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Grassroots Organizing for Democracy in Midcoast Maine

National General Strike Friday, May 1

— No Work, No School, No Shopping —

— Rally at Noon at the Camden Village Green and Rockland’s Chapman Park

WHY

A coalition of over 200 organizations, including MoveOn, Indivisible, the National Education Association has endorsed a General Strike on May Day 2026 (Friday, May 1 2026). The idea of a general strike — no work, no school, no shopping — is for us to flex our collective power as workers, students, consumers, and everyday people to send a clear message to the Trump regime: we will not do business as usual while they trample our rights, terrorize our communities, and drag us into a senseless war in Iran.

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May Day (May 1) General Strike: No Work, No School, No Shopping. Head to the Camden Village Green or Rockland's Chapman Park at Noon on Friday, May 1.

Local Event Details

WHEN AND WHERE: Friday, May 1, 2026

  • All day: No Work, No School, No Shopping
  • Noon – 1 PM: Gather at Camden’s Village Green and Rockland’s Chapman Park to make our loud, nonviolent presence known

WHY: Families across the country are facing rising costs of housing, healthcare, groceries, and child care while billionaires and corporations attack our neighbors, shred government budgets to fill their pockets, and reshape the rules to protect their power. On May 1, local participants air their grievances freely.  National demands of the General Strike:

  • Tax the rich so our families, not their fortunes, come first.
  • No ICE, NO War. No private army serving authoritarian power.
  • Expand democracy, not corporate rule. Defend free and fair elections.

For details on local participation, visit The Audacity online at http://audacitycat.com.