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May Day: International Workers Day
4/26/2021
1:30 pm to 2:20 pm
Online via Zoom
May Day, also known as International Worker’s Day, is celebrated to honor the struggle for working people’s rights. It began as a worldwide display of solidarity following the 1886 Haymarket Rally in Chicago where unionized workers were killed while striking in support of the 8-hour workday. Since 2006 it has also been a time to actively protest for the rights of immigrants. De Anza College asks you to participate in this event highlighting the history of the fight for the rights of workers and immigrants, the contributions of essential workers, and become more familiar with what it has meant for many of us to be in unions.
Special Guests Speakers:
- Jean Cohen, President, South Bay Labor Council
- Salvador Bustamante, LUNA, Latinos in Action
Poetry Performance by Santa Clara County Poet Laureate Janice Sapigao
To attend, use this link or Zoom meeting ID 928 9253 6508.
This event is presented by VIDA (Vasconcellos Institute of Democracy and Action) and the Office of Equity, Social Justice and Multicultural Education.
For more information, contact Cynthia Kaufman at KaufmanCynthia@deanza.edu.
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