Welcome Home May Day! Allness This Week May 2nd

Occupy brings popular celebration of May Day back to the streets of the USA.

Return to 1886, Haymarket Square Massacre, Chicago, the origin story:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2012/may/01/why-us-unions-need-occupy-may-day  - video 5:13

May Day History - From Pagans to OWS; Thom Hartmann - video 2:47

http://workersparty.org.nz/2012/05/01/the-story-of-may-day/

http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/12053738-may-day-celebrates-a-historic-event-in-the-us-in-1886

This May Day really is just the kick-off of what plans to become an unmanageable morass of scheduled resistance to many of the corporations supporting CISPA at every location possible. This summer is going to be hot, climate change or not.

http://occupywallst.org/forum/anonymous-announces-opdefense-two-months-cispa-ret/

Anonymous Announces #OpDefense: Two Months of #CISPA Retaliation, Beginning May 1st

The following links are somewhat categorized and are otherwise listed in no particular order.

I have not read, nor do I endorse, them all. They all have actual content.

They were selected largely by placing high on the google results late May 1st, or being linked to articles that did.

Riots & Vandalism:

There's a new norm, fit muscular clean-cut military bearing type black block random vandals wearing brand new clothes 

(no, it's not really new, just "improved", and more obvious).

http://scottrossi.tumblr.com/post/22184158717/notes-from-an-occupation-17-dolores-park-ruckus

choices selections from this post - http://sync.democraticunderground.com/12522465

also at - http://uptownalmanac.com/2012/05/harmless-occupy-rally-devolves-valencia-street-riot

http://thisainthell.us/blog/?p=29764

"Many police have been resisting making arrests, even on rioters they witnessed attacking property. One guy said he saw them stand aside as rioters moved past."

http://bangordailynews.com/slideshow/pictures-of-the-day-tuesday-may-1-2012/

http://missionlocal.org/2012/04/windows-and-cars-damaged-on-valencia-st-following-early-may-day-strike/

http://www.missionmission.org/tag/riot-on-valencia/

- Small Riot in San Fran part 2 4/30/12

http://occupywallst.org/forum/the-black-bloc-and-ows/

Chris Hedges, Amy Goodman, Amin Husain, Marina Sitrin

http://strikemay1st.com/

http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2012/05/01/Occupy-SF-May-Day-Riot-Starts-Early

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2012/05/may-day-protests-vandalism-san-francisco-.html

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/seattle-may-day-protest-turns-into-black-bloc-gone-wild/

several local news videos from Seattle

http://thisainthell.us/blog/?p=29764&cpage=1#comment-616878 - May Day riots unfolding in Seattle

"Many police have been resisting making arrests, even on rioters they witnessed attacking property. One guy said he saw them stand aside as rioters moved past."

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Windows-smashed-as-May-Day-protests-wind-through-Downtown-Seattle-149713705.html

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2018116330_maydayprotest02m.html

http://www.king5.com/news/cities/seattle/May-Day-protests--149640725.html

http://irna.ir/News/Politic/May-Day-riots-grip-Berlin-and-Hamburg/80107924

http://www.eurasiareview.com/02052012-may-day-riots-in-berlin/

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/story/2012/05/01/montreal-may-day-rally.html

http://www.theprovince.com/news/Zurich+rally+turns+violent/6550513/story.html

"the same youths picked up the smoke bombs lobbed by the police and threw them toward pedestrians."

http://www.theprovince.com/news/Zurich+rally+turns+violent/6550513/story.html

Occupy Type Sourced:

http://occupywallst.org/forum/live-may-day-coverage/

http://occupywallst.org/article/nyc-full-schedule-permitted-and-unpermitted-may-da/

http://occupywallst.org/forum/declaration-of-solidarity/

http://occupywallst.org/forum/ows-issues-solidarity-warning/

http://occupywallst.org/forum/may-1st-coalition-unionize-legalize-organize/

http://occupywallst.org/article/may-day/

WOW, lotsa links here!

http://maydaynyc.org/

http://strikeeverywhere.net/

http://occupythepress.org/aggregator/sources/1

lotsa stories here

http://www.facebook.com/events/337068492974144/

http://www.facebook.com/events/327993963933194/333514203381170/

http://occupylsx.org/

Occupy Londen

Green Party, Related, or Mentioned:

http://www.detroitgreens.org/node/487

http://www.coloradogreenparty.org/2390/denver-greens-endorse-day-general-strike/

http://www.greenpartywatch.org/2012/04/30/green-party-candidates-and-activists-prepare-for-occupy-may-day-general-strike/

http://www.onthewilderside.com/2012/05/01/occupy-wall-streetmay-day-in-nyc-evening-update-and-crowd-estimate/

http://www.onthewilderside.com/2012/04/30/urban-uprisings-from-paris-commune-to-ows/

much more on NYC May Day at http://www.onthewilderside.com/

http://dandelionsalad.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/no-work-no-shopping-occupy-everywhere-may-day-on-ows-immigration-labor-protests-with-chris-hedges/

http://pilsensouthwestsidegreens.org/2012/05/occupy-wall-st-may-day-demonstrations-the-green-party-challenges-the-democrats-allvoices/

http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/12060076-occupy-wall-st-may-day-demonstrations-the-green-party-challenges-the-democrats

same article, different picture:

http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/12060076/content/92064251-signing-up-new-green-party-members

http://warisacrime.org/content/may-day-black-agenda-radio

http://www.gainesville.com/article/20120501/ARTICLES/120509939?Title=Hundreds-join-in-May-Day-rally-march

