Special Coverage: May Day tag:blog.oregonlive.com,2014:/oregonianspecial/1370 2007-05-01T23:53:46Z By The Oregonian Movable Type Enterprise 4.29-advance Sherwood High student: "You have to speak your mind" tag:blog.oregonlive.com,2007:/oregonianspecial//1370.131997 2007-05-01T23:53:46Z 2007-05-02T14:41:35Z Here's what Blanca De La O wants you to know: Immigrants have a right to be in this country, to work here without feeling harassed or afraid, to raise their families without worrying about being deported. And the 18-year-old... Noelle Crombie | ncrombie@oregonian.com http://connect.oregonlive.com/user/ncrombie/index.html Here's what Blanca De La O wants you to know: Immigrants have a right to be in this country, to work here without feeling harassed or afraid, to raise their families without worrying about being deported. And the 18-year-old... May Day march crowd in downtown Portland estimated at 3,000 to 5,000 tag:blog.oregonlive.com,2007:/oregonianspecial//1370.132085 2007-05-02T03:06:31Z 2007-05-02T03:06:12Z A mix of union leaders, migrant workers, activists, Amnesty International representatives, bakery workers and black-clad anarchists marched through the streets of downtown Portland this evening as part of the city's annual May Day celebration. No official crowd estimates were available... Michael Walden http://connect.oregonlive.com/user/mwalden/index.html A mix of union leaders, migrant workers, activists, Amnesty International representatives, bakery workers and black-clad anarchists marched through the streets of downtown Portland this evening as part of the city's annual May Day celebration. No official crowd estimates were available... More vignettes from rallies, marches tag:blog.oregonlive.com,2007:/oregonianspecial//1370.132128 2007-05-02T02:41:48Z 2007-05-02T03:04:30Z Here are more vignettes from the several thousand who gathered for May Day protests in dowtown Portland and Salem: * Alberto Benitez, wearing an American flag across his chest and a Mexican flag hanging from his belt loop, joined the... Michael Walden http://connect.oregonlive.com/user/mwalden/index.html Here are more vignettes from the several thousand who gathered for May Day protests in dowtown Portland and Salem: * Alberto Benitez, wearing an American flag across his chest and a Mexican flag hanging from his belt loop, joined the... Voices from the May Day rally tag:blog.oregonlive.com,2007:/oregonianspecial//1370.132053 2007-05-02T00:59:35Z 2007-05-02T01:40:17Z People streamed into downtown Portland Tuesday and filled a city block on the South Park Blocks for a May Day immigration and worker rights rally. Andonia Papaioannou was there with her husband and two children. She wore a United States... Michael Rollins, The Oregonian http://connect.oregonlive.com/user/mrollins/index.html People streamed into downtown Portland Tuesday and filled a city block on the South Park Blocks for a May Day immigration and worker rights rally. Andonia Papaioannou was there with her husband and two children. She wore a United States... So far, so peaceful tag:blog.oregonlive.com,2007:/oregonianspecial//1370.132055 2007-05-02T01:03:00Z 2007-05-02T01:35:53Z Dave McLaughlin and his 2-year-old son, Beck. Until he moved to Portland, he says, May Day was "just another spring day." How calm is this thing? A clutch of marchers taking a break from the demonstration on behalf of... Karen Brooks, The Oregonian http://connect.oregonlive.com/user/kbrooks/index.html Dave McLaughlin and his 2-year-old son, Beck. Until he moved to Portland, he says, May Day was "just another spring day." How calm is this thing? A clutch of marchers taking a break from the demonstration on behalf of... Another side: "May Day is a communist holiday." tag:blog.oregonlive.com,2007:/oregonianspecial//1370.132036 2007-05-02T00:28:38Z 2007-05-02T00:46:52Z Brady Romey of Battle Ground stages a counter protest against what he and a friend say is a gathering of illegal immigrants seeking special rights. A May Day marcher urges Romey to leave. "Both sides have to be represented," says... Karen Brooks, The Oregonian http://connect.oregonlive.com/user/kbrooks/index.html Brady Romey of Battle Ground stages a counter protest against what he and a friend say is a gathering of illegal immigrants seeking special rights. A May Day marcher urges Romey to leave. "Both sides have to be represented," says... A brief history of May Day tag:blog.oregonlive.com,2007:/oregonianspecial//1370.132023 2007-05-02T00:18:32Z 2007-05-02T00:38:06Z Walter F. Brown is all for immigrant rights. He just worries the people crowding the South Park Blocks this afternoon don't know their history when it comes to May Day's origins. That's why Brown, who served 11 years in... Noelle Crombie | ncrombie@oregonian.com http://connect.oregonlive.com/user/ncrombie/index.html Walter F. Brown is all for immigrant rights. He just worries the people crowding the South Park Blocks this afternoon don't know their history when it comes to May Day's origins. That's why Brown, who served 11 years in... "They need to know where they come from." tag:blog.oregonlive.com,2007:/oregonianspecial//1370.132015 2007-05-01T23:58:09Z 2007-05-02T00:34:46Z Lucia Lopez and her two sons prepare to march. "Si. Se Puede!" Yes. We can do it. The crowd is responding, fists pumping skyward, to a speaker