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DESCRIPTION:Life Over Profits\n\nThis May Day Workers and Our Communities are facing an 
 unprecedented crisis. The conditions in which we find ourselves are a 
 normal that was never okay, and one that we certainly refuse in the face of 
 a pandemic threatening our very existence--and especially for poor, black 
 and brown working people. Meanwhile officials have made it abundantly clear 
 that they are more than willing to get back to 'business as usual' even if 
 it means sacrificing our lives to save the economy.\n\nOn May 1st, we are 
 gathering for a safe and socially distant caravan protest*. We will begin 
 at the SSA Port at 10 am in solidarity with ILWU workers who are protesting 
 unsafe working conditions. At 11 am, we will leave in cars and on bikes in 
 a demonstration of the power of our collective action.\n\nWe ask those who 
 are able, not go to work, not go to school, and not buy any products. This 
 system relies on us, and we must show our power. We demand the following 
 for the duration of the COVID-19 crisis and into perpetuity, so that we do 
 not ever have to face a situation of such catastrophic proportions again. 
 \n\nThis action is the first of a series of events that will take place the 
 first of each month, building toward a national General Strike. For groups 
 who are willing to Endorse, Support and or Adopt this general call to 
 action for the long term campaign, please fill out this General Strike 
 Form. We’d also like to spread the word about other strike/actions, 
 please email us at: genstrike2020(at)gmail.com with events or questions. 
 \n\nWe act in conjunction with a national and international call for a 
 General Strike on May 1st, a day that celebrates our collective power as 
 workers of all stripes. Most importantly, this May Day we will demand that 
 it is WE the people who will decide when the lockdown is over. We will base 
 our decisions off of the public health and medical workers who have been 
 telling us that the worst is nowhere near over, and that many more spikes 
 in deaths are on the horizon if we uplift the lockdown too soon. We refuse 
 the calls by federal and local governments to send us back to work so that 
 they can profit while we die. \n\nBelow is a beginning list of demands. We 
 understand that there are additional demands, and we are in support of 
 demands that shift power to the people. We are also in support of the many 
 virtual actions and activities on May Day and for Earth Week. We plan to 
 list these on our social media event, so that we can amplify all voices and 
 act in unison. Please join us. This action and call are the beginning of a 
 much needed request to act together in our common interest. We extend our 
 hand. \n\nPlease reach out with any questions or concerns. We will do our 
 best to address them. Love, health, and safe journeys to you all at this 
 time. \n\nIn solidarity and struggle, \nThe Oakland May Day 
 Coalition\n\n#PEOPLESSTRIKE #MayDay2020 #GeneralStrike2020 #CoronaStrike 
 #StrikeForOurLives #PeopleOverProfit #NoWork #NoShopping #NoRent 
 #NoMortgage #WeWontDieForWallSt\n\nPlease see and share: \nMayDay in the 
 Bay: Worker & Community Caravan Facebook event page and our soon to be 
 People's Strike page, where we will share info, statements and resources 
 about May Day, and People's Strike actions state wide, nationally and 
 internationally!\n\nILWU May Day Statement with links and resources 
 \n\nCaravan Route/times:\n\nJoin us from 10-11 AM for a SAFE & SOCIALLY 
 DISTANT rally with the ILWU at the Oakland Port. \n\nAt 11 AM we leave for 
 a car & bike caravan up Broadway to demand:\n\n1. RELEASE ALL PRISONERS 
 (Oakland Jail @ 11:15)\n2. EQUITABLE EDUCATION FOR ALL (OUSD HQ @ 
 11:40)\n3. POWER & RESOURCES TO THE PEOPLE (City Hall @ 12)\n4. FREE 
 HEALTHCARE FOR ALL (Kaiser @ 1)\n5. WORKER PROTECTION @WHOLE FOODS - 230 
 Bay Place (1:30) \n\nDEMANDS \n\nWE stand with the grocery workers, health 
 care workers, delivery drivers and warehouse operators who risk their lives 
 every day to meet our basic needs. We stand alongside those who have been 
 unsheltered and those who are becoming unsheltered due to the loss of 
 income and employment that millions in this country are experiencing. We 
