FRIDAY, MAY 1ST, 5:00-6:30, Redwood City, El Camino at Jefferson.
Speakers at 5:15 on the northeast corner, elected officials and labor leaders.
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(Some will be posted here shortly)
Speakers
- Julie Lind – San Mateo County Labor Council
- Kevin Mullin – U.S. Congressman
- Josh Becker – State Senator
- Noelia Corzo – Board of Supervisors, District 2 President
- Lisa Gauthier – Supervisor
- Elmer Martinez – Redwood City Mayor
- James Coleman – SSF City Council Member, representing Working Families
- Pranita Venkatesh – Mayor of San Carlos, representing SMC AAPI
Demands for May 1st
Tax the rich. Our families, not their fortunes, should come first.
No ICE. No war. Hands off our vote. Expand democracy, not corporate power
In 2025, billionaires paid an average federal individual tax rate of 3.4%- 8.2%. Their fortunes grew an average of 33%. Meanwhile, the poorest among us have lost SNAP (food stamps), children in schools who qualify no longer receive a free meal (often was their only meal in a day), health care premiums have been increased, Medicaid is set to throw millions off in Dec of ’26, many rural hospitals have closed, stopping childcare subsidies… and so much more.
A day of protests & other actions, to remind ourselves that we are many & strong.
No Work (if you are able), No School (if you are able), No Shopping (we can all stop)
Ways to think about what “billion” really means in seconds are easier to understand than dollars– here’s the inequality if seconds were dollars:
100,000 = 28 hours, 1 million = 11 days, 1 billion = 32 years, 1 trillion=31,688 YEARS
See also: https://maydaystrong.org
On May 1, 2026, workers, students, and families rally, march, and take action across the country to demand a nation that puts workers over billionaires, with many refusing business as usual through No School. No Work. No Shopping.
