Different Approaches To May Day Across Houston-Region/Find One That Works For You

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​There are many May Day protests across the nation and across the Houston-region. 

We are encouraged to skip school, not go to work and not to buy anything. Here is the May Day Strong website with an overview. 

Here is a list of many of them across the Houston-region. 

Here is the event I'm speaking at in The Woodlands. I'll talk about empowering ourselves. The event is 2 to 6. I'm speaking around 2:30. It's at the Northlands Unitarian Universalist Church.

​Different May Day events across the Houston-region are taking different approaches. 

​Above you see a graphic for three Houston events organized by the coalition highlighted by the logos. Houston Democratic Socialists have taken a lead with these protests. This might be your thing. 

Below you see an event at McGregor Park in Houston being put together by local organized labor. You see the union logos and TOP and all of that. You see it is the only one that mentions connecting with local political campaigns. That's fine. I hope politicians who benefit from this, will show up for protests in the future. 

Finally you see a fully rank & file organized May Day in event in Katy. The theme in Katy is Workers over Billionaires. This protest is more my kind of deal. No financial resources and no connections to any established group. It's essential that we know who will show up for one another in a crisis. We must be in the habit of organizing for ourselves. 

Marsha Kamish is a citizen/organizer who is leading the organizing on May Day in Katy just as she has for Katy No Kings and other events. Go to the linked-to list above to find an event near you. There are a number of them. 

The next event is the you organize it. The 1st Amendment is your permit. The only credential needed is your presence. The work ahead is ours. 

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