Labour May
May 1, 2008
MARCHES AND CELEBRATIONS ARE BEING HELD AROUND THE WORLD TODAY TO MARK INTERNATIONAL WORKERS DAY... HIGHLIGHTING THE CONTRIBUTIONS AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE LABOUR MOVEMENT. IN KINGSTON, A GROUP OF ANTI-POVERTY ACTIVISTS USED "MAY DAY" AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO STAND UP FOR THE POOR. PROTESTORS GATHERED AROUND MCBURNEY PARK -- TO DRAW ATTENTION TO THE MANY KINGSTON RESIDENTS AND THOSE AROUND THE WORLD WHO GO TO BED HUNGRY. ORGANIZERS BLAME A SYSTEM THAT PUTS PROFIT BEFORE PEOPLE. AND THEY HAVE A MESSAGE FOR GOVERNMENTS. GEORGE BIRO "THERE IS NO PLACE FOR THIS IN OUR SOCIETY. PEOPLE NEED RESPECT, PEOPLE NEED A MEANS TO LIVE A SIMPLE LIFE IF NOTHING ELSE. BUT ALL THE GOVERNMENT POLICIES AND ALL OF THE CAPITALISTIC POLICIES ARE ENSURING THAT THERE WILL BE LOTS AND LOTS OF PEOPLE LIVING IN POVERTY. AND WE DON'T THINK THIS SHOULD GO ON." BEFORE THE MARCH PROTESTORS WERE TREATED TO MEAL SUPPLIED BYTHE ANTI POVERTY COALITION OF KINGSTON.
