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May Day Actions in Defense of Immigrant Families Announced
13:13 H | Topics: Activism - Cities - Immigration
With the weather getting nice, it's time to get your marching shoes on. The marches and actions for the National Day of Action in Defense of
Immigrant Families have been announced for May 1st.

Check after the jump for all the activities in the cities near you.


ARIZONA


Tucson
March and Meeting
South Gate Shopping Center
8 AM

Phoenix
March
Veteran’s Memorial Coliseum to State Capitol
8:30 AM

CALIFORNIA

Berkeley
Rally and March
Sproul Plaza to City Hall
11 AM
Castroville

Chico
Meeting/March
City Hall
3 – 8 PM

Davis
Meeting and March
UC Davis Campus
11 – 2 PM

Farmersville
March
Memorial Park
4 PM

Fort Bragg
March
La Bamba Store
9:00 AM

Fresno
Meeting and March
Medical Center- Fulton Mall
4 - 8 PM

Los Angeles
March
Olympic/Broadway
12 PM

Los Angeles
March and Meeting
3rd/Vermont to McArthur Park
2 – 7 PM

Los Angeles
March
5 Points to City Hall
11 AM
Madera
Meeting
5 PM
Martinez
Vigil and March
Martinez Marina
5:30 PM

Modesto
Mitin
Hatch Road/Crow Landing
10 AM

Mountain View
Vigilia
The Worker Center
Calvary Church
5 PM

Oakland
March
Fruitvale Plaza – along International Boulevard
9 AM

Sacramento
March
Hiram Johnson High School to State Capitol
10 AM

Salinas
Four marches
Constitutional and Laurel
12 PM – 5 PM

San Diego
March
Chicano Park to City Hall
10 AM

San Diego
Rally
City College
3 PM

an Francisco
March
Dolores Park to Civic Center
12 PM – 3 PM

San Jose
Rally and March
Mi Pueblo Shopping Center
4 PM

San Rafael
Vigil and march
Community Center – Canal
6 AM – 10 AM

Santa Rosa
March
Old Albertsons Shopping Center
11 AM

COLORADO
Denver
March
Lincoln Park
10 AM

ILLINOIS
Chicago
Rally and March
Union Park

Chicago
10 AM

INDIANA
Indianapolis
March
5 – 9 PM

KENTUCKY
Louisville
Meeting y march
Courthouse to Jefferson Park
5 – 7 PM

MASSACHUSSETTS
Boston
Meeting and march
Boston Common
4 PM

Chelsea
March
City Hall to Central Square
2 – 5 PM

MICHIGAN

Detroit
Meeting
Downtown

MINNESOTA
Minneapolis
Marcha
Lake Street
4 PM

NEVADA
Las Vegas
Mitin
US Federal Courthouse
7 PM

NEW JERSEY
Elizabeth
Meeting
Warinanco park
11 AM

NEW MEXICO

Albuquerque
March
Tiguex Park
3 – 5 PM

Santa Fe
March
Downtown – De Vargas Park
4 – 7 PM

NEW YORK

New York City
Meeting and March
Union Square Park to Federal Plaza
4 PM

NORTH CAROLINA
Raleigh
Peaceful Gathering
Legislative House

OREGON
Portland
Meeting and March
SW Park
4 PM

Salem, OR
March to State Capitol
11 AM -3 PM

PENNSYLVANIA

Pittsburgh
March and Meeting
Downtown to Mellon Square Park
4 PM

TEXAS

Austin
Meeting
State Capitol
5 – 7:30 PM

McAllen
March
Municipal Park
6 PM

San Antonio
Meeting and March
Plaza del Zacate
12 PM – 7 PM

WASHINGTON

Bellingham
Meeting
Cornwall Park
12-6

Mt. Vernon
Meeting and March
11am

Seattle
March and meeting
Seattle Center Fisher Pavillion
3 PM

Yakima
March
Miller Park
3:30 PM
WISCONSIN

Madison
March and meeting
State Capitol
12 PM

Milwaukee
March
12 PM

CANADA

Vancouver

March in Solidarity with Migrants, Migrants and Undocumented
Clark Park to Grandview Park
6 PM
Via / ProInmigrant
Related

http://www.causaoregon.org

CAUSA
1460 Capitol St NE
Salem OR 97301
503.982.0243 ext 213
503.982.1031 fax


http://www.causaoregon.org/oregon-regio ... etro-area/

Portland-Metro Area

CAUSA participates in the Portland Immigrant Rights Coalition, whose members include:

