International Workers Day

This is the formula used to denote the first of this month, usually used alternatively with May Day. As you know May Day is not an holiday in the US, and so I am today in the library working on my next week presentation I feel a bit strange not being in a march or an outing as it would happen in italy enjoying the blossoming red poppies. Here I could be among orange poppies. The way I am celebrating my May Day is by staying tuned on my radio here in LA. This is KPFK http://www.kpfk.org/ also known as PACIFICA radio which is a nice name for a combat radio. The tone is very much similar to that of Radio Popolare in Italy.
For the commmitted American left wing the one that stands critic of Obama from the left this is a day for the struggle. Moreover, (poor) immigrant people from many countries where May Day is celebrated use this day to make rallies and demonstrations. Thus May Day main political issue in this country becomes immigrants workers rights and condition of life. There will be some sort of celebrations/demostrations in 26 of the US states.


In Los Angeles there will be at least three demostrations. The largest is the rally that will start at 1 pm from Broadway and Olimpic and will end in front of the illegal immigrant detention center, free T-shirt to the first 20 000 people gathering there. You can see the flyer here below.

The other gatherings, one at Echo Park, and the other in Artesia ( a multi-ethnic working class suburb of LA) will then converge to the first one. (From Artesia by car? I wonder).