MAY 1 GENERAL STRIKE and other events:

6:00 AM SEIU-USWW strike action at LAX

7:00  Occ Pas rally at Lake Avenue overpass to the 210, followed by a march to the Lake and Colorado bank cluster.

8:00 AM Occupy SFV/OLA “North Wind” march from 7915 Van Nuys Bl., Van Nuys/Panorama City: Hermandad Mexicana Transnacional to Van Nuys Civic Ctr.

9:00 AM Rise Up LA youth march from Florence and Normandie to Central Ave.

10:00 AM People’s Power ‘4 Winds’ Car/Bike Caravans and convergence:

From CSU Dominguez Hills, N. on Central Ave. to MLK, W. on MLK to Figueroa, N. on Figueroa to Washington. Park and march to Staples, convergence at 6th and Main

Rallies at Maxine Waters Employment Preparation Center, Central & 108th

Ted Watkins Park, 103rd & Central

41st & Central: Honor survivors from Black Panther Party and memory of Somayah and Geronimo

Take MLK to Figueroa & proceed north past Expo park, USC to Washington/Figueroa

2:00 Park in vicinity of LA Trade Tech, march north on Fig to Staples, east on 11th to Main/convergence

(SEIU LAX action and Rise Up LA youth march will converge with this wind)

From Ocean & Wilshire Santa Monica, e. on Wilshire

Rallies at Veterans Administration Federal & Wilshire by Vets for Peace 11:00,

Flash occupation “Let them Eat Cupcakes” Rodeo Drive & Wilshire, BH, noon

B of A protest by Queer Affinity Group, Wilshire & LaBrea, 12:30

1:30-2:00 pm Park near MacArthur Park and march on 6th St. to downtown convergence

From Atlantic & Cesar Chavez Ave. East L.A., with rallies at Belevede Park 11:15,

Obregon Park at noon (education as a human right)

Plaza Mariachi at 1:00 PM (health care as a human right); take Gold Line

2:00 meet up with OSFV, north wind at Plaza Olvera, march to convergence

10:30 Occ Pas meets at Orange Grove Friends Mtg House carpools to the American Reclamation recycling facility.

11:00 AM SEIU-USWW labor solidarity rally at LAX  civil disobedience planned

11:00 AM, County Fed. Of Labor action at American Recycling 4560 Doran Street, LA (near LA Zoo).

“No Somos Basura”  OLA, OSFV, Occ Pasadena will send people here

12 noon Central Convergence sets up at at 6th & Main downtown, welcome table and wellness tents, etc.

1:00 PM Official Start time for May 1 Coalition (Full Rights for Immigrants, CHIRLA, MIWON, etc.) immigration reform march from Olympic & Broadway

2:00 PM marches north to Broadway and 1st St., rallies, then returns s. on Hill to

Pershing Square, approx. 4 PM

2:30 OLA Four Winds Peoples Power caravans converge at 6th & Main; financial district protest.

4:00 Southern CA Immigration Coalition Immigrant Rights March, Olympic & Broadway

March up Broadway to Bway and 1st St. OLA will head to Pershing Square  (6 PM).

6:00 PM possible “Justice for Janitors” SEIU-USWW strike. If so, people will help solidify picket lines.

7:30 PM General Assembly @ Pershing Sq. to discuss international solidarity, “Next Steps”

For info: http://www.occupymay1st.org, 323-250-MAY1, or occupymay1st@gmail.com

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The Official website: https://occupylosangeles.org/

The official Twitter: @OccupyLA

The official FaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/occupyLA

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