“You see a lot of our community members are missing today because there’s a lot of fear in our communities and it’s real," Torres continued. "The repression and the persecution that our communities are living with right now is difficult for a lot of families. So we have to honor that and also honor the resistance of everybody who’s here today.” https://americasvoicecnn.substack.com/p/may-day-round-up-as-immigrants-we #MayDay #InternationalWorkersDay
In New Jersey, Movimento Cosecha organizer Haydi Torres stressed the importance of solidarity and standing up for community members who are feeling vulnerable. “We have to take care of each other in this moment,” she said. #MayDay #InternationalWorkersDay
ICYMI at America's Voice: “We are the farmworkers, the construction workers, the custodians, the restaurant workers, and the factory workers … we are the backbone of this country,” a farmworker said a Salem, Oregon, rally. “Without our work, many industries would be left empty.” https://americasvoicecnn.substack.com/p/may-day-round-up-as-immigrants-we #MayDay #InternationalWorkersDay
Waukesha South High School senior Alondra Arce marched because she believes immigrants belong. "We're not going to stay silent, and we're going to stay here and fight," she said. "This is our home and our land as well. We should all feel welcome and accepted." https://open.substack.com/pub/americasvoicecnn/p/may-day-round-up-as-immigrants-we?r=1psrs&utm_medium=ios #MayDay #InternationalWorkersDay
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Saw this variant on the #InternationalWorkersDay thing, and I prefer it.
Aegir (@aegir@toot.wales)
#MayDay events this week have been an excellent reminder that immigration is good for America and that immigrants make us a stronger and more prosperous nation: https://americasvoicecnn.substack.com/p/may-day-round-up-as-immigrants-we #InternationalWorkersDay
"Through all of this pain, I continue to find strength in my faith and immense support from our community," said Kilmar's wife, Jennifer. "My brothers and sisters from CASA, members of the SMART union, allies, faith leaders—all of you continue to lift me up in the darkest of times. Kilmar, if you can hear me: I love you, know that your children and I are still fighting for you. And we will never give up." https://www.thebulwark.com/p/labor-goes-all-in-for-kilmar-abrego-garcia-may-day-unions-rallies?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=87281&post_id=162689762&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=1psrs&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email #MayDay #InternationalWorkersDay
“For an event in Lafayette Square in front of the White House, organizers expected 3,000 attendees to listen to speeches from Abrego Garcia’s wife, Jennifer Vasquez Sura, as well as union leaders and advocates. The actual turnout, they said, was more than 5,000.” #MayDay #InternationalWorkersDay
"Labor goes all in for Kilmar."
“An injury to one is an injury to all," said AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler. "When Trump targets immigrant families like Kilmar’s and Rümeysa’s, he targets all workers.”
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/labor-goes-all-in-for-kilmar-abrego-garcia-may-day-unions-rallies?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=87281&post_id=162689762&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=1psrs&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email #MayDay #InternationalWorkersDay
“We are the farmworkers, the construction workers, the custodians, the restaurant workers, and the factory workers. All of us who, day in and day out, go to work for a better future, regardless of where we come from,” farmworker Araceli said at a Salem rally. “As immigrants, we are the backbone of this country. Without our work, many industries would be left empty.” https://www.opb.org/article/2025/05/01/farmworker-immigrant-rights-protest-may-day-salem-pcun/ #MayDay #InternationalWorkersDay
"For Bertha, a domestic worker who has been in San Francisco for 34 years, rebuilding starts with standing up for her rights."
'We want people to know that they shouldn’t be scared, that we can push forward if we support each other,' said the Mujeres Unidas y Activas member. 'It’s important to be here and show that we’re united.'"
https://eltecolote.org/content/en/sf-may-day-trump-immigration/ #MayDay #InternationalWorkersDay
"Kim Evon, Executive Vice President at SEIU Local 2015, said many of the more than half a million people her union represents are first- and second-generation immigrants working as long-term caregivers." #MayDay #InternationalWorkersDay
“At the May Day rally in the Civic Center that evening, where hundreds of people marched to ICE headquarters, many local unions and grassroots organizations spoke in support of immigrant workers.” https://eltecolote.org/content/en/sf-may-day-trump-immigration/ #MayDay #InternationalWorkersDay
I don't know why my LinkedIn profile gets so few likes. 
Maybe because LinkedIn is a tool of the oppressor.
