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DESCRIPTION:While May Day, also known as International Workers’ Day, is celebrated in 
 over 160 countries, the United States is one of the few main countries 
 (with Saudi Arabia, Israel, Japan, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand) that 
 does not recognize the connection to a “Workers’ Day” because of its 
 perceived “socialist and communist attitudes” during the Cold War, and 
 to counter the influence and achievements of organized labor 
 movements.\n\nIt is important to acknowledge this May Day history because 
 it shows what organized labor and civil rights groups have achieved in the 
 past, and an example of what successes could be possible -- now!  It is 
 time to rise up again!  We observe the daily actions of our country’s 
 current administration: making huge cut-backs to the federal departments of 
 Social Security, Education, Public Health, and Environment Protection; 
 along with deportations of innocent individuals without legal cause, which 
 is unconstitutional and reminiscent of fascist takeovers in the past. What 
 can we as ordinary citizens do about these autocratic and dangerous 
 moves?\n\nClaudia de la Cruz is a mother, educator, community organizer, 
 and theologian. Born in 1980 in the South Bronx to immigrant parents from 
 the Dominican Republic, she grew up questioning the prevailing conditions 
 of poverty and oppression, providing her an understanding of working-class 
 consciousness. Claudia has participated in local and international 
 solidarity actions grounded on the principles of liberation theology.  She 
 has a master’s degree in social work from Columbia University, an MA in 
 Divinity from Union Theological Seminary, served as Co-Executive Director 
 of The People’s Forum of NYC, and as a pastor of Santo Romero de Las 
 Americas Church of the United Church of Christ, doing community organizing 
 from a faith-based perspective. She was the 2024 presidential candidate for 
 the Party for Socialism & Liberation, the Peace & Freedom Party of 
 California, and the Workers Party of South Carolina.\n\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2025/04/18/18875651.php
SUMMARY:Claudia de la Cruz: May Day & Why We Must Rise Up Now!
LOCATION:1187 Franklin Street, San Francisco, 94109 or Zoom: 
 https://zoom.us/j/99925987592?pwd=kLfX8skMcryXRBN6OUumrstNhdRz6o.1\nMeeting 
 ID: 999 2598 7592  Passcode: 306410
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2025/04/18/18875651.php
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