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Chris Graham
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Indivisible Charlottesville and Cville DSA are hosting a local May Day Strong event this coming Friday, May 1, with the focus being: No Work. No School. No Shopping.

May Day Strong is organized around several core principles:

  • That we tax the rich so our families, not their fortunes, come first,
  • No ICE. No war.  No private army serving authoritarian power.
  • Expand democracy. Hands off our vote.

Other May Day Strong events in Virginia are scheduled in:

  • Abingdon: 4:30 p.m.
  • Annandale: 4 p.m.
  • Bristol: 6 p.m.
  • Chesapeake: one at 11 a.m., one at 5 p.m.
  • Christiansburg: 5:30 p.m.
  • Culpeper: noon
  • Farmville: 4:30 p.m.
  • Franconia: 4 p.m.
  • Haymarket: 4 p.m.
  • Herndon: 4 p.m.
  • Independence: 5 p.m.
  • Louisa: noon
  • Lynchburg: one at 8 a.m., one at 5 p.m.
  • Manassas: one at 1 p.m., one at 2 p.m.
  • Roanoke: 2 p.m.
  • Virginia Beach: 3:30 p.m.
  • Virginia Tech campus: noon
  • Williamsburg: 6 p.m.

Full schedule: click here.

The Charlottesville May Day Strong event will begin at noon on Friday at the Freedom of Speech Wall on the Downtown Mall, with a march to Booker T. Washington Park to follow.

The Booker T. Washington Park portion of the event will feature speakers, music, teach-ins and child-centered activities.

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Chris Graham

Chris Graham

Chris Graham is the founder and editor of Augusta Free Press. A 1994 alum of the University of Virginia, Chris is the author and co-author of seven books, including Poverty of Imagination, a memoir published in 2019. For his commentaries on news, sports and politics, go to his YouTube page, TikTok, BlueSky, or subscribe to his Street Knowledge podcast. Email Chris at [email protected].

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