coast to coast.”

The New York Times reports on employers who are bracing for the shock. The NYT also reports on other unrelated workers rallies around the world.(Reg. required)

Telemundo.com visitors voted in a poll and believe that the national anthem should be sung in English (41%) or that the Spanish version “is offensive (31%), while Univision.com visitors answered the question “What should be done on May 1st?” with an overwhelming 61% saying “a total strike”.

The LA Times published the march route for their city’s protest and talks about the businesses in the midst of the route that are preparing to be affected.

MSNBC.com visitors are voting overwhelmingly against the rallies.

Spain’s “El Mundo” invites those of us living in the U.S. to opine about how our daily lives are being affected by the strike. (Spanish)

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Posts Tagged ‘may 1’

May Day / Pro-Migrant Events Around the US

Immigration rallies: the view from SF

Boycott in Mexico: Effective?

San Francisco solidarity

Rallies in Chicago, minute by minute

San Francisco Bay Area demonstration info

Anticipation builds in media around May 1 protest

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