May 2008

by Eyewitness Report

May 1: Eyewitness Report of May Day Mêlée

Just before Works In Progress went to press, we were given the following account of the events that followed the downtown Olympia May Day Rally.

Most people know what to expect from May Day in Olympia. Music, dancing, marching (usually without a permit). Food Not Bombs serving from a big tub of soup. A festival, both to celebrate Beltane, and in honor of those who died so we could have a weekend, overtime pay, and an end to child labor. In recent years, this has been complimented with May Day’s additional focus as an immigrant rights . . .