Photos: Leon Kunstenaar
(San Francisco, May 1, 2025) – People gathered in front of City Hall for the rally celebrating May Day, the worker’s holiday created to “honor the martyrs” that is celebrated throughout the world. It originated in Chicago in 1886 when four labor activists were hung for a crime they did not commit.
If there was one sign that summed up the tone of this year’s May Day event, it was the one that shouted “MayDay! Mayday! Mayday! our democracy is under attack!” There were many signs on the theme of a democracy in danger and making comparisons to Germany’s descent into Nazism…