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May Day Immigrants' Rights March in San Jose (2nd set of 2 videos)
San Jose, California (May 1, 2006) – A crowd estimated at 100,000 came out to the streets of San Jose to march for immigrants rights. Each of the two videos is between 10-20 seconds each.
In an exciting display of community action, thousands upon thousands of people poured into the streets of San Jose to call for immigrants rights. The march began at Story Rd. and S. King Rd., in San Jose. The procession proceeded up S. King Rd. to Alum Rock Ave. and turned left to head West down Santa Clara St.
This posting contains two separate Quicktime video files attached below. Each video is between 10-20 seconds in length.
These two videos show the fun that can be had at a march.
This posting contains two separate Quicktime video files attached below. Each video is between 10-20 seconds in length.
These two videos show the fun that can be had at a march.
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Dont let them fool ya'll. The march in San Jose was co-opted by the state. People were in a nationalistic stupor and nothing in San Jose has changed. The crowd was controlled by "security" as a contingent of priests stood strong behind the Azteca Dancers.
The United States are the real criminals here. Tomorrow people are gonna go back to their low-paying slave jobs and the Capitalists will enjoy the profits they made on selling the Mexicanos and other poor immigrants American flags.
The United States are the real criminals here. Tomorrow people are gonna go back to their low-paying slave jobs and the Capitalists will enjoy the profits they made on selling the Mexicanos and other poor immigrants American flags.
Lailo,
Your point is well taken. I was also disturbed to see t-shirts and flags being sold on the streets, in a crass display of profiteering. However, while I probably agree with your anti-nationalist, anti-capitalist sentiments, the people in the streets have just begun to exercise their collective power. This collective, grass-roots movement is gaining momentum and growing. I think it is much too early to say that this march was a failure. This was probably the largest single-day, mass demonstration in the streets of San Jose.
It's the job of people like you and me to partner with this movement to move us all toward shared goals, like human rights for all, workers rights, universal health care, and an end to the military-industrial complex and police state. Grass-roots, participatory structures must be built before we can replace any existing system. Simply calling for its immediate destruction won't make it so.
Your point is well taken. I was also disturbed to see t-shirts and flags being sold on the streets, in a crass display of profiteering. However, while I probably agree with your anti-nationalist, anti-capitalist sentiments, the people in the streets have just begun to exercise their collective power. This collective, grass-roots movement is gaining momentum and growing. I think it is much too early to say that this march was a failure. This was probably the largest single-day, mass demonstration in the streets of San Jose.
It's the job of people like you and me to partner with this movement to move us all toward shared goals, like human rights for all, workers rights, universal health care, and an end to the military-industrial complex and police state. Grass-roots, participatory structures must be built before we can replace any existing system. Simply calling for its immediate destruction won't make it so.
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