Friday, May 1, 2015

Annual May Day rally at Union Square will include Freddie Gray protesters



You probably noticed the barriers that the NYPD put up yesterday along Second Avenue…



It was done ahead of the annual May Day rally, which has expanded this year to include Freddie Gray protesters...



The rally starts in Union Square.

According to CBS New York:

The May 1st Coalition for Worker & Immigrant Rights is organizing Friday’s rally and march in Manhattan. The rally will take place at 3:30 p.m. and be followed by a march to Foley Square at 5:30 p.m.

“We stand in solidarity with Baltimore in the wake of the most recent killing of Freddie Gray at the hands of Baltimore police. We are still trying to come to grips with the savage killing of Walter Scott killed in South Carolina, shot in the back running away from a police officer who decided to murder Scott in cold blood,” said Charles Jenkins, co-coordinator of the May 1st Coalition.

“This year’s event is dedicated to the struggle against police terror given the deep crisis for black and Latino youth,” said Teresa Gutierrez, co-coordinator of the May 1st Coalition.

Find more details at the Facebook event page.
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8 comments:

  1. AnonymousMay 1, 2015 at 6:13 PM

    The helicopters are abuzz!

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  2. AnonymousMay 1, 2015 at 7:03 PM

    As I walked up second avenue, I mentioned to a cop that police helicopters hovering over a protest march are a massive waste of time and tax money.
    His reply: "I agree."

    Bill, opponent of stupid government spending

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  3. AnonymousMay 1, 2015 at 7:23 PM

    Welcome to Compton On The Hudson, the droning choppers and massive traffic jams should make anyone from LA feel right at home.

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  4. AnonymousMay 1, 2015 at 8:17 PM

    Blocking traffic accomplishes nothing.

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  5. AnonymousMay 1, 2015 at 9:06 PM

    They're still out there in the sky at 9:05 pm. Obnoxiously loud.

    Bill, resident of Havana (as in Cuba) on the Hudson

    Or "Cu-ber" as JFK pronounced it.

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  6. AnonymousMay 1, 2015 at 9:55 PM

    If the helicopters aren't going to open fire then send them home.

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  7. AnonymousMay 2, 2015 at 9:27 AM

    Compton? LOL. Actually Compton doesnt have the bad traffic. Its also a city. The bad traffic in LA in on the usual freeways during rush hour. Just like NY. Go spend an hour waiting to get to the Holland and tell me how bad traffic is other places. NYC has horrible traffic and a subway system that is collapsing. Disarm the NYPD for one day as an experiment. See how that goes. The same people pictured advocating this will be in new photos. Photos of crime victims..Pathetic.

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  8. AnonymousMay 2, 2015 at 1:17 PM

    Compton is actually 67% Latino. So thats a racist comment.

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