Alex Akselrod
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It's Going Down
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Another one of the Frederick Four defendants had a hearing last week, which ultimately turned out to be a bench trial. The upshot, according to the support crew, was as follows:
"Jayla had her court date on the 20th, and there’s a lot to report after this one. Despite heavy pressure from her (panel appointed) lawyer, Jayla rejected a plea deal and had her first trial, with Judge Schafer presiding. The prosecutor dropped the riot charge before the trial even began, and the judge dismissed one of the charges, but found her guilty on two counts of disorderly conduct. He sentenced her to 18 months probation and 32 hours community service. Jayla has announced her intention to appeal, and to find a new lawyer. We’ll talk a little more about her and Andromeda’s experiences with their panel appointed attorneys in a little bit."
The outcome was, as they say later on, "a manageable sentence," but it's still pretty harsh for the "crime" committed. So she's appealing. Her lawyer was pretty much out to lunch, the cops were (surprise!) dishonest, and the judge actually handed down a harsher sentence than the prosecutor asked for.
The entire text is worth reading, especially if you haven't dealt with protest-related arrests much before.
In the meantime, you can also kick in to the defense fund at the link, if you've got a few bucks to spare.
https://chuffed.org/project/131988-legal-funds-for-the-frederick-four?section=updates
Another one of the Frederick Four defendants had a hearing last week, which ultimately turned out to be a bench trial. The upshot, according to the support crew, was as follows:
"Jayla had her court date on the 20th, and there’s a lot to report after this one. Despite heavy pressure from her (panel appointed) lawyer, Jayla rejected a plea deal and had her first trial, with Judge Schafer presiding. The prosecutor dropped the riot charge before the trial even began, and the judge dismissed one of the charges, but found her guilty on two counts of disorderly conduct. He sentenced her to 18 months probation and 32 hours community service. Jayla has announced her intention to appeal, and to find a new lawyer. We’ll talk a little more about her and Andromeda’s experiences with their panel appointed attorneys in a little bit."
The outcome was, as they say later on, "a manageable sentence," but it's still pretty harsh for the "crime" committed. So she's appealing. Her lawyer was pretty much out to lunch, the cops were (surprise!) dishonest, and the judge actually handed down a harsher sentence than the prosecutor asked for.
The entire text is worth reading, especially if you haven't dealt with protest-related arrests much before.
In the meantime, you can also kick in to the defense fund at the link, if you've got a few bucks to spare.
https://chuffed.org/project/131988-legal-funds-for-the-frederick-four?section=updates
So today, a group of elementary school children paraded through my neighborhood. I knew they were there because they were quite loud and energetic, and honestly I was very confused about what was happening. I mean, what on earth kind of field trip are they doing, wandering around from house to house?
I tried to see what they were up to, and I couldn’t really tell.
But after they’d passed, my husband opened the door to our back porch because it was a lovely day and the sun was out. And hanging on the doorknob was a handcrafted paper plate basket of paper flowers.
And it struck me—they were celebrating May Day.
And I got a surge of nostalgia. Growing up in the midwest of the US, my family celebrated the first of May as a sort of polar opposite to Halloween. We’d make paper cups and fill them with flowers and candy, deliver them secretly to the neighbors we loved, and run away quickly before they discovered them. No notes. No indication of where they came from or whom they came from.
And here, in Eureka, CA, 40 years later, was an entire elementary school class doing it as an organized activity.
I took that paper basket, and I put it on a hook on my refrigerator, to remind me of a different kind of sustenance than food.
Caring for others with no expectations.
I really really hope that elementary school class teacher knows how much they touched me. Because they restored a bit of my faith in humanity today.
Have a magical & revolutionary May Day!
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“The highest court in the nation ruled that Kilmar should be returned home," Jennifer continues. "So why are they still waiting? Enough is enough.”
The crowd erupts in chants of “BRING HIM HOME! BRING HIM HOME!”
“Stop playing political games with my husband’s life,” she continues. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01z6jSnGzuI
“My husband was illegally detained, abducted, and disappeared,” says Jennifer Vasquez Sura, the US citizen wife of Kilmar Abrego García. “It’s been 50 days. 50 days of pain and suffering.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01z6jSnGzuI#MayDay#InternationalWorkersDay
"On May 1, 1886, Albert and Lucy Parsons led 80,000 people down Michigan Avenue, in what is regarded as the first-ever May Day Parade, in support of the eight-hour work day."
Lucy Parsons was a Black anarchist and she continued her May Day activism into her 90s. Her legacy is complex but that doesn't make it any less powerful. Know her name.
