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OMNI MAY DAY LABOR DAY INTERNATIONAL WORKERS DAY MAY 1, 2026

 in Dick's Newsletter 2026 / Goddess Festival / Labor

Compiled by Dick Bennett for a Culture of Peace, Justice, Ecology, Democracy https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2026/05/may-day-labor-day-international-workers.html What’S at Stake:  May Day started here in the United States after 80,000 people showed up to rally and demand the 8-hour work day in Chicago’s Haymarket Square in 1886. Police attacked and killed protesters, and then framed primarily immigrant workers for violence (who were later pardoned).   These Haymarket events sparked yearly worldwide celebrations of the labor movement on May 1, beginning in the late 1800s. New Goddess Fest opens on MAY DAY 2026 <omni-omnicenter.org@shared1.ccsend.com> 4-30-26 Goddess Fest Begins Tomorrow The New Goddess Fest Friday May 1 at Mat. […]

2nd NWA Labor Spring Tackles Inequality, Outsourcing, Marginalization

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The program is free, and the public is welcome. The 2024 NWA Teach-In will highlight the ways that labor unions and collective action can lessen the most pressing problems facing working people in the Ozarks and across the nation: low wages and the persistence of poverty, especially among children; economic inequality; privatization and outsourcing; and the growing marginalization of working people in public life. Topics on the schedule include “Labor Struggles throughout the Nation,” “Fighting for Arkansas Workers” and “Worker Rights at the University of Arkansas.” Speakers include: “The goal is to bring together working people who want to make […]