may day celebration

GAINESVILLE, FL — Hosted by Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), Gainesvillians joined labor and immigrant groups to celebrate International Worker's Day and Immigrants' rights. At the height of the celebration, Gainesville Mayor Lauren Poe and County Commissioner Ken Cornell jointly declared May 1st as Immigrants' Rights Day in Gainesville.

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Gainesville, Florida, May First, May Day, Workers, International Worker's Day, Immigration, Immigrants' Rights, Activism, Resist, Lauren Poe, Ken Cornell, Bo Diddley Plaza, Celebration, Rights, IWW, Alachua Labor Coalition, Madres Sin Fronteras, Rebel Threads, National Women's Liberation, Graduate Assistants United, National Lawyers Guild, Occupy Gainesville, Democratic Socialists of America