Doug Belshaw
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Today In Labor History May 1, 1886: The first nationwide General Strike for the 8-hour day occurred in Milwaukee and other U.S. cities. In Chicago, police killed four demonstrators and wounded over 200. This led to the mass meeting a Haymarket Square, where an unknown assailant threw a bomb, killing several cops. The authorities responded by rounding up all the city’s leading anarchists, and a kangaroo court which wrongfully convicted 8 of them, including Albert Parsons, husband of Lucy Parsons, who would go on to cofound the IWW, along with Mother Jones, Big Bill Haywood, Eugene Debs, and others. Worldwide protests against the convictions and executions followed. To honor the wrongfully executed anarchists, and their struggle for the 8-hour day, May first has ever since been celebrated as International Workers Day in nearly every country in the world, except the U.S.
You can read my complete bio of Lucy Parsons here: https://michaeldunnauthor.com/2024/03/24/lucy-parsons/
#workingclass #LaborHistory #anarchism #haymarket #bombing #policebrutality #police #prison #execution #deathpenalty#GeneralStrike #IWW #lucyparsons #motherjones#EightHourDay #mayday
Today In Labor History May 1, 1886: The first nationwide General Strike for the 8-hour day occurred in Milwaukee and other U.S. cities. In Chicago, police killed four demonstrators and wounded over 200. This led to the mass meeting a Haymarket Square, where an unknown assailant threw a bomb, killing several cops. The authorities responded by rounding up all the city’s leading anarchists, and a kangaroo court which wrongfully convicted 8 of them, including Albert Parsons, husband of Lucy Parsons, who would go on to cofound the IWW, along with Mother Jones, Big Bill Haywood, Eugene Debs, and others. Worldwide protests against the convictions and executions followed. To honor the wrongfully executed anarchists, and their struggle for the 8-hour day, May first has ever since been celebrated as International Workers Day in nearly every country in the world, except the U.S.
You can read my complete bio of Lucy Parsons here: https://michaeldunnauthor.com/2024/03/24/lucy-parsons/
#workingclass #LaborHistory #anarchism #haymarket #bombing #policebrutality #police #prison #execution #deathpenalty#GeneralStrike #IWW #lucyparsons #motherjones#EightHourDay #mayday
In Los Angeles alone, more than 55 groups that make up the Los Angeles May Day Coalition plan to take to the streets to defend their communities against attacks on health care, vital federal programs like Social Security and Medicare, workplace rights, and the dignity of all workers. #MayDay #InternationalWorkersDay
“Working people, including immigrants, power this city, this county, and this country,” said Pedro Trujillo, Director of Organizing for the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights (CHIRLA) and lead facilitator for the LA May Day Coalition. “We keep our communities running. We are coming together to demand all hands-on deck to fight for our families, collective rights, safety, and future.”
https://americasvoice.org/blog/with-may-day-events-expected-across-all-50-states-you-too-can-be-a-part-of-the-action/ #MayDay #InternationalWorkersDay
🔥 1,000+ #MayDay events.
🏙️ 50 states.
💪 One powerful movement.
A stark contrast to Trump’s dysfunctional vision for America, communities are set to gather to celebrate the labor movement that immigrants are integral to.
📢 Find an event near you!
https://americasvoice.org/blog/with-may-day-events-expected-across-all-50-states-you-too-can-be-a-part-of-the-action/ #InternationalWorkersDay
In Los Angeles alone, more than 55 groups that make up the Los Angeles May Day Coalition plan to take to the streets to defend their communities against attacks on health care, vital federal programs like Social Security and Medicare, workplace rights, and the dignity of all workers. #MayDay #InternationalWorkersDay
🔥 1,000+ #MayDay events.
🏙️ 50 states.
💪 One powerful movement.
A stark contrast to Trump’s dysfunctional vision for America, communities are set to gather to celebrate the labor movement that immigrants are integral to.
📢 Find an event near you!
https://americasvoice.org/blog/with-may-day-events-expected-across-all-50-states-you-too-can-be-a-part-of-the-action/ #InternationalWorkersDay
Happy #MayDay.
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#pdx: #Portland police expect 1000s at #Mayday protests tomorrow against the #Trump war on workers and the poor https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2025/04/portland-police-anticipate-thousands-at-may-day-protests-thursday.html
With #MayDay events expected across all 50 states tomorrow, you too can be a part of the action. Find an event near you here: https://americasvoice.org/blog/with-may-day-events-expected-across-all-50-states-you-too-can-be-a-part-of-the-action/ #InternationalWorkersDay