NO WORK
NO SCHOOL
NO SHOPPING
YES to Protesting!
Join your neighbors and fellow activists for Charlottesville’s May Day Solidarity Celebration! We will meet at the Freedom of Speech Wall on the Downtown Mall (near Ting Pavilion) at noon, then march together to Booker T. Washington Park for an afternoon of solidarity and community building, featuring:
Music
Food
Kid-Friendly Activities
This is a national campaign — we are joining communities across the country in building our capacity to be STRIKE READY in case a general strike is needed — to defend human lives, to protect free and fair elections, and to grow a more inclusive democracy.
NO wars, NO ICE, May First, general strike!
Accessibility:
Booker T. Washington Park is located one mile from the Freedom of Speech Wall. The path is generally accessible via curbs and sidewalks. Please note that it is uphill and some areas may have uneven terrain.
Parking:
There is ample parking Downtown:
Market Street Parking Garage
Several street parking spots
There is parking near Washington Park:
Off 10th Street, just past the pool entrance (upper lot)
Off Preston Ave (lower lot)
Small amount of street parking
Please DO NOT park in any commercial parking lots or the Albemarle County Office Building.
Learn more about May Day at our Strike Ready page!