Nationwide General Strike Planned for May 1: No Kings Organizer

[mysteryowl]

Source: Common Dreams

"No work, no school, no shopping. We're going to show up and say we're putting workers over billionaires and kings."

Ezra Levin, co-founder of Indivisible, said on Saturday that a nationwide general strike is being planned for May 1 that will be modeled on the day of action residents of Minnesota organized in January against the brutality carried out by federal immigration enforcement officials.

Appearing at the flagship No Kings rally in Saint Paul, Levin praised the strength shown by the Minnesota protesters in the face of the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) siege of their city this year, and said his organization wanted to replicate it across the country.

Levin added that “we are going to build on that courage, that sacrifice” that Minnesota residents showed during their day of action in January, and vowed “to demonstrate that regular people are the greatest threat to fascism in this country.”

Read more: https://www.commondreams.org/news/no-kings-general-strike

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Following the lead of Minneapolis's general strike during the ICE surge, they want to do this nationally!

[turbinetree]

1. Good .................

[Ponietz]

2. It's high time for it

[mysteryowl]

3. I think the nation is ready. We have everyone's attention after 3 No Kings.

It should work!

[mysteryowl]

7. May 1st is "May Day" & full moon called the Flower Moon

[angrychair]

4. FINALLY!!

Let's go!!! Plan another one 2 weeks later. Than another one two weeks later.

[mysteryowl]

6. Minnesota did do two close together, so maybe the national ones will be too.

There is a national call tomorrow talking about this general strike.

[usonian]

5. A tsunami starts as a little wave.

And all because of these two and their pal Donald.

[PatrickforB]

8. I'm IN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! n/t

[H2O Man]

9. Recommended.

As the horrors of the savage U.S./Israeli violence in Iran, Lebanon, and the West Bank continue to escalate, so must the movement to recapture democracy and the rule of law (domestic and international). This is a good planned step up. Hopefully, that step will lead to taking the next step by summer's end.

[KY_EnviroGuy]

10. If this GOP war's global recession (or depression) comes about as some are predicting....

everyone may be staying home anyway.......

Regardless, we will support this May 1st strike........