The 4th annual May Day Labor Film Festival, titled "Reel Work" runs through May 1st in Santa Cruz County. Reel Work features films, speakers and discussions highlighting past victories and ongoing struggles of labor movements across the globe. This year's festival includes premier screenings of an important new film on the infamous Centralia Massacre of 1919, discussions with Argentinean activists on the occupied factory movement, and noted author Paul Buhle reading from his new book, Wobblies: A Graphic History. The festival opened on April 24th with a screening of the Yes Men, a hilarious critique of corporate America.

The Anarchist Library in collaberation with the campus French Club (Cafe
Muse), the Foreign Language Deptartment and Cultural Affairs invite you to
an evening celebration of the 1871 Paris Commune.

Cafe Muse has put together a slideshow with original artwork from and
inspired by the 1871 Paris Commune.

Barry Pateman PH. D. ( Emma Goldman Archivist, currator of Kate Sharpley
Library) will be the keynote speaker for the evening.

Free French snacks.

Wed. May 4th (Haymarket Aniversary)
7-9 PM
Upper Level Student Union, room 208, Phelan Campus, City College of San
Francisco


Hear what the critics have to say about the Paris Commune:

 " I am a supporter of the Paris Commune, which for all the bloodletting
it suffered at the hands of monarchical and clerical reaction, has
nonetheless grown more enduring and more powerful in the hearts and minds
of Europepis proletariat. I am its supporter, above all, because it was a
bold, clearly formulated negation of the State. "
-Mikhail Bakunin

Thousands of people took part in a statewide action, April 20, to protest budget cuts to education.

4-21-05 -- photos by MATT FITT -- SEIU 415 held an informational rally from noon-1pm at the base of the Santa Cruz pier to raise awareness about labor conditions for workers at Sunshine Villa.

As I type this, a loose coalition of students and workers are gathering on the steps of the courthouse in Santa Cruz County after a successful march through town. Several causes have united to demand a re-alignment of priorities in government spending. They arrived at the courthouse at 1:30 for a rally. Here is a rush post of photos and videos to be followed soon with complete coverage.