This post is meant as a warning and not as an endorsement of the OWS movement which is a an organized effort by the unions and the far left to cause massive disruption and is an attack on the American people.

While American corporate media has focused on yet another stale election between Wall Street-financed candidates, Occupy has been organizing something extraordinary: the first truly nationwide General Strike in U.S. history. Building on the international celebration of May Day, past General Strikes in U.S. cities like Seattle and Oakland, the recent May 1st Day Without An Immigrant demonstrations, the national general strikes in Spain this year, and the on-going student strike in Quebec, the Occupy Movement has called for A Day Without the 99% on May 1st, 2012. This in and of itself is a tremendous victory. For the first time, workers, students, immigrants, and the unemployed from over 125 U.S. cities will stand together for economic justice.
See below for what we believe to be the most comprehensive list yet compiled of cities where Occupy May Day events are being planned, as well as other resources. Note: This is a living document. Check back for updates! If you have any additional events, please let us know in the comment section of this article. You are encouraged to share this page in as many ways as possible!
General Resources
- NYC Full Schedule of Permitted and Unpermitted May Day Events Actions - w/ NYC list of endorsements
- 6 Ways to Get Ready for the May 1st GENERAL STRIKE
- Why And How To Strike On May Day
- Global Facebook Event
- Follow on Twitter: @OccupyGenStrk | @StrikeEverywher | @OccupyGenStrike | #M1GS | #GeneralStrike | #MayDay
- MayDaySolidarity2012
- StrikeEverywhere.net
- WhyIStrike.tumblr.com
- HowIStrike.tumblr.com
- MayDayGallery.tumblr.com
Key City-wide May Day Sites
- New York City - MayDayNYC.org
- Bay Area, California - StrikeMay1st.com
- Chicago - ChicagoSpring.org/May1
- Southern California - OccupyMay1st.org
- Seattle - May1stSeattle.org
- Cities on Twitter: @OWSMayDay @BayAreaStrike | @MayDayFlashMob | @oo_mayday | @MayDayOttawa
Show Your Solidarity!
Denver – May 1st General Strike
together, we the 99%, make the world go round
Page Contents
Overview
Get Involved
Communities Unite on May 1st
Resources
Links
Event Schedule
Contact Event Coordinators
Endorse this Event
To endorse this event, download the May Day Statement of Support (PDF) or fill out the online statement of support.
Opportunities for organizations to have a presence
at the event are available. Please contact the event coordinators above to arrange.
Overview
At noon on May 1st, we rally in Civic Center Park and make our voices heard. At 12:30 we march. At 1:30 we return to Civic Center Park and occupy until dusk with teach-ins, music, trading stations, food, and activities for all. Come together and let it be known that our labor is what makes this world function!
Get Involved
In recognizing the power of our labor, we also recognize that all of us have skills we contribute to the world. You can share that skill by contributing to the events of May Day in the park. The events of May Day will encompass all forms of public engagement using our shared power as workers. If you have a skill to share, contact the Occupy Denver May Day working group at mayday@occupydenver.org. All are welcome, so come down to Civic Center Park and join in the events taking place!
Communities Unite on May 1st
In solidarity with cities worldwide, the diverse communities of Denver will gather together as one powerful force demanding equality and justice for all. Around the world May 1st is known as International Worker’s Day. Recently in America, this day has become recognized as a time for standing up for immigrants’ rights. While fighting our struggles we’ve come to realize that our problems are connected, as are the solutions. We unite in action with Occupiers and Workers all over the globe fighting for a better tomorrow
Our homes are foreclosed, while banks are bailed out. Unemployment remains high, while the 1% continues to accumulate wealth. Federal funding for education is continuously cut, while the military budget skyrockets.
The strategy of divide and conquer has been used against us for too long; these created illusions keep us separate. The few who hold unprecedented power and wealth become deeply threatened as we realize they are reliant on us, WE HAVE THE TRUE POWER. Let them feel threatened, come together and join in solidarity over our common causes: HUMAN RIGHTS and ECONOMIC JUSTICE.
Stand up and take part in an action that demonstrates our true strength. Join us at Civic Center Park for May Day; we are the ones we have been waiting for!
A true alliance is based upon some self-interest of each group component and common interest into which they merge. –MLK, Jr.
Resources
Download the May Day Statement of Support (PDF)
Download a 4-up English/Spanish flyer with May Day 2012 schedule (PDF)
Related articles
- Occupy Prepares For May Day: No Work, No School, No Banking | Common Dreams (2012indyinfo.com)
- Occupy Town Square General Strike Special Edition: Prepare for #MayDay! (occupywallst.org)
- Occupy Prepares For May Day: No Work, No School, No Banking – by Allison Kilkenny (Video) (jhaines6.wordpress.com)
- May Day’s Radical History: What Occupy Is Fighting for This May 1st (alternet.org)
- Occupy Prepares For May Day: No Work, No School, No Banking (commondreams.org)
- Occupy Walk USA in solidarity with all occupy groups will observe the May Day 2012 General Strike (occupywalkusa.org)
- Eye on Occupy: Golden Gate Bridge blockade called off (twitchy.com)
- Tom Morello urges fans, musicians to strike on May Day with Occupy Wall Street (examiner.com)
- The May Day General Strike (slog.thestranger.com)
- On May Day, Expect Scores of Rallies, Marches, Creative Actions — And What About That General Strike? (alternet.org)








































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