May 1 · International Workers' Day

Youth Strike Student Walkouts May Day Strong

"We who believe in freedom cannot rest."

— Ella Baker, civil rights organizer
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Why May Day

May 1 is International Workers' Day — the global day of labor solidarity. Students are workers too. Our schoolwork builds the future being shaped without us. On May Day, we strike alongside workers everywhere.

Why strike

When students act together across schools, no one stands alone. Coordinated action raises the cost of silence and lowers the cost of speaking up. Solidarity is protection. Numbers are power.

Join

Connect with organizers, get resources, or coordinate your school's walkout for May 1.

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Know your rights

Schools can discipline students for missing class, but you have rights. Document everything. Connect with local legal support before May 1. The ACLU and National Lawyers Guild have student organizing resources.

"We need, in every community, a group of angelic troublemakers."

— Bayard Rustin, civil rights organizer