calling for the legalization of millions of immigrant workers. Lucia Lopez and her... Karen Brooks, The Oregonian http://connect.oregonlive.com/user/kbrooks/index.html Lucia Lopez and her two sons prepare to march. "Si. Se Puede!" Yes. We can do it. The crowd is responding, fists pumping skyward, to a speaker calling for the legalization of millions of immigrant workers. Lucia Lopez and her... Colors and movements tag:blog.oregonlive.com,2007:/oregonianspecial//1370.131986 2007-05-01T23:37:28Z 2007-05-02T00:07:29Z Joseph RoseAmerican flags mingle with images of socialist revolutionary Che Guevara. The speeches come with a fury, in English and Spanish. From the small group of anarchists waving a black pirate flag on the edge of the rally to day... Karen Brooks, The Oregonian http://connect.oregonlive.com/user/kbrooks/index.html Joseph RoseAmerican flags mingle with images of socialist revolutionary Che Guevara. The speeches come with a fury, in English and Spanish. From the small group of anarchists waving a black pirate flag on the edge of the rally to day... The Message? Depends on who's holding it. tag:blog.oregonlive.com,2007:/oregonianspecial//1370.131988 2007-05-01T23:48:58Z 2007-05-02T00:00:33Z A few signs: "Real Economic Power Lies In Working Class Hands." "No Justice, No Peace. Jobs with Justice." "Fire the Boss." Draped in U.S. flags, migrant workers listen to speeches at this afternoon's rally.A small group of anarchists walk the... Karen Brooks, The Oregonian http://connect.oregonlive.com/user/kbrooks/index.html A few signs: "Real Economic Power Lies In Working Class Hands." "No Justice, No Peace. Jobs with Justice." "Fire the Boss." Draped in U.S. flags, migrant workers listen to speeches at this afternoon's rally.A small group of anarchists walk the... What is May Day? tag:blog.oregonlive.com,2007:/oregonianspecial//1370.131971 2007-05-01T23:19:31Z 2007-05-01T23:57:41Z This is Joseph Rose, enterprise reporter for The Oregonian. I have covered May Day rallies and marches in Portland since 2002. Still, every year, I'm amazed to find the wide range of answers that people give when I ask... Karen Brooks, The Oregonian http://connect.oregonlive.com/user/kbrooks/index.html This is Joseph Rose, enterprise reporter for The Oregonian. I have covered May Day rallies and marches in Portland since 2002. Still, every year, I'm amazed to find the wide range of answers that people give when I ask... May Day rally shaping up to be smaller than last year's tag:blog.oregonlive.com,2007:/oregonianspecial//1370.131973 2007-05-01T23:31:06Z 2007-05-01T23:42:46Z This afternoon's May Day rally won't start moving through downtown for another half hour or so but Jordana Sardo has already noticed a difference from last year's rally. The last May Day march was "gigantic," she said. Thousands of... Noelle Crombie | ncrombie@oregonian.com http://connect.oregonlive.com/user/ncrombie/index.html This afternoon's May Day rally won't start moving through downtown for another half hour or so but Jordana Sardo has already noticed a difference from last year's rally. The last May Day march was "gigantic," she said. Thousands of... Chief: police force prepared to deal with contingencies if May Day rally is disruptive tag:blog.oregonlive.com,2007:/oregonianspecial//1370.131957 2007-05-01T23:10:25Z 2007-05-01T23:18:12Z With several dozen masked anarchists gathering feet away, Portland police Chief Rosie Sizer said officers are prepared to deal with "contingencies" if this afternoon's rally becomes disruptive. Sizer said the permitted event is slated to kick off at 5... Noelle Crombie | ncrombie@oregonian.com http://connect.oregonlive.com/user/ncrombie/index.html With several dozen masked anarchists gathering feet away, Portland police Chief Rosie Sizer said officers are prepared to deal with "contingencies" if this afternoon's rally becomes disruptive. Sizer said the permitted event is slated to kick off at 5... Capitol May Day rally starts with roughly 1,500 tag:blog.oregonlive.com,2007:/oregonianspecial//1370.131801 2007-05-01T20:22:31Z 2007-05-01T20:23:28Z In Salem, about 1,500 people crowded the steps of the Capitol for a noon rally and march today, spilling out into the street. They waved red, white and blue flags and signs, and shouted "Si se puede" and "No going... John Killen | jkillen@oregonian.com http://connect.oregonlive.com/user/jkillen/index.html In Salem, about 1,500 people crowded the steps of the Capitol for a noon rally and march today, spilling out into the street. They waved red, white and blue flags and signs, and shouted "Si se puede" and "No going... May Day rally expected to draw crowds downtown this afternoon tag:blog.oregonlive.com,2007:/oregonianspecial//1370.131589 2007-05-01T17:05:17Z 2007-05-01T17:08:25Z People will start to organize about 4 p.m. in the South Park Blocks for this afternoon's May Day rally. The rally will move along Southwest Park and Salmon, then wind through downtown. Some street closures are expected. The rally is... John Killen | jkillen@oregonian.com http://connect.oregonlive.com/user/jkillen/index.html People will start to organize about 4 p.m. in the South Park Blocks for this afternoon's May Day rally. The rally will move along Southwest Park and Salmon, then wind through downtown. Some street closures are expected. The rally is...