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May Day Community Events
The significance of May Day focuses on labor rights. In 1886 a labor rally for the eight-hour workday at Haymarket Square in Chicago turned tragic when a stick of dynamite was thrown into the crowd killing police and workers (although not by the anarchist labor organizers of the rally).
Eight anarchist organizers were arrested and most convicted on conspiracy charges. Seven of the eight were sentenced to death with four hanged.
This is the origin of International Labor Day, although this is not when Labor Day is celebrated in the United States because of the association with anarchist, socialist, and communists who were involved in organizing
the Haymarket rally. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haymarket_affair
Labor History Panel: “5 Strikes That Changed the World”
Monday, April 28, 6:30 pm
Whirled Pies, 199 West 8th Avenue, Eugene, OR 97401
Join union and community members for an evening of labor history. Organized by the UO Graduate Teaching Fellows Federation (GTFF).
May Day March
Thursday, May 1, 5:30 pm
Park Blocks, 8th and Oak
Celebrate International Worker’s Day and the power of labor unions in our community. Connect with local unions and organizations. Organized by the UO Graduate Teaching
Fellows Federation (GTFF).
Labor Town Hall
Saturday, May 3,12 – 2:00 pm
South Eugene High School, 400 East 19th Ave, 97401
Join fellow labor and community organizers to discuss how to build our collective power and fight back against repressive politics! Organized by the UO Graduate Teaching
Fellows Federation (GTFF).
May Day Celebration
Sunday, May 4, 12 – 5:00 pm
Park Blocks, 8th and Oak
Join us for the May Day International Workers’ Day Celebration! There will be music, art, food, workshops, a May Pole, games, activities for kids, speakers, and more.
Organized by the Radical Alternative Development (RAD) May Day Coalition.
NOTE: The Indivisible Eugene Springfield's monthly meeting scheduled for May 4th has been cancelled to give members the opportunity to attend the May Day Celebration.
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