VOZ Workers Rights Education Project
Jobs with Justice
CAUSA
American Friends Service Commitee
pdxApril9SEIU Local 49
SEIU Local 503
AFSCME Council 75
Latino Network
Portland Central America Solidarity Committee
Oregon Farmworker Ministries
Center for Intercultural Organizing
PCUN
Hermandad Mexicana
Social Activist Youth
Jefferson Center
Escuela Magdalena Mora
Witness for Peace


Salem OR May 1 2008 12 noon @ State Capitol (900 Court St NE)

"Join immigrants and allies to call for driving privilege restoration, just legalization for all and denounce the SAVE Act and other anti-immigration proposals"

"Gather at 11am, rally and march at 12 noon Oregon State Capitol 900 Court St NE, Salem OR"



And:

http://protest.net/pdxindymedia/index.cgi?
span=event&ID=1139623&day=1&month=May&year=2008&st ate_values=

May 1st 2008 protest/rally
Time 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Title May Day rally and march
Portland, Oregon
Location South Park Blocks
Speaker numerous
Phone Contact 503.780.3672.
Topic / Issue Other
Sponsor Portland Immigrant Rights Coalition
A rally and march in support of Immigrants' and Worker's rights.

The Portland Immigrant Rights Coalition along with Jobs with Justice, Voz, and ILWU Local 8.

To halt the war on working people at home and abroad.

3 pm puppet playtime and sign making
4 pm rally with speakers
5 pm march

Originally Posted by working4change

http://vivirlatino.com/2008/04/16/may-day-actions-in-defense-of-immigrant-families-announced.php

May Day Actions in Defense of Immigrant Families Announced
13:13 H | Topics: Activism - Cities - Immigration
With the weather getting nice, it's time to get your marching shoes on. The marches and actions for the National Day of Action in Defense of
Immigrant Families have been announced for May 1st.

Check after the jump for all the activities in the cities near you.


ARIZONA


Tucson
March and Meeting
South Gate Shopping Center
8 AM

Phoenix
March
Veteran’s Memorial Coliseum to State Capitol
8:30 AM

...

March in Solidarity with Migrants, Migrants and Undocumented
Clark Park to Grandview Park
6 PM
Via / ProInmigrant
Related

I believe those are last year's marches.
Check this link.
http://www.radiobilingue.org/inmigrante ... 070428.htm
Notice the "070428" at the end. Year: 07, Month: 04 Day: 28

Date May 1st Rally at Union Square

City New York
Location Union Square
Times
Sponsoring groups NYC May 1st Coalition for Immigrant & Workers Rights, Teamsters Local 808, City Council Member Charles Barron
LINK to full details www.may1.info

Date May 1, 2008 – June 15, 2008
City St. Paul MN to Washington D.C.
Location A 1,200 mile pilgrimage of faith for immigrant rights from St. Paul MN to Washington D.C.
Times
Sponsoring groups
LINK to full details http://www.immigrantsolidarity.org/

Originally Posted by LawEnforcer

On International Workers Day, Boston's streets will be filled with feeder marches, starting at 3pm, snaking towards the Common for the 4pm May Day rally. Here's a list of feeder marches, please skip work/school or duck out early and join up with the one closest to you:


Kenmore: For neighborhoods west of Boston's center (such as Allston/Brighton, Brookline, Watertown, Kenmore/Fenway area etc,) We will be rallying in Kenmore Square at 3pm, and then march to the Common.



