NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Joining other demonstrators across the U.S., protestors gathered in in Nashville Monday morning to organize for labor rights.
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In Centennial Park, the “Workers Over Billionaires” demonstration, organized in part by the May Day Strong coalition, demanded five action items:
- “Stop the billionaire takeover corrupting our government.”
- “Protect and defend Medicaid, Social Security, and other programs for working people.”
- “Fully funded schools, and healthcare and housing for all.”
- “Stop the attacks on immigrants, Black, indigenous, trans people, and all our communities.”
- “Invest in people not wars.”
Chants referenced President Donald Trump and signs referenced Tennessee’s upcoming special election for the 7th District, which came after Rep. Mark Green’s retirement announcement earlier this year.
Protestor Cynthia Cheatham spoke to several reasons for her attendance, including what she called the rapid erosion of Americans’ rights, and what she thought the next best steps were to address concerns.
“I think we’re going to have to take our government back from some of this insanity that’s now running it,” Cheatham told News 2. “I think we’re going to have to elect people who believe in individual freedoms and we’re going to have to start trying to repair the damage that they’ve done.”
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Cheatham also referenced concerns about increased activity by Immigration and Customs Enforcement across the U.S. The agency partnered with the Tennessee Highway Patrol in early May to conduct a “public safety operation” in Nashville and questions still remain, with advocate organizations suing for access to records from the Department of Homeland Security…