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Crowd Size in San Jose on International Workers Day

by May First

Sat, May 2, 2009 2:02PM

Corporate Media variously reported hundreds to a thousand.
Reporters for the Spartan Daily (San Jose State newspaper) estimated 2,000.
Photos by R.S./K. Kinoshita

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Mercury News says police estimated the march at 400. Their reporter counted 1,000.
http://www.mercurynews.com/breakingnews/ci_12276607

Estimates varied widely.

§Photo here and above taken in the plaza at the end of the march

by May First

Sat, May 2, 2009 2:02PM

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§Corporate media talks to a granny

by May First

Sat, May 2, 2009 2:02PM

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Channel 7 did not estimate the size of the crowd in their 11:00pm report, but made a big deal about the diminished size of the crowd compared to past years.

§Addressing the crowd from flatbed truck stage

by May First

Sat, May 2, 2009 2:03PM

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§Crowd in front of the stage

by May First

Sat, May 2, 2009 2:03PM

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§Early arrivals in the plaza

by May First

Sat, May 2, 2009 2:03PM

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§Marchers head into the plaza

by May First

Sat, May 2, 2009 2:03PM

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§Raging Grannies gather as crowd arrives

by May First

Sat, May 2, 2009 2:03PM

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§Interview with the Spartan Daily

by May First

Sat, May 2, 2009 2:03PM

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§Umbrella and corn

by May First

Sat, May 2, 2009 2:03PM

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Cloudy day with intermittent rain, but especially ICE RAIDS probably meant fewer participants than in years past.

§Moment of Silence under cloudy skies

by May First

Sat, May 2, 2009 2:03PM

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§Moment of Silence

by May First

Sat, May 2, 2009 2:03PM

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§Rain threatens

by May First

Sat, May 2, 2009 2:03PM

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But rain, wind, and cold cannot stop the intrepid Abuelitas!

§Perspective on City Hall Plaza

by May First

Sat, May 2, 2009 2:03PM

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§Curious

by Mario

Sat, May 2, 2009 2:40PM

Was there any explanation given to the crowd re the origins of May Day, International Workers Day ? Was there any prominent slogans , banners, speechs, etc, about what the working class as a whole are facing in this depression ? Any mention of the ongoing wars ?

§Yes, Mario, parallels were drawn

by Listen well

Wed, May 6, 2009 2:48PM

Happy to report that yes indeed the struggle of workers everywhere was the common thread theme.

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