Harvard Square: (for Cambridge and points north) Meet at the Harvard Science Center near Harvard Yard at 3pm, march to Common.


Copley: Critical Mass CALLING ALL BIKERS! There will be a Critical Mass ride on May 1st in support of the May Day protest on the Common. The ride will meet in Copley Square at 3:00 and end up at Boston Common by 4(ish). A flyer announcing the ride is available at the link below. Please print and distribute.

http://www.baamboston.org/wp-content/up ... _word1.doc

See you in the streets!
BostonMayDay.org

As a Harvard alum I will be there and visible for NumbersUSA and will continue to the Common and Copley Square.

In Oregon they march in Salem and then go one hour north to Portland???

"The buses will wait..." --Rev. Billy Graham

Immigration Solidarity Calendar Full Details found at above link

Date 2008-05-01
City Tucson, AZ
Location Begin March from So. Gate Shopping Center, 6th Ave. and I-10, with Rally at 11:30 AM at Armory Park, 220 S. 5th Ave.,
Times 08:00 AM-02:00
Sponsoring groups May 1st Coalition, Reclamando Nuestros Derechos
LINK to full details http://www.immigrantsolidarity.org/cale ... =04&day=29
www.tucsonmay1st.org


Date 05-01-2008
City
Location Statewide in VA, DC and elsewhere. ILWU to block ports on the west coast.
Times 09:00 AM-09:00 PM
Sponsoring groups Virginia Anti-War Network (VAWN) supports May Day
LINK to full details
Local Virginia actions may be posted at a later date. In solidarity, VAWN
www.vawn.org
ILWU (International Longshoreman's Warehouse Workers Union) west coast.
Mexicanos sin Fronteras and others on May 1, 2008 in Washington, D.C.

Date 5/1/08
City Eagle County, Colorado
Location Details will be forthcoming.
Times
Sponsoring groups Eagle County for Peace and Justice
LINK to full details http://ecopeacejustice.wordpress.com/


Date 5/1/08
City Chicago, IL
Location 10:00 a.m. Union Park (Ashland & Lake)
Chicago, Illinois March at Noon march at 12:00 noon
Times 10am-
Sponsoring groups
LINK to full details
http://www.movimiento10demarzo.org/
http://www.myspace.com/march10movement


Date 5/1/08
City Amherst, MA
Location Grace Church Parish Hall
Times 12:00
Sponsoring groups AMHERSTÃThe Western MA Coalition for Immigrant and Worker Rights, Grace Church, co-sponsored by Artists for Justice, SAGE, Western Mass. Jobs With Justice, Western Mass. AFSC, Greensboro Justice Fund, Western Mass. Interfaith Coalition for Peace and Justice, and Western Mass. CopWatch.
LINK to full details
wmciwr.blogspot.com


Date 5/1/2008
City New York, NY
Location 12noon-Assemble at Union Square 4pm Program and March to Foley Square Rally at 6pm
Times 12:00-
Sponsoring groups Culture performers include Pistoleras, Haitian drummers, Grupo Raices Indigenous group
LINK to full details


Date 5/1/08
City Pittsburgh, PA
Location Assemble by the Allegheny Courthouse & Jail on 2nd Ave. (near the 10th Street Bridge to the South Side), downtown Pittsburgh. Proceed to march towards Mellon Square Park where we will end the march.
Times 3:00
Sponsoring groups Pittsburgh Friends of Immigrants
LINK to full details


Date 5/1/08
City Oakland, CA
Location Gather at 3 pm at Fruitvale BART Plaza for 4 pm march along International Boulevard (East 14th St.) to City Hall (14th & Broadway) with information stations en route.
Rally at 6 pm at City Hall followed by community cultural activities. Sponsoring groups Sponsored by Oakland Sin Fronteras coalition with participating community organizations.
LINK to full details


