While crowds gather in Downtown Oakland this May Day, San Francisco is scheduled to see a rally of its own. "International Workers Day Regional Festival and March," as the event is listed on Facebook with scant details, will begin at 1:30 p.m. at Civic Center, continuing there until 3:30 p.m.
As Hoodline reports, live entertainment, speakers, and music are all expected, with groups will tabling at the event and advocating for immigrant and workers' rights. Then, at 3:30 p.m., the group plans to march to 24th and Mission, and there a closing program will occur from 5 to 5:30 p.m.
The organizers, in addition to advocating for the rights of workers and immigrants, have invoked "the struggle of Black communities against state-sanctioned violence in the U.S." We'll update this story as the rally and march occur.
Update: Supporters are beginning to arrive, the Chronicle is reporting.
#MayDay crowd building at #SF Civic Center. Maybe 100 here now. pic.twitter.com/rs6G2lnFuj
— Kale Williams (@sfkale) May 1, 2015
Frank Chu is protesting, too, as is his vocation.
And, as usual, Frank Chu stays protesting. pic.twitter.com/dPaWFhxOzo
— Kale Williams (@sfkale) May 1, 2015
"What happened in Balitimore was not a riot, it was a rebellion." - Yoel Haile on #BlackLivesMatter at #maydaysf pic.twitter.com/bua5tUYvwF
— Kale Williams (@sfkale) May 1, 2015
Addressing SF May Day rally: @Son_of_Eritrea #maydaysf pic.twitter.com/PI13wGC77y
— Rasheed el Shabazz (@Rasheed_Shabazz) May 1, 2015
Update: Looks like the crowd (of about 200) is headed toward the Mission.
#maydaysf rally of maybe 200 getting set to march toward the mission. pic.twitter.com/FVNwCjOo6M
— Kale Williams (@sfkale) May 1, 2015
#SF march officially underway. #maydaysf pic.twitter.com/lKDwzUBknU
— Kale Williams (@sfkale) May 1, 2015
#maydaysf stops at 16th/Mission to denounce much-debated Maximus condo development proposal. pic.twitter.com/17N78fvKNW
— Kale Williams (@sfkale) May 1, 2015
Frank Chu on the front lines as #maydaysf makes its way past 16th on Mission. pic.twitter.com/HCXPlj9t6q
— Kale Williams (@sfkale) May 1, 2015
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Workers Rising for Dignity / Migrants Against State Violence via Facebook