May Day/International Workers’ Day Events in New Haven

The annual May Day rally on the New Haven Green and immigrants’ rights march through downtown New Haven will take place on Thursday, May 1. Unidad Latina en Acción (ULA) and other local organizations will be setting up displays, info tables, food, and children’s activities on the Green. There will also be entertainment and music to celebrate International Workers’ Day. Planning meetings are every Saturday in April at 5 p.m. at the New Haven People’s Center, 37 Howe Street. The space is wheelchair accessible. For information and to get involved, please call John Lugo, 203-606-3484.

There will also be May Day events on Friday, May 2 and Saturday, May 3, that are being planned by Yale students in Dwight Hall in coordination with ULA and other New Haven community organizations and individuals. Everyone who wants to build for May Day is welcome to the planning meetings, held every Saturday in April, 5 p.m. at 37 Howe St., and every Monday in April, 7 p.m. at 67 High St.