Date 5/1/08
City Boston, MA
Location Boston Common Bandstand at 4:00PM then march at 5:30PM to Copley Square.
Times 4:00
Sponsoring groups The Boston May Day Coalition
LINK to full details http://bostonmayday.org


Date 5/1/08
City Sarasota, FL
Location Pioneer Park 12th Street & Cocoanut Ave Sarasota, FL From there we will march to the party
Times 4:00
Sponsoring groups Sarasota May Day, S D Indy Media, Sarasota Indy Media
LINK to full details http://sbindymedia.org/for_workers_stri ... st_the_war
http://sarasota.indymedia.org/local/04- ... im-streets


Date 5/1/08
City San Jose, CA
Location Begins at the corner of Story Rd. and King Rd. (by Mi Pueblo Foods) in San Jose. Ends at San Jose City Hall on fourth St. and Santa Clara St.
Times 3:00
Sponsoring groups
LINK to full details
http://www.voluntariosdelacomunidad.org/


Date 5/1/08
City Throughout the US and Canada
Location School Walkouts - Walkout out of school testing and test prep and join the Mayday protests.
Times
Sponsoring groups The Rouge Forum
LINK to full details
www.rougeforum.org


Date 5/1/08
City Romoland, CA
Location Highway 74 and 2nd Street in Romoland, CA
Times between 5:00 and 8:30 pm.
Sponsoring groups
LINK to full details
http://www.contraredadas.com/upcoming.html


Date 5/1/08
City Oxnard, CA
Location rally in Parque del Sol, on the corner of Rose ave. and Camino del Sol in La Colonia, Oxnard. A march through La Colonia will be followed by guest speakers, music, and an outdoor screening of short films.
Times 5:00
Sponsoring groups The Frente Contra las Redadas del Condado de Ventura (FCR-VC)
LINK to full details http://www.myspace.com/fcr_de_vc


Date 5/1/08
City Bellingham, WA
Location Address 203 W. Holly, Suite 318, Bellingham, WA 98225
A one mile March through downtown Bellingham with a stop for a rally in front of the County and City Municipal Buildings, ending at Cornwall Park for a community meal of carne asada and speakers.
Times 5:30
Sponsoring groups
LINK to full details
www.foodjustice.org


Date 5/1/08
City Bloomington, IL
Location Protest Bloomington City Hall 109 E.Olive Bloomington, IL 61701
Times 5:30
Sponsoring groups
LINK to full details


Date 5/1/08
City San Francisco, CA
Location Meet us at Dolores Park at 3 pm to march for workers and immigrant rights.
Then PARTY with us at Balazo Gallery at 2183 Mission at 18th!
Times 3:00 Party at 7:30
Sponsoring groups Young Workers United
LINK to full details
www.youngworkersunited.org

Originally Posted by LawEnforcer

On International Workers Day, Boston's streets will be filled with feeder marches, starting at 3pm, snaking towards the Common for the 4pm May Day rally. Here's a list of feeder marches, please skip work/school or duck out early and join up with the one closest to you:


Kenmore: For neighborhoods west of Boston's center (such as Allston/Brighton, Brookline, Watertown, Kenmore/Fenway area etc,) We will be rallying in Kenmore Square at 3pm, and then march to the Common.



Harvard Square: (for Cambridge and points north) Meet at the Harvard Science Center near Harvard Yard at 3pm, march to Common.


Copley: Critical Mass CALLING ALL BIKERS! There will be a Critical Mass ride on May 1st in support of the May Day protest on the Common. The ride will meet in Copley Square at 3:00 and end up at Boston Common by 4(ish). A flyer announcing the ride is available at the link below. Please print and distribute.

http://www.baamboston.org/wp-content/up ... _word1.doc

See you in the streets!
BostonMayDay.org

As a Harvard alum I will be there and visible for NumbersUSA and will continue to the Common and Copley Square.

Good work guys, keeps posting those marches!!!!!!!!!

Dixie