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Speeches From May Day Rally in San Rafael (video/quicktime 23.5MB) Speeches from the rally of around 7000 immigrant marchers....
Posted: Wed, May 3, 2006 6:22pm PDT
Red Flags at May First Immigration Protest 
One hundred thousand people demonstrated in San Francisco on May 1. Throughout the Bay Area and Northern California hundreds of thousand more took to the streets. A great, unprecedented upsurge of protest for immigrant rights is shaking the U.S. The red flag of the international proletariat was boldly present at the May First demonstrations. Two large yellow and red banners declared in English and Spanish: “We Are Human Beings. We Demand a Better World. We Will Not Accept Slavery in Any Fo...
Posted: Wed, May 3, 2006 5:55pm PDT
More photos from the MAY DAY CACEROLAZO/BIKE BLOK 
for a brief description of the Cacerolazo/Bike Blok actions, see the link below
http://www.indybay.org/news/2006/05/1820243_comment.php#1820293...
Posted: Wed, May 3, 2006 5:25pm PDT
May Day 06 Photos from the Youth Contingent 
An independent grouping of youth, leftists, and indigenists helped put together a Youth Contingent in the May Day march. Here are some photos of their May Day!...
Posted: Wed, May 3, 2006 2:51pm PDT
MesoAmerica Comes to North America: The Rise of the Migrant Workers' Movement Between March 25 and May 1, 2006 close to 5 million migrant workers and their supporters marched through nearly 100 cities of the United States. This is the biggest and most sustained workers' demonstration in the history of the US. In all of its 50-year history, the US trade union confederation, the AFL-CIO has never been capable of mobilizing even a fraction of the workers convoked by the migrant workers' movement. The rise and growth of the movement is rooted in the historical experience o...
Posted: Wed, May 3, 2006 9:02am PDT
On May 1st, Immigrants Reclaimed Their Voice Two immigrant-rights activists, one a key organizer of the May 1st boycott, says immigrants are setting an agenda different from recent right-wing legislative attacks and liberal compromises. Nativo Lopez is one of the prime organizers of the boycott, marches and work stoppages in Los Angeles. He worked with the late Bert Corona, the legendary immigrant rights pioneer, in the Mexican-American Political Association and the Hermandad Nacional Mexicana, groups he now heads. David Bacon is an ass...
Posted: Wed, May 3, 2006 9:00am PDT
WOODLAND: Immigrants flex political muscle In heavily Latino Woodland the normally bustling taqueria and Mexican food areas were quiet during the lunch hour Monday as workers took the day off in support of the "Day Without Immigrants," a nationwide boycott that succeeded in slowing or shutting many farms, factories, markets and restaurants....
Posted: Wed, May 3, 2006 8:57am PDT
May Day Interviews from Watsonville (audio/mpeg 612.2KB) Some ten thousand marched in Watsonville, CA in solidarity with the May Day Boycott. Hear from just a handful of participants....
Posted: Wed, May 3, 2006 1:11am PDT
In DECOTO si se PUEDE 
Over 1,000 people marched through the streets of Decoto in support of the great American Boycott!...
Posted: Wed, May 3, 2006 1:08am PDT
May Day Interviews from Santa Cruz (audio/mpeg 627.3KB) Thousands of people gatehred in the Beach Flats at noon for a march to the Clock Tower in solidarity with the May Day Boycott. Hear from just a few of the participants....
Posted: Wed, May 3, 2006 12:59am PDT
More photos from May Day immigrant rights protests in SF 
Upwards of 100,000 marched and rallied for a general amnesty for all undocumented immigrants and genuine immigration reform....
Posted: Wed, May 3, 2006 12:43am PDT
Cómo se vive el 'día sin inmigrantes' según españoles en EEUU Inmigrante españoles en EEUU, dan su opinión sobre la política estadounidense en esta cuestión y su experiencia en ese país...
Posted: Tue, May 2, 2006 11:55pm PDT
An Open Letter to the Brown Berets The following is a letter I emailed to the Brown Beret's to address specific problems I've had with their actions. It is meant to be a starting point in a constructive dialogue....
Posted: Tue, May 2, 2006 9:17pm PDT
Richmond marchers fill the streets in San Francisco and Richmond!!!! (video/x-msvideo 17.8MB) ...
Posted: Tue, May 2, 2006 7:17pm PDT
Billboard Bits: 'Nuestro Himno,' Cracker, Marty Stuart Olga Tañón, Gloria Trevi and Wyclef Jean are among the artists adding their voices to "Nuestro Himno" (Our Anthem), a Spanish-language recording of "The Star-Spangled Banner." Produced by Eduardo Reyes, the track is due to be completed later this week and will appear on "Somos Americanos" (We Are Americans), a collection songs about the Latino experience in the United States....
Posted: Tue, May 2, 2006 6:37pm PDT
Its May 1st! Get in the streets! 1886 represent! 
From Mission & Bay to Pacific & Water...
Posted: Tue, May 2, 2006 6:24pm PDT
Sacramento's May Day Rally Part 2 of 2 A photo essay from the Sacramento Immigration Rally - Part 2 of 2...
Posted: Tue, May 2, 2006 6:21pm PDT
Cacerolazo/Bike Blok Struggle to Cause Economic Disruption for May 1 
Cacerolazo, Bike Blok fight for free reign of the streets on May Day in San Francisco...
Posted: Tue, May 2, 2006 6:12pm PDT
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