Posts Tagged ‘may day parade’
May Day Parade Initial Info!
Posted: March 23, 2014 in UncategorizedTags: anarchist, lovebomb, May Day, may day parade, Monroe Park, radical, Richmond, RVA
Video from May Day Parade
Posted: May 2, 2013 in UncategorizedTags: anarchist, collective, david martin, May Day, may day parade, radical, RVA, Wingnut
May Day Parade video from David Martin- who comes out to many, many radica/anarchist/community events and protests to film them. Thanks David for making good independent media!!!
May Day Parade for Worker’s Rights and a Living Wage! Wednesday May 1st at 5pm!
Posted: April 26, 2013 in UncategorizedTags: anarchist, captain captain!, direct action, international workers, IWW, living wage, may 1st, May Day, may day parade, mayday, Monroe Park, no bs brass, public rally, radical, Richmond, RVA, take the streets, wingnut anarchist collective, worker's rights
We will need a lot of Bike marshals to help direct traffic so if you have a bike please bring it!
Word on the screet is that No BS Brass will be leading the march along with Captain Captain!
The Parade will begin at 6 but we will all start gathering in the park at 5
Here is a link to the facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/146946135478515/?fref=ts
May Day Parade a Success!
Posted: May 1, 2012 in UncategorizedTags: anarchist, Eris Morna, Izzy Idgaf, may 1st, May Day, may day parade, may day rva, Mo Karn, Monroe Park, Owsi MacFearcher, Wingnut, wingnut anarchist collective
The May Day Parade this year was a success, involving the longest route yet, and no police harassment or arrests.
We took the whole street up Main street, up Harrison street, and down Broad Street from Harrison to 6th. There were impressive contingents of queer bees, and a focus on immigration as well.
Thanks to the All Saints Puppets, the speakers, bike marshalls, and legal observers for helping to make the parade a success.
There are TONS of pictures from the event, so we are just going to post a few of us. Here are some pictures of the Wingnuts and our fancy banner during the festivities:
Happy May Day!
Posted: May 1, 2012 in UncategorizedTags: anarchism, anarchists, anarchy, beltane, celebrate may day, chicago anarchists, general strike, haymarket, haymarket square, international worker's day, IWW, May Day, may day 1886, may day parade, may day potluck, may day rva, occupation, occupy, occupy rva, rva may, rva may day, rva parade, strike rva, Wingnut
Happy May Day to everyone out there!
Remember HayMarket Square in 1886, the people who were killed by the police and the bosses, and the Chicago anarchists who were killed by the state! Workers and anarchist workers have struggled, fought, and died for the cause of justice, and it is in their honor and memory we celebrate.
If you are in Richmond, we hope you can make it to the May Day Rally and parade in Monroe Park. The Rally is at 5. The parade is at 6. So bring your signs/banners/flags/drums/instruments/costumes etc. and come celebrate International Worker’s Day!!
There will also be a potluck at 6:30 or 7 or so (whenever the parade is over), at 6th and Broad Streets, on an empty lot.
None of the May Day events have permits (who needs em), so keep this in mind in terms of deciding your risk level and arrest-ability level. There will certainly be many people at all of these events who are not arrestable, so you won’t be alone.
For folks who need a reminder about the importance of May Day, we recommend the zine Hurrah for Anarchy, which explains how the worker’s holiday originated, and the anarchist roots of the celebration. You can look at it online/download a copy here: http://www.tangledwilderness.org/zines/
Don’t forget our pagan friends too, for whom May 1st is Beltane, traditional May Day celebration of fertility, renewal, awakening & new beginnings that heralds the arrival of summer.
Friday!!! Pre-May Day Show!! 7pm at the Wingnut!
Posted: April 25, 2012 in UncategorizedTags: bizhan khodabandeh, industrial workers of the world, international worker's day, IWW, May Day, may day parade, may day rva, my son the doctor, Richmond, snail party, Wingnut, wingnut anarchist collective
Friday April 27th at 7pm! Bands and Screenprinting! Come share with others your planned May Day related events and come hear about theirs!
Come out to hear Snail Party, from Canada! According to them: “snail party is a flailing orchestra made up of several scum fucks, a handful of crusty queers & a couple mortals too. we’re from halifax, nova scotia.”
You can listen to their music here: http://snailparty.bandcamp.com/
No cover charge, but please bring some money to donate to the band or buy merch from them if you can- they are coming a long way! All ages, sober show.
My Son the Doctor will be joining Snail Party to help celebrate International Worker’s Day!
Come ready to dance, screenprint a May Day patch with a design by Bizhan Khodabandeh, learn about other May Day events, and celebrate!
My Son the Doctor plays an eclectic mix of Eastern European, Balkan, and Mediterranean folk musics, with an emphasis on Yiddish, Hebrew, and Roma traditions. Klezmer dance tunes, Yiddish folk and theater songs, Israeli folk songs, Chassidic songs, Ladino songs, contemporary and traditional Roma songs, and Balkan pop—all with a high-energy approach with elements of rock, African music, and jazz.
