FACES of
RESISTANCE
GALLERY 4
MAY DAY 2000
On May 1, 1886, a general strike in favor of the eight hour workday began in the United States. The strike quickly spread across the country, shutting down factories, railroads, and entire cities. As a result, May 1 was declared the International Worker's Holiday. Yet ironically, unlike most countries, the U.S. does not recognize May Day. A growing grassroots movement, however, is developing in the U.S. and creatively striving to have May Day and all it represents, honored and celebrated.
Masked advocates for a world free of corporate rule hold colorful and ornate shields and gather with others in the streets of downtown Minneapolis for a Festival of Resistance to Corporate Plunder - May Day 2000.
Of May Day 2000 celebrations in Minneapolis, resident Betsy Barnum recorded how a peaceful and colorful march involving hundreds of people, was marred by police violence: "At the intersection of Hennepin and 4th, a tense moment came and went when some activists attempted to erect a large tripod. Police stepped in to prevent it, and the march moved on."
"A few blocks later," Betsy says, "things got ugly when activists began to unload a generator from a panel truck and police formed a wedge to force marchers out of the street. People with locked arms were forcefully shoved backward, some in the front lines were hit with clubs. A number of people were arrested, some shoved brutally to the ground. One legal observer was also arrested as he took notes on what was happening . . ."
MAY DAY 2001
MAY DAY 2002
CONTENTS AND LINKS
INTRODUCTION
GALLERY 1 - FACES OF RESISTANCE
GALLERY 2 - CONFRONTING CORPORATE GLOBALIZATION
GALLERY 3 - A16
GALLERY 4 - MAY DAY 2000
GALLERY 5 - STOPPING THE WAR ON THE POOR
GALLERY 6 - RESPONDING TO THE CRISIS IN IRAQ
GALLERY 7 - CLOSING THE SCHOOL OF THE AMERICAS
GALLERY 8 - HIGHWAY 55
GALLERY 9 - ALLIANT ACTION