May 1International Workers' Daywill be a national day of action with large marches expected around the country. In Chicago, a coalition of organizations are planning to march to resist the rising racism and call on city residents to rebuild community.
The "Resist Racism, Rebuild Community" march, starting 1 p.m. at Union Park, on Lake Street and Ashland Avenue, will be focused on protecting communities that are under attack by the Trump regime and highlight the need to rebuild community and define what community safety means:
Stop the criminalization, mass incarceration and deportation of Black, Latinx, migrant, Arab, Muslim, and communities of color;
Defend workers' right to organize, unionize and to earn a living wage;
Defend the rights of women, people with disabilities, transgender, LGBTQ and gender non-conforming people;
Act on climate change, to create jobs and economic opportunities in the migrant, poor, and communities of color that are disproportionately threatened by pollution and climate change;
Defend and fully fund public services, including public education, transportation and healthcare.