http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-...ns-global-disruption-of-status-quo-may-1.html A few years ago May Day protests were for illegals here in the US, now its for the occupiers worldwide. Should be interesting tomorrow. :MARIS61:
apparently both. LA friends: be aware that demonstrations are apparently scheduled for tomorrow throughout the city, particularly downtown. Fellow Westwooders, it looks like we will be affected around noon tomorrow. This is the information I received: We are expecting numerous demonstrations throughout the Greater Los Angeles area starting at 7 am and culminating and concluding in Downtown LA between 12 noon and 11 pm on Tuesday May 1st. Multiple City, County, State and Federal agencies will be deployed to deter any criminal activity associated with the demonstrations. We recommend that anyone working in the Downtown Los Angeles area consider telecommuting Tuesday May 1st or consider leaving the Downtown LA area before 12 noon that day. For Building Managers and Owners we recommend that by 1 pm any outdoor plaza furniture (including removable trash cans) be removed and stored in a secure location or the furniture be secured in a fashion that it cannot be picked up and tossed in the event some of the demonstrators attempt to do so. We have also attached a copy of the Los Angeles City trespass arrest authorization form to have signed by a senior member of your building management staff in the event law enforcement needs to arrest anyone attempting to trespass on your buildings private property. We suggest you discuss this with your organizations legal counsel. Early estimates for the number of demonstrators is 10,000+ Traffic in the Downtown area is expected to gridlock from Figueroa to Alameda and Cesar Chavez to the 10 Fwy from 1 pm to 11 pm as many of the demonstrators will be attempting to enter and leave the area from multiple directions. The following is the latest detailed outline of the expected events throughout the Greater LA area and Downtown LA for May 1st: The Four Winds • North Wind o 8 am meet o Saticoy and Van Nuys – March in area o Marching to Valley Civic Center o Taking MTA Orange & Red Lines to Union Station to meet up with East Wind o 1:50 pm Gather at Park across from Union Station / Placita Olvera o March to 6th Street and Main Convergence point by 2:30 pm (LA CAN Office) • West Wind o 10 am meet o Leaving 10:30 am - Wilshire & Ocean o 11:30 am o 1st Flashpoint Wilshire & Federal Building • Veterans Affairs, Federal Building, UCLA o 12:00 Noon o 2nd Flashpoint Rodeo Dr & Santa Monica Blvd • Cupcake Action • Beverly Hills o 12:30 pm o 3rd Flashpoint Wilshire & LaBrea • Bank of America o 1:30 pm o 4th Flashpoint 6th St & Alvarado • MacArthur Park o 2:30 pm o March to Convergence 6th St & Main St (LA CAN Office) • Border of Skid Row o 4 pm o SCIC March Olympic & Broadway • South Wind o 10 am meet o CSU Dominguez Hills in Carson o Proceed north through Watts – South Central LA – along Central Ave as far as Martin Luther King Jr Blvd then head East to Figueroa and North on Figueroa o 103rd & Central • WCLAC – Watts Community Labor Action & Maxine Waters Employment Prep o 41st Street & Central Ave • Site of LAPD attack on Black Panther Party & the “successful” defense against SWAT forces under COINTELPRO – Near Jefferson High & Adult School o Exposition Park • Near USC Campus o Vicinity of LA Trade Tech & Abram Friedman Occupational Center o 6th Street and Main Street (LA CAN Office) o 4 pm o SCIC March – Olympic & Broadway • East Wind o 10 am meet o Gather @ Chavez and Atlantic – speakers speaking about police brutality o 10:50 am – Walking procession Begins o Past ELAC – to Belvedere Park and get vehicles o Depart from Park in cars, bikes, trucks o Proceed along Chavez to Obregon Park – Making a loop past Esteban Torres High School o 12:00 noon to 12:30 pm Education Speak Out o Obregon Park o 12:30 pm Depart along 1st Street to the West heading to Mariachi Plaza o 1:00 pm – 1:30 pm Mariachi Plaza – drop off people pick up cars on the street – rally – discussion on Health Care o 1:30 pm Load onto the Metro Gold Line to Union Station o 1:50 pm Gather at Park across from Union Station / Placita Olvera o March to 6th Street and Main Convergence point by 2:30 pm (LA CAN Office) o 4 pm o SCIC March – Olympic & Broadway o The Four Winds are expected to meet at 6th Street and Main St throughout the day o At 4 pm the Four Winds plan to join the SCIC Immigrants Right’s March at Olympic and Broadway o After the SCIC March the Four Winds plan to proceed to Pershing Square to have a General Assembly @ 7:30 pm - Flyer attached Immigration March: (Broadway) o May Day Coalition o Permit Time 7 am – 7 pm o Start Time 12 noon o March from Broadway & Olympic to Broadway & Temple o May 1st 2012 Coalition o Permit Time 10 am – 6 pm o Start Time 12 noon o March from Broadway & Olympic to Broadway & Temple o Southern California Immigration Coalition (SCIC) o Permit Time 2 pm – 7:30 pm o Start Time 4:30 pm o March from Broadway & Olympic to Broadway & Temple Labor Actions: o LAX o United Service Workers West Union – Formally Janitors for Justice 12 noon to 2 pm Target LAX with civil disobedience Labor Event Start @ Thomas Bradley International Terminal inside terminal with an assembly March to Terminal 2 – break into (2) groups targeting upper and lower levels Two groups will walk into and block roadway Approx 20-50 unions members are expected to be arrested o Group marching to Expo Park to meet up with South Wind Caravan o West Los Angeles o United Service Workers West Union - Formally Janitors for Justice & UCLA Students o 2 pm Hrs o Starting Point - Wilshire & Westwood o Ending Point – Wilshire & La Brea o Northeast Los Angeles o International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) o Start time 10 am o 4560 Doran St, Los Angeles CA 90039 o United Teachers Los Angeles – UTLA – endorses this action o Picket / Rally Line @ American Reclamation (NO MARCH) o Expecting 400 union members transported to location by buses Flatbed truck with sound equipment and a jumbo TV at location Teamster Truck o Northeast Los Angeles o Kaiser Hospital on Sunset o Downtown Area o Filipino Union o 4 pm o Garment District o South West Los Angeles o SEIU Local 721 – Southern Christian Leadership o 2 pm o Starting Point - Crenshaw & Exposition (Crenshaw Mall) o Ending Point – Wilshire & La Brea (Not Confirmed at this time) o San Fernando Valley Area o Los Angeles County Federation of Labor and Teamsters Locals o Sun Valley Sanitation
