mayday – Andy Sternberg https://andysternberg.com insights from the digital future Thu, 29 May 2014 21:24:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 3320022 MayDay https://andysternberg.com/mayday/ Thu, 01 May 2008 19:29:23 +0000 http://netzoo.net/?p=956 Continue reading "MayDay"

]]> may 1 2006 los angeles marchThis is the third May 1 since I’ve been living in Los Angeles. There is no day that has been more memorable, scary, or incredible in my LA experience than the past two May Firsts. May 1, 2006 had tremendous build-up, with some of the largest immigration rallies preceding it and it exceeded all expectations. Half a million people rallied and it made headlines around the world. More importantly, the local media began stepping up it’s coverage of immigrant issues as they affect every day life and commerce in Southern California. May 1, 2007 made headlines for different reasons, LAPD overreacted at MacArthur Park where rallies were taking place and many were injured by rubber bullets. It was horrible and a total embarrassment for the city and just an utter disgrace. Here’s hoping for a safe, memorable, and spirited May Day 2008 and a salute to the Dockworkers who effectively shut down all ports on the West Coast in protest of the Iraq War today.

Most recent photos of May Day Rallies around the world via flickr:

Two years ago (it looks like a million years ago, I know) I did this uber-amateurish piece for my broadcast journalism class. It involved interviewing several players who organized the massive May 1 2006 immigration march and a whole lot of walking:

]]> 956 Videos of MacArthur Park Mayday Police Violence https://andysternberg.com/videos-of-macarthur-park-mayday-police-violence/ https://andysternberg.com/videos-of-macarthur-park-mayday-police-violence/#comments Fri, 04 May 2007 07:09:39 +0000 http://netzoo.net/videos-of-macarthur-park-mayday-police-violence/ Continue reading "Videos of MacArthur Park Mayday Police Violence"

]]> A couple truly outstanding videos came out of the unexpected police action during the May 1 Immigration Rights Rally at MacArthur Park on Wilshire and Alvarado Streets in LA, Tuesday. So, good, and important to see, that I’m compelled to offer them below.

The first video puts you right in the action, a great piece of live journalism by GameJew, aka Jonathan Mann.

Unbelievable to see cops chasing people like this.

The second video was shot by Sasha Constanza-Chock (his written account of the experience is here. The disturbing footage begins at about 2:00.


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