May Day March

[dropcap]O[/dropcap]n May Day, May 1, also known as International Workers Day, is a day where protestors take to the streets to urge for change. In recent years, it has been a time for demonstrators to push for comprehensive immigration reform which could be passed by Congress this year. May Day Marches were held all over the country including Fresno, which I covered for The Fresno Bee. I was actually surprised by the number of protestors who came out. The newspaper cited 1,000 in the mostly latino crowd. They held a demonstration, organized by the May Day Coalition for Immigrants' Rights, with speakers, music and dancing in Courthouse Plaza and then marched along M Street on out to Fresno Street. The police blocked traffic on the routes to make room for the group which held signs, chanted slogans, beat on drums and played music. A standalone photo was used on the front page of the paper the next day, with the story running inside.