Local graphic designer, Bizhan Khodabandeh has designed a May Day 2012 patch for Richmond that we will be printing on April 27th at the Pre-May Day Show at the Wingnut.
The patches are a roughly 4″ x 4″ design so bring pieces of fabric a little larger than that if you want to make a patch, or whatever fabric or shirt you want the image on! We will also have some pre-made for folks too.
Bizhan’s other amazing work can be found online at www.mendedarrow.com Bizhan has contributed a lot of work into Richmond May Day festivities over the past couple of years, designing previous bandannas and posters.
The Pre-May Day Show is on Friday April 27th at 7pm at 2005 Barton Avenue. There will be music and labor songs by Snail Party, My Son the Doctor, and 2 other local acts. Sober, All Ages. No cover charge, but donations for Snail Party from Canada and merch from other bands encouraged.
Celebratory May Day Potluck with Food Not Bombs!
Posted: April 1, 2012 in UncategorizedTags: FNB, Food Not Bombs, food not bombs potluck, May Day, may day events, may day parade, may day rva, Monroe Park, potluck
Join Food Not Bombs for a Celebratory May Day Potluck in the Park!
Sunday April 29th at 4pm
In Monroe park, at the corner of Main and Belvidere
Food Not Bombs will be serving a free vegan community meal, like we have done every Sunday at 4pm for the past 18 years. We are inviting the community to come and bring vegan dishes and beverages to share, and turn this day into a potluck event to celebrate worker’s rights.
May Day (May 1st) is International Worker’s Day. There will be many events in Richmond over the weekend leading up to Tuesday May 1st. There will be information on those events available at the potluck.
Possible additional activities in Monroe Park after the potluck TBA!
Rain or shine, the food tastes fine!
For more information, please email rvafoodnotbombs@gmail.com, call 804 303 5449, or go online at www.richmondfoodnotbombs.wordpress.com
My Son the Doctor to play Pre-May Day Show
Posted: March 24, 2012 in UncategorizedTags: allen cole, anarchism, anarchist, anarchy, bizhan khodabandeh, bluegrass, cayman mooney, dave ellis, folk punk, IWW, jake mayday, janine turner, ken kellner, klezmer, labor songs, louis schwartz, may 1dt, may 1st, May Day, may day parade, may day patch, may day rally, may day rva, may day workshop, my son the doctor, pre-may day show, radical, Richmond, snail party, Virginia, Wingnut, wingnut anarchist collective
Local Richmond band, My Son the Doctor, has been added to the lineup for the Pre-May Day Show and Celebration at the Wingnut on Friday April 27th at 7pm.
Sober, All Ages show at 2005 Barton Avenue. (804) 303 5449 or wingnut_collective@yahoo.com for more
They will be joining Snail Party and Jake Mayday to help celebrate International Worker’s Day! Come ready to dance, screenprint a May Day patch with a design by Bizhan Khodabandeh, learn about other May Day events, and celebrate!
My Son the Doctor plays an eclectic mix of Eastern European, Balkan, and Mediterranean folk musics, with an emphasis on Yiddish, Hebrew, and Roma traditions. Klezmer dance tunes, Yiddish folk and theater songs, Israeli folk songs, Chassidic songs, Ladino songs, contemporary and traditional Roma songs, and Balkan pop—all with a high-energy approach with elements of rock, African music, and jazz.
The current line-up is:
Louis Schwartz: guitar and vocals
Allen Cole: clarinet
Cayman Mooney: accordion
Ken Kellner: guitar, bass, and vocals
Janine Turner: percussion and vocals
Dave Ellis: percussion
May Day Patches- Come Screenprint Your Own at Pre-May Day Show
Posted: March 22, 2012 in UncategorizedTags: bizhan, bizhan khodabandeh, black cat, Gallery 5, international worker's day, IWW, jake mayday, may 1st, May Day, may day 2012, may day events, may day parade, may day rally, may day rva, mended arrow, pre-may day show, richmond may day, snail party, Wingnut, wingnut anarchist collective, worker's rights
Local graphic designer, Bizhan Khodabandeh has designed a May Day 2012 patch for Richmond that we will be printing on April 27th at the Pre-May Day Show at the Wingnut.
The patches are a roughly 4″ x 4″ design so bring pieces of fabric a little larger than that if you want to make a patch, or whatever fabric or shirt you want the image on! We will also have some pre-made for folks too.
Bizhan’s other amazing work can be found online at www.mendedarrow.com Bizhan has contributed a lot of work into Richmond May Day festivities over the past couple of years, designing previous bandannas and posters.
The Pre-May Day Show is on Friday April 27th at 7pm at 2005 Barton Avenue. There will be music and labor songs by Snail Party, Jake Mayday, and 2 other local acts. Sober, All Ages. No cover charge, but donations for Snail Party from Canada and merch from other bands encouraged.