Seattle May Day marches largely peaceful; police arrest 14 after clashes
El Comité, others march in support of workers, immigrants rights for May Day. A group dressed in all black later clashed with the police, resulting in 10 arrests. Author: KING 5 Staff Updated: 11:03 PM PDT May 1, 2021
SEATTLE Several different groups came through Seattle to observe May Day, which has become a traditional day internationally for political speech and protest.
The first and the largest was organized by El Comité, and marked International Workers Day, which focused on rights of essential workers and immigrants, especially during the pandemic.
El Comité, a social justice organization that advocates for civil, labor and workers rights, organized the largest of the planned labor protests in Seattle, which included speakers such as Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal.
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beanie February 18, 2021 (3:59 pm)
I really hope the mayor is able to make something like this more permanent, or at least occur on a regular, predictable basis, and not just a photo op moment.
Matt P February 18, 2021 (4:04 pm)
Just an FYI and I know you’re quoting, but most Latinos do not prefer Latinx. It’s unpronounceable in Spanish. My wife who is Latina does not like it at all. See this article among others: https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/2020/08/11/about-one-in-four-u-s-hispanics-have-heard-of-latinx-but-just-3-use-it/
WSB February 18, 2021 (4:35 pm)
Yes, I’m well aware there is no standard term, as discussed in the AP Stylebook. This term is what the city uses, and I chose to use it, as we default to gender-neutral terms when gender is not relevant – saying, for example, “Latinos and Latinas” would not cover everyone. – TR
Co-published with Intervenxiones of the Latinx Project.
Last year marked 50 years since the founding El Comité-MINP (Movimiento de Izquierda Nacional Puertorriqueño), a radical socialist movement that would last throughout the 1970s and into the early part of the 1980s. Former members held a virtual commemoration hosted by the People’s Forum, which included panels, performances, and presentations, as well as a screening of
Rompiendo Puertas (Break and Enter) a 1971 documentary produced by Third World Newsreel that focuses on Operation Move-In and the early housing reclamation movement in New York City.
The film portrays low-income families on the Upper West Side of Manhattan facing eviction under the guise of urban renewal. In response, Operation Move-In, a two-year movement involving direct actions to reclaim vacant housing stock, began in the summer of 1970 and eventually grew to include many buildings and over 200 families. The founding members of El Comité quickly joined