Altyish:

http://www.livestream.com/globalrevolution

https://www.freespeech.org/fstvmayday

https://www.freespeech.org/media-library

https://www.freespeech.org/collection/occupy-wallstreet

http://www.democracynow.org/search?query=may+day&commit=Search

http://www.democracynow.org/topics/occupy_wall_street

Thom Hartmann on the News

http://current.com/shows/the-young-turks/videos/the-young-turks-cover-occupy-may-day-from-the-streets-as-police-move-in

http://irregulartimes.com/index.php/archives/2012/04/30/may-flowers-occupy-protests-sprout-vibrantly-on-may-1-in-127-cities-across-46-states/

http://irregulartimes.com/index.php/archives/2012/05/01/as-americans-march-on-may-day-where-is-the-democratic-party/

http://grist.org/politics/turn-up-the-heat-environmentalists-should-join-occupy-on-may-day/

http://obrag.org/?p=59408 - May Day Reports from San Francisco and Seattle

http://sproutac.org/2012/05/01/the-99-spring-and-occupy/

"As is generally the case, because it isn’t being initiated by people that fit their textbook definition of “workers,” the ISO is opposed to it. Moreover, it’s dangerous because the “ultra-left” doesn’t think about how “alienating” it will be to “workers.” It’s the same old song and dance: because they aren’t controlling it and because it doesn’t fit a more than 100 year old formula of how “change” happens, it must go." ... "it’s not just the more obvious power plays of the Democratic Party, it’s across the board—from the Democrats to the socialists in the ISO who claim that “the time isn’t right.” They always want to control the uncontrollable."

somewhat notable as worthy for it's lack of an attack on the Green Party

https://www.freespeech.org/calendar/search?field_event_date_value%5Bvalue%5D%5Bdate%5D=2012-05-01&field_topic_tid=All&field_event_address_locality=&field_event_address_administrative_area=

http://www.uniteleft.com/2012/04/may-day-2012.html

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/05/01/occupy-protesters-march-on-new-york-and-other-cities-for-may-day/

http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/12063107-can-the-soul-of-occupy-keep-its-momentum-and-original-purpose

http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/12058111-happy-may-day-welcome-back-occupy-movement

also at http://beyondthecusp.wordpress.com/ , but w/out the pretty pictures.

MSM:

International

Photo galleries

http://globalspin.blogs.time.com/2012/05/01/may-day-protests-around-the-globe

http://boingboing.net/2012/05/01/may-day-2012-big-photo-galle.html

http://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/AP-PHOTOS-May-Day-protests-around-the-world-3525871.php

http://darkroom.baltimoresun.com/2012/05/may-day-around-the-world/#1

http://www.newser.com/article/d9ufqda81/thousands-rally-for-higher-wages-at-asias-may-day-marches-europeans-to-protest-austerity.html

also at http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/1170918--may-day-rallies-protest-sinking-wages-spending-cuts

http://asiancorrespondent.com/81583/workers-demand-pay-hikes-at-asias-may-day-marches/

http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/jakarta/lots-of-passion-on-may-day-no-clashes/515358

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/may/01/may-day-occupy-protests-live?newsfeed=true

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/occupy-movement

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/may/02/occupy-may-day-protests

http://www.euronews.com/newswires/1501742-europeans-protest-austerity-at-may-day-rallies/

http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Latest-News-Wires/2012/0501/May-Day-Around-the-world-anger-and-fear

http://www.businessweek.com/ap/2012-05/D9UG3VBO0.htm - A look at May Day moods around the world - AP

http://www.philly.com/philly/news/nation_world/149770275.html - May Day 2012 is more venting than celebrating

AP from Madrid

http://www.businessweek.com/ap/2012-05/D9UFV5M81.htm - World workers express anger, gloom on May Day

also at http://www.hometownlife.com/usatoday/article/54653478

AP from Madrid

http://clikhear.palmbeachpost.com/2012/world-nation/europe/may-day-protests-around-the-nation-and-world/

http://www.cbs6albany.com/template/inews_wire/wires.national/2f43a362-www.cbs6albany.com.shtml

USA

http://www.seattlepi.com/national/slideshow/News-of-the-word-in-photos-May-Day-parades-42368.php#photo-2883979

http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2012/05/may-day-occupy-labor-immigration-general-strike-breaking-news-reports

http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2012/04/occupy-wall-street-may-day-protests

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2012/0501/May-Day-Occupy-movement-returns-but-can-it-win-converts

http://blogs.wsj.com/metropolis/2012/05/01/occupy-wall-street-for-may-day-occupy-protests-to-move-across-midtown/

http://abcnews.go.com/Business/2012-day-occupy-protesters-start-general-strike-us/story?id=16246278#.T6CtQEiwdZk

