On Sunday, May 1, 2011, at 12 noon, join several organizations as we begin our rally at Balboa Park
outside the Centro Cultural de la Raza (2004 Park Blvd. San Diego, 92101) and march to the Federal Building, from here we will march over to the Civic Center to join a May Day Labor solidarity event at 3pm.
On May 1, 1886, Chicago unionists, reformers, socialists, anarchists, and ordinary workers combined to make Chicago the center of the national movement for an eight-hour day. In the U.S. we must acknowledge the tragedy that took place in 1886, when workers were met by state violence and repression, because of the massive protest that were taking place for several days. Several workers would be killed and four were eventually hung in jail after an unjust trial.
On this historic day we will show unity with the workers of Wisconsin who are at the center of today's National Movement to protect the working class. In San Diego we must join in solidarity with the workers of Wisconsin and all workers across the world.
Program
12:00 pm Rally on grass area outside of Centro Cultural de la Raza, 2004 Park Blvd.
1:00 pm March to Federal Building, 880 Front Street, San Diego
2:00 pm Rally in Front of Federal Building
3:00 pm Solidarity Rally at Civic Center
For more info or to endorse call 619-987-8063 or 408-219-8891
or email: info@sandiegomayfirst.org or go to our website www.sandiegomayfirst.org
Sponsored by: Labor Council forLatin American Advancement San Diego/Imperial Counties Chapter, San Diego Chapter Pride@Work, Party for Socialism and Liberation, San Diego Troublemakers Union.
Endorsed by: Academic Professionals of California, American Federation of Teachers Local 1931, Anakbayan, C.A.F.E. (Creating Alternative Fair Enterprise), Education for All, KmB ProPeople Youth, Peace Resource Center, San Diego Maquiladora Workers Solidarity Network, San Diego Renters Union, Socialist Club of SD City College, UC-AFT San Diego Local 2034... and more!
May Day Rally this Sunday May 1st!
Sponsors include dozens of activist organizations. Among them are:
American Friends Service Committee, Interfaith Committee for Worker Justice of San Diego County, Labor Council for Latin American Advancement, San Diego and Imperial Counties Labor Council, San Diego May First, SEIU- United Service Workers West, Unión del Barrio, UNITE HERE Local 30
May Day Rally
Sunday, May 1, 2011
3:00 p.m.
Civic Center Plaza, Downtown San Diego
1200 3rd Ave, San Diego, CA 92101
Suggested parking:
Metered parking in Downtown is free on Sundays
Horton Plaza – Three hours free parking with validation
There are several May Day events taking place in San Diego on Sunday, May 1st.
Participants of each event will come together as one at
Civic Center Plaza at 3:00 p.m. to hold a unified May Day Rally.
For additional information or to RSVP please contact Nazanin Wahid at 619-584-5740, Ext. 60 or Nazanin@icwj.org
Blessings, Interfaith Committee for Worker Justice of San Diego County
EVENT 3:
Joyce Beers Community Center
1090 Vermont, Hillcrest 92103
one block north of Univ. Av, across from Trader Joe's
A Play by HOWARD ZINN
Dramatic Reading of "Marx in Soho"
Sunday 7 pm May 1st
"Humorous and stimulating!"
Howard Zinn (1922-2010), author of the classic A People's History of the United States, wrote this play. In it Marx is back! The premise of this witty and insightful "play on history" is that Karl Marx has agitated with the authorities of the afterlife for a chance to clear his name. Through a bureaucratic error, though, Marx is sent to Soho in New York, rather than his old stomping ground in London, to make his case. Marx in Soho is a brilliant introduction to Marx's life, his class analysis of society, and his passion for radical change. Zinn also shows how Marx's ideas are relevant in today's world with capitalism in crisis and labor under attack and desperately needing to organize.
This event is sponsored by the International Museum of Human Rights at San Diego and endorsed by Activist San Diego, Amnesty International, and others.
Donations gladly accepted. Contact: info@ActivistSanDiego.org or 619-871-9354