Anarchists and anti-capitalists plan for May Day

May Day protests are expected to take place in over 200 cities around the world, with anarchists, anti-capitalist and other left wing groups using the day as a focus for expressing their concerns to the wider world.

In the past few years many May Day events have been large-scale and have often resulted in damage to business premises and subsequent business continuity problems. However, this year’s events are expected to be much lower key.

In the UK the MayDay Collective decided to cancel plans for a major protest and instead have opted for a variety of celebratory events, with the main focus being a picnic in St James’s Park. The largest event in the UK is expected to take place in Bradford.

May Day is being given a higher profile in Ireland, where the Taoiseach has told the Dáil that all Garda leave has been cancelled to enable effective policing of May Day protests in Dublin.

•Date: 28th April 2004 •Region: UK/W.Europe/World •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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