May Day Events

International Workers' Day (a name used interchangeably with May Day) is a celebration of the social and economic achievements of the international labor movement. May Day commonly sees organized street demonstrations and street marches by millions of working people and their labour unions throughout most of the countries of the world.
-From Wikipedia

There are several events going on in New Jersey:

May Day Festival, Saturday, May 1, 2010 - 1PM. Light Refreshments will be served - $10 Admission
American Labor Museum/Botto House National Landmark, 83 Norwood St., Haledon, NJ 07508. Featured Performers: Chris Chandler, Harmonic Insurgence, George Mann Trio, New Jersey Solidarity Singers, Annamaria Stefanelli, Roy Zimmerman. More information, call the Museum at (973) 595-7953.

In response to Chris Christie’s destructive budget cuts, the Take Back Trenton Coalition is calling for a rally at the steps of our state capitol on Saturday May 1st, 2010.
This is a rally to bring the NJ community together, to show unity against the attacks on our communities, and to celebrate the working class of New Jersey. The rally starts at 1:00pm outside of the NJ State House and ends at 5:00pm. More information at http://takebacktrenton.wordpress.com/may-1st/

Jobs for all! May Day Rally, May 1, 12 Noon, Military Park, Newark. Today, one in six Americans is unemployed or underemployed, and one in four is among African-Americans and Latinos. For the Black and Latino communities, the Depression is already here! Today, there is only one way to create jobs—the government must hire workers directly at good pay to do the work that needs to be done. We Demand: A Massive public works program and legalization for all.
More information at http://njmay1.org/