Immigrant rally to start at the Haymarket Riot memorial
Haymarket Memorial in snow
Chicago Tribune | Immigrant rights rallies set for Monday: In Chicago, where an estimated 100,000 people marched through downtown last month in one of the largest of dozens of recent pro-immigrant rallies, no mass demonstrations are planned for Monday. Instead, organizers will use the day to gather steam for another downtown march planned for May 1--May Day--meant to emphasize the historical contribution of immigrants to the nation's economy. The May 1 march will go past Haymarket Square, site of the 1886 Haymarket riot in the fight for the eight-hour workday, and end inside Daley Plaza, said Joshua Hoyt, executive director of the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights.Possibly will add photos from tomorrow, depending upon how busy of a day Monday turns out to be....
old memorial
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