Dozens gathered at Houdini Plaza in downtown Appleton Friday, joining nationwide May Day protests and calling for peace, higher wages, better working conditions, and “workers over billionaires.”
The demonstrations, organized by labor unions and immigrant rights groups, called for a “no work, no school, no shopping” economic blackout. Protesters said they want to remind people that their voices — and their votes — matter.
Richard Rabe, of Fox Valley Indivisible, said the turnout reflects a generational shift in who is showing up to protest…