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Julianne Hing

Your Community Calendar: May Day Events Happening Near You

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Welcome to this week’s edition of Your Community Calendar! We’re going to get right into it with a selection of immigrant rights marches and rallies happening around the country this Friday, May 1, which is International Workers’ Day, but has become an annual day for immigrants, advocates and allies to take to the streets to demand fair and just immigration reform. Starting on the west coast, with events across the country after the jump:

Salem, OR
Assemble: 11AM at Oregon State Capitol, 900 Court St. NE, Salem, Oregon 97309
Contact: Francisco Lopez, 503.269.5694
Download the flyer!

Oakland
Assemble: 10AM at High St. and International Blvd.
March to City Hall
Contact: Ronald Cruz, (510) 501-2435
Download the flyer.

Los Angeles
Assemble: 12PM Olympic & Broadway, Downtown Los Angeles
March to Temple & Broadway for Mass Rally
Contact: 323-269-6069
Click here for more info.

Phoenix
Assemble: Saturday, May 2 at 8am Wells Fargo Tower 100 W Washington Phoenix
March to: Tent City
Contact: Carlos@puenteaz.org, (602)314-5870
Click here for more info.

San Antonio
Assemble: Milam Park, in front of Santa Rosa Hospital
March Starts @ 6PM
Contact May 1st Coalition at 299-2666

Chicago
Assemble: 10AM at Union Park, Ogden and Ashland, Chicago, IL
Contact: comite10demarzo@gmail.com

Detroit
Assemble: 10 A.M. on W. Vernor & Woodmere RALLY, Clark Park at 12Noon
Contact: Rosendo (rosendo@luum.org)
Click here for more info.

Boston
Assemble: 4:30PM Rally at Glendale Park, Elm St., Everett, MA
Contact: Sergio Reyes (617)290-5614
Click here for more info.

New York City
Assemble: 12 noon at 14th St. & Broadway, Manhattan
Contact: New York May 1st Coalition at may1@leftshift.org
Download the flyer!

Washington, D.C.
Assemble: 3pm at Malcolm X Park, Corners of W St. NW, and 16th St. NW, Washington, DC
March to the White House
Contact: egarces@ncicmetro.org
Click here for more info.

Posted at 3:26 PM, Apr 29, 2009 in Permalink | View Comments


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