The Bernalillo County La Raza Unida had been working with other groups for May Day events since the 1990s. Worker power and working class solidarity are the general themes. This year we will have an event for International Workers' Day around noon. Please save the date!
From another group:
This is a call to join a network of worker centers, community organizations, and labor unions to increase national participation and power on May Day 2011 to win good jobs, legalization, and equality for every worker. As we all know, Congress and state governments across the nation have begun to wage a relentless attack against all workers this year and in years to come, especially immigrant workers and workers of color. At the same time, the remarkable energy, turnout, and spirit seen five years ago on May 1, 2006 has yet to be duplicated.
Read more at http://maydayunited.org/2011/02/19/call-to-action/
We need to gain the spirit of the original May Day!
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Stop the Wars - 3-19-11
Endorsed by Bernalillo County La Raza Unida!
Please attend - wear red and black in solidarity with all working people!!!
Saturday, March 5, 2011
New Mexico's First Independent State Legislator
No one has been elected to the New Mexico legislature, other than Democratic and Republican nominees, since 1914, when the Socialist Party and the Progressive Party each elected a legislator. New Mexico did not even permit independent candidates to get on the ballot until 1977. The state was forced to provide procedures for independent candidates, because in 1976 independent presidential candidate Eugene McCarthy sued New Mexico over that aspect of its election law, and won the lawsuit.
Read more at Ballot Access News
Read more at Ballot Access News
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