Requiem for May Day: A Diary of Encampment Protest

“First Moments:” Students setting up the Encampment. Photo by Gary Fields.

May 1st is eminently well known in many corners of the world as “May Day” and is celebrated as a holiday honoring the labor of the world’s workers. Sadly, in the U.S. this date passes most often virtually unnoticed and without fanfare. As May 1st approaches in this year, however, it is worth remembering that May Day one year ago gave new meaning to the Vietnam protest-era slogan popularized by Todd Gitlin in his book...