 stand with the undocumented who have to not only ask if they will be at 
 risk for a deadly disease but if they will have to worry about being stolen 
 from their families. We stand alongside the incarcerated who are facing the 
 brunt of this crisis in squalor conditions befitting of no person. We stand 
 alongside those who are helping each other, resisting eviction, taking care 
 of their neighbors and friends, feeding others, sowing masks, because we 
 understand a simple fact that has always been true: we are only as well as 
 our communities are. \n\n*These are our demands: \n\nFree Healthcare\nFree 
 testing, treatment, and healthcare for all. Medication and food deliveries 
 to the elderly, immunocompromised, and homebound. \n\nNo work, No 
 repercussions--Help Each Other\nSuspend all non-essential work: no firings, 
 penalties, or lost wages for staying at home. Adequate protections and 
 living wages for essential workers, such as those in healthcare, food 
 production, and child/elderly care. Guaranteed food stamps & sick leave for 
 all. \n\nNo Rent, No Debt\nSuspend all rent, mortgage, utilities, loans, 
 foreclosures, and evictions. Forgiveness for payments during the pandemic. 
 \n\nFree the Prisoners\nRelease all at-risk prisoners, beginning with the 
 elderly. End ICE sweeps and release all ICE detainees. End bail, pre-trial 
 detention, and prison slave labor. Provide humane and sanitary conditions, 
 as well as free phone calls and emails for all those who remain 
 incarcerated. \n\nHomes for All\nA complete moratorium on evictions and 
 foreclosures, and an end to the sweeps of homeless encampments. Close the 
 housing courts. Open any unoccupied homes or hotels to those who need them, 
 such as unsheltered people and students facing campus closures. 
 \n\nTechnology for All\nFree internet for all during this period, 
 particularly students who need it for their education. Give students the 
 proper technology, such as laptops, to engage with schooling, as well as 
 workers who must now work from home but do not have the means to do so. 
 \n\n*This list of Demands is for the May Day action, and is an ongoing work 
 in progress. Please check back or feel free to suggest local, national and 
 international demands moving forward to: 
 GenStrike2020(at)gmail.com\n\n*Community safety is the number one priority, 
 and we ask everyone in attendance to adhere to the common sense public 
 health guidelines that have been circulated:\n\n1. Wear a face covering\n2. 
 Stand 6 feet apart from others\n3. Use gloves, if possible\n4. Bring hand 
 sanitizer and/or wipes, if possible\n\n*Additionally, this is a caravan so 
 that we can practice responsible social distancing. We encourage people in 
 cars to stay inside of them, and those on bikes to remain 6 feet apart from 
 others and use a face covering.\n\nThe Fight For PPE On The Docks, The War 
 On  Workers & May Day 2020 With ILWU 10 Pres Trent Willis & ILWU 34 Pres 
 Keith Shanklin\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4UKmLo_yuQ\n\nTrent Willis 
 president of ILWU Local 10 and Keith Shanklin president of ILWU Local 34 
 talk about the fight to protect Bay Area longshore workers from Covid-19 
 and how this is connected to the war on working people. They also discuss 
 the need for working people to unite nationally and internationally to 
 fight global capital and the effort to destroy unions and working 
 people.\n\nThey talk about history of May Day and the plans of the ILWU to 
 have an action at SSA at the Port of Oakland on May 1.\n\nLastly they 
 discuss the conditions of the over 500 crew members of the Grand Princess 
 who have been imprisoned on the Petri dish ship. The company and government 
 officials refuse them to leave and get treatment. Most are Filipino 
 seafarers and have lost their labor and human rights.  This interview was 
 done by WorkWeek host Steve Zeltzer\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2020/04/23/18832607.php
SUMMARY:Oakland: May Day in the Bay: Worker & Community Caravan
LOCATION:SSA Terminal\n1717 Middle Harbor Rd, Oakland, CA 94607
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2020/04/23/18832607.php
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