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/occupy-movement-returns-for-may-day-protests-in-dc-new-york-and-around-us/2012/05/01/gIQASDqQvT_story.html

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20120501/D9UG5SMG0.html

Stinging gas sends May Day protesters fleeing

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/balloon-goes-may-day-demos-london-104648812.html

http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2012/05/01/men-who-plotted-to-blow-up-cleveland-bridge-had-eyes-on-nato-summit/

NYC:

http://newsfeed.time.com/2012/05/01/may-day-watch-the-occupy-wall-street-general-strike-protests/

http://desertpeace.wordpress.com/2012/04/27/occupy-may-day-stand-tall-and-free-with-the-99/

http://irregulartimes.com/index.php/archives/2012/05/01/williamsburg-bridge-into-manhattan-occupied/

http://irregulartimes.com/index.php/archives/2012/05/01/nypd-investigates-may-day-protests-even-before-they-begin/

http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2012/05/01/romney-in-nyc-to-mark-bin-laden-death-anniversary/

Oakland:

http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/335771/20120501/day-oakland-occupy-police.htm

http://occupyoakland.org/2012/04/bay-area-may-1-strike-website-goes-live-strikemay1st-com/

http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2012/04/30/3209278/us-may-day-protests-planned-may.html

Other Localities:

http://qctimes.com/news/local/occupy-q-c-marks-may-day-with-rally/article_210a3fee-93c6-11e1-be37-0019bb2963f4.html

http://occupydenver.org/mayday/

http://occupybmore.org/event/occupy-may-day-may-day-rally-99

http://www.facebook.com/occupyyoungstown

https://www.facebook.com/events/274549865970802

Occupy Rochester

http://progressivealaska.blogspot.com/2012/05/occupy-may-day-at-anchorage-town-square.html

http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_20522397/occupy-denver-joins-occupy-wall-street-may-day

http://www.ctvbc.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20120501/bc_occupy_vancouver_may_day_120501/20120501/

http://www.keyc.tv/story/18017908/occupy-mankato-takes-over-riverfront

http://litholad.blogspot.com/2012/05/varied-may-day-events-st-louis-occupy.html

http://www.onenewspage.co.uk/video/20120501/906765/Occupy-Erie-Group-Holds-May-Day-March.htm

http://www.kansascity.com/2012/05/01/3587025/occupy-groups-rally-for-may-day.html

http://www.kionrightnow.com/story/18005894/occupy-protests-pick-up-for-may-day-rallys

http://genuinewitty.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/schedule-of-may-day-events-at-occupy-toronto-today/

http://genuinewitty.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/may-1st-hour-1-assaulted-by-dave-vasey-greg-ciprik/

http://genuinewitty.wordpress.com/2012/04/30/toronto-police-send-the-scary-lady-cop-to-take-pictures-of-me-drinking-beer/

"Wasn’t she involved with a questionable incident during the G20 that left people thinking that the police and the Black Bloc were working together as a team?"

Comes With Idiocy Warnings To One Degree Or Another:

http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=51216 - Occupy Wall Street kicks off May Day riots and "general strike"

Stand with workers by ruining jobs!

http://mtmotorstables.blogspot.com/2012/04/may-day-mayhem-on-its-way.html

http://blogs.philadelphiaweekly.com/phillynow/2012/05/01/daily-grinder-will-you-protest-with-occupy-or-strippers/

http://www.stripersonline.com/t/846344/nyc-at-a-stand-still-yet

http://www.stripersonline.com/t/846344/nyc-at-a-stand-still-yet/15#post_9187940

http://www.redstate.com/hanoverhenry/2012/05/01/occupy-wall-street-resumes-attack-on-america-with-todays-may-day-protest/

http://genuinewitty.wordpress.com/2012/04/30/how-to-start-a-fake-revolution/

http://genuinewitty.wordpress.com/2012/04/30/the-most-solid-argument-that-the-policegovernment-run-the-black-bloc-is/

http://genuinewitty.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/continuing-my-investigation-of-occupy-the-international-socialists/

http://truthmovement.com/?p=2125

http://www.movements.org/

Other Stuff:

http://grist.org/urban-agriculture/by-growing-food-occupy-the-farm-helps-a-movement-grow-up/

http://genuinewitty.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/gorilla-gardening-civil-disobedience-i-can-agree-with/

http://grist.org/election-2012/being-green-presidential-hopeful-jill-stein-aims-to-rebuild-a-broken-system/

a very good and pleasently personalized interview with a nice picture of Jill I had not yet seen

http://grist.org/climate-energy/i-withdraw-a-talk-with-climate-defeatist-paul-kingsnorth/

an excellent overview of the situation and some very personal dialog

#OccupyMiami Moves into Wells Fargo Bank - American Spring Cleaning is Coming!

http://occupywallst.org/forum/work-conservation-is-the-solution-to-the-global-re/

http://occupywallst.org/forum/occupy-oakland-takes-up-the-matter-of-child-protec/

kittens, puppies, and baby bunnies! (jus sayin)

while reading these, please comment widely and wildly!

IMAO, this cat is out of the bag, and the bag is out of the box.