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DESCRIPTION:From global pandemic to global class struggle:\nAn online rally with 
 speakers from throughout the world, organized by the World Socialist Web 
 Site and the International Committee of the Fourth International.\n\nOn May 
 1, the International Committee of the Fourth International is holding its 
 annual Online May Day Rally. The rally will be addressed by representatives 
 of the ICFI and its affiliated Socialist Equality Parties throughout the 
 world. It will be streamed live at wsws.org/mayday.\nThis year’s May Day 
 is being held under conditions of a new surge in the global COVID-19 
 pandemic. Since the emergence of the pandemic more than one year ago, 
 nearly three million people have died and more than 136 million have been 
 infected. Fueled by the emergence of more contagious variants, the 
 seven-day average for new cases is now approaching 700,000 and is close to 
 its previous peak in January. More than 11,000 people are dying every day 
 throughout the world.\nThe experience of the past year has demonstrated 
 that the fight against the pandemic is not merely a medical issue. It 
 requires a political struggle against the capitalist system. The 
 interaction of the drive for profit regardless of social cost, the lust of 
 the oligarchs for obscene levels of personal wealth, and their inhuman 
 indifference to the lives and welfare of the world’s population has 
 created a global social catastrophe.\nThe global pandemic is developing 
 ever more openly into a global class struggle. The response of the ruling 
 class to the pandemic has produced mass death and social misery. It is also 
 fueling the growth of social anger and opposition throughout the world. 
 These struggles must be guided by an international, revolutionary and 
 socialist program.\n\nTime conversions:\nSan Francisco: 8:00 am, Saturday, 
 May 1\nLos Angeles: 8:00 am, Saturday, May 1\nMexico City: 10:00 am, 
 Saturday, May 1\nSão Paulo: 12:00 pm, Saturday, May 1\nLondon: 4:00 pm, 
 Saturday, May 1\nBerlin: 5:00 pm, Saturday, May 1\nIstanbul: 6:00 pm, 
 Saturday, May 1\nMumbai: 8:30 pm, Saturday, May 1\nBeijing: 11:00 pm, 
 Saturday, May 1\nTokyo: 12:00 am, Sunday, May 2\nSydney: 1:00 am, Sunday, 
 May 2\n https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2021/04/20/18841775.php
SUMMARY:May Day Rally: From global pandemic to global class struggle
LOCATION:Annual Online May Day Rally
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2021/04/20/18841775.php
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