The document summarizes events taking place in NYC on May 1st, 2012 for May Day, including a general strike. In the morning at Bryant Park there will be teach-ins, workshops and free food/services. At noon in Union Square there will be skill sharing and performances. In the evening there will be a permitted march from Union Square to Wall Street organized by labor and other groups. The document provides background on May Day and calls for workers to strike for the day to protest economic inequality and corporate influence.
The document summarizes events taking place in NYC on May 1st, 2012 for May Day, including a general strike. In the morning at Bryant Park there will be teach-ins, workshops and free food/services. At noon in Union Square there will be skill sharing and performances. In the evening there will be a permitted march from Union Square to Wall Street organized by labor and other groups. The document provides background on May Day and calls for workers to strike for the day to protest economic inequality and corporate influence.
The document summarizes events taking place in NYC on May 1st, 2012 for May Day, including a general strike. In the morning at Bryant Park there will be teach-ins, workshops and free food/services. At noon in Union Square there will be skill sharing and performances. In the evening there will be a permitted march from Union Square to Wall Street organized by labor and other groups. The document provides background on May Day and calls for workers to strike for the day to protest economic inequality and corporate influence.
friendly events, services, and workshops, to permitted marches and civil disobedience. 8:00 AM 2:00 PM at Bryant Park Fun and friendly gathering with teach-ins, workshops, free food, health and legal services. Staging area for direct actions and civil disobedience. 12:00 PM at Union Square Events include skill sharing, more free services, performances, and artwork. 4:30 PM 6:30 PM at Union Square Permitted rally and march to Wall Street with a coalition of labor, immigrant, OWS, student, and faith organizations. 7:00 PM March to staging area for evening actions. * Keep an eye out for other events springing up all over the city and in YOUR neighborhood! Resources MAY DAY whyistrike.tumblr.com maydaynyc.org maydaysolidarity2012.org occupymay1st.org may1.info Twitter: @OWSMayDay, #MayDay, #M1GS Facebook: Occupy May 1st, May Day 2012, Occupy May Day -- General Strike Occupy Wall Street: occupy.com, nycga.net occupywallst.org OWS Orientation every Saturday 2:00-4:00 at Union Sq. Park, by the Gandhi statue Spring Training Marches every Friday before May 1st starting at Liberty Plaza (Zuccotti Park) at 2 PM Local Contact:
On May 1st 2012 A Day Without the 99% No Work No School No Housework No Shopping No Banking May Day: A General Strike and more! Why would we Strike? Something is wrong. Everybody senses it. Even though we live in the richest country on earth, most of us struggle to survive. Big banks and big corporations run our country. And the poli- ticians? Theyre either on the make or on the take. At best, theyre blind to the corruption. Al worsl, lhey're direclly proIlihg Irom il. Ahd the rest of us are left to fend for ourselves. The richesl 400 Americahs have as much wealth as half of the US population The average 0E0 is paid hearly 200 limes as much as the average worker 0he halI oI all Americahs live below lhe poverly lihe Ih New York, a worker earhihg mihimum wage must work 136 hours a week to pay rent No mihimum wage worker ih ahy slale cah pay rent working 40 hours a week By reIusihg lo go lo work Ior 0NE DAY, we cah send a message. For one day, we can refuse to contribute a single penny to the system that has caused us so much suffering. We will use our energy to connect with each other, and not to enrich our bosses. For one day, lets see how well the 1% do without us. General Strike? Really? Traditionally, a general strike occurs when several labor unions come together for a com- moh cause. Ih Europe geheral slrikes are com- mon, but in the US the government has passed laws lhal make il very diIIcull, eveh illegal, for unions to strike. So what can we do? The Occupy movement believes in People Power. Ih Seplember, a People's 0ccupalioh was borh ahd chahged lhe haliohal dialogue. Now we are envisioning a Peoples Strike, driven not by leaders, but by real working people -- by you. You have lhe power lo demahd a beller world. So what should I do on May 1st? Take the day off... 0all ih sick, lake a vacalioh day, or lake a halI-day. If you absolutely have to work on May 1st... Work slowly and follow the rules to the letter. Your boss mighl hol like il, bul lhey cah'l puh- ish you for following the rules. Dont go to class... School is ih lhe slreels. 0ollege sludehls will hold an outdoor free university. Visit the Peoples Library and attend free teach-ins and workshops. Share a skill you have... Or learn a new skill. Teach a song at the kids zone. Dont spend money... Dont go shopping or to the bank. Take advan- tage of the FREE resources that will be provided by Occupy Wall Street, including food, a free market, and free health and legal services. Have experience in one of these areas? Volunteer your services, or bring the mutual aid right into your own neighborhood. Do some networking... Joih a discussioh ahd share Y0UR ideas aboul the kind of world you would like to see. Learn about what others are already doing and how you can get involved. Join the big march to Wall Street with Labor and Immigrant groups. And if youre feeling really empowered... join us for some civil disobedience. Take lhe message direclly lo lhe 1%: Ya basla! Ehough already! What is May Day? 1886, Chicago - Ih lhe lale 19lh cehlury Americans were working harder than ever before, for longer and longer hours, under harsh conditions. On May 1st, 1886, more lhah 100,000 workers ih 0hicago wehl oh strike demanding an 8-hour workday. Police attacked the strikers, and the conflict over the next several days resulted in deaths and injuries on both sides. Since then, May 1st has beeh recoghized as Ihlerhaliohal Workers Day, a day to recognize the struggles of the working class all over the world. 2006, Los Angeles A coalition of immigrant justice groups in LA asked immigrant workers to demonstrate their value by showing America a day without an immigrant. On May 1st immigrant workers across the country walked off the job and into the streets, including more lhah 1 millioh people ih LA ahd 200,000 ih NY0. 2012, NYC and Everywhere This year the global Occupy movement is calling for work- ers everywhere to demonstrate their power by refusing to participate in the economic system Ior ohe day. A day wilhoul lhe 99% ! Haymarkel Marlyr's Memorial, Foresl Park, Illihois