Philly May 1st Rally & March
Thousands of people gathered at Philadelphia City Hall on May 1st to observe International Workers Day.
Some people were just there to listen to Democratic Party leader Bernie Sanders but they also heard "Free Palestine" chants as he spoke and saw Palestine flags from numerous people, including from a loud Revolutionary Mayday Contingent.
After Sanders ended his speech, the remaining Mayday participants -still a thousand strong - took the streets around city hall and down N. Broad Street. The march was led by large contingents of Unite Herre and AFSCME members. The Revolutionary Mayday Contingent was most energetic, growing to well over a hundred people in size as it chanted continuously on Palestine, against capitalism and imperialism and other popular issues.
At N. Broad and Vine St., police blocked the entrances to the Vine St. Expressway, I676, where 75 participants sat down in the middle of the street, in front of a "Workers, not billionaires" banner. The whole group of UAW, Unite Here, a couple City Council members, and other protestors were zip-tied, arrested and taken away by cops.
The Revolutionary Mayday Contingent's flier:
•All workers have a right to organize and a union!
•Migrant workers and refugees are welcome here!
•We condemn US/Israeli Indigenous displacement and genocide in Palestine!
•We oppose white supremacy, national chauvinism, homo/transphobia, misogyny, & ableism.
•We support freedom/self-determination for all oppressed nations & peoples.
•End capitalism. Save the planet!
•Down with U.S. imperialism. No more wars!
•We are revolutionaries fighting for a future with a right to food, housing, healthcare, education, transportation and other necessities of life.
Come join discussions on skill sharing, political education and community building:
Saturday, May 3rd, 3-5pm, FDR Park (Picnic area A)
Philly May 1st Rally & March
Thousands of people gathered at Philadelphia City Hall on May 1st to observe International Workers Day.
Some people were just there to listen to Democratic Party leader Bernie Sanders but they also heard "Free Palestine" chants as he spoke and saw Palestine flags from numerous people, including from a loud Revolutionary Mayday Contingent.
After Sanders ended his speech, the remaining Mayday participants -still a thousand strong - took the streets around city hall and down N. Broad Street. The march was led by large contingents of Unite Herre and AFSCME members. The Revolutionary Mayday Contingent was most energetic, growing to well over a hundred people in size as it chanted continuously on Palestine, against capitalism and imperialism and other popular issues.
At N. Broad and Vine St., police blocked the entrances to the Vine St. Expressway, I676, where 75 participants sat down in the middle of the street, in front of a "Workers, not billionaires" banner. The whole group of UAW, Unite Here, a couple City Council members, and other protestors were zip-tied, arrested and taken away by cops.
The Revolutionary Mayday Contingent's flier:
•All workers have a right to organize and a union!
•Migrant workers and refugees are welcome here!
•We condemn US/Israeli Indigenous displacement and genocide in Palestine!
•We oppose white supremacy, national chauvinism, homo/transphobia, misogyny, & ableism.
•We support freedom/self-determination for all oppressed nations & peoples.
•End capitalism. Save the planet!
•Down with U.S. imperialism. No more wars!
•We are revolutionaries fighting for a future with a right to food, housing, healthcare, education, transportation and other necessities of life.
Come join discussions on skill sharing, political education and community building:
Saturday, May 3rd, 3-5pm, FDR Park (Picnic area A)