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South Bay | Labor & WorkersCrowd Size in San Jose on International Workers Day
Corporate Media variously reported hundreds to a thousand. Mercury News says police estimated the march at 400. Their reporter counted 1,000.
http://www.mercurynews.com/breakingnews/ci_12276607 Estimates varied widely.
§Photo here and above taken in the plaza at the end of the march
Channel 7 did not estimate the size of the crowd in their 11:00pm report, but made a big deal about the diminished size of the crowd compared to past years.
Cloudy day with intermittent rain, but especially ICE RAIDS probably meant fewer participants than in years past.
But rain, wind, and cold cannot stop the intrepid Abuelitas!
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Saturday May 2nd, 2009 2:40 PM
Was there any explanation given to the crowd re the origins of May Day, International Workers Day ? Was there any prominent slogans , banners, speechs, etc, about what the working class as a whole are facing in this depression ? Any mention of the ongoing wars ?
Wednesday May 6th, 2009 2:48 PM
Happy to report that yes indeed the struggle of workers everywhere was the common thread theme.
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