Join us as we celebrate May 1st through action and community. Together we will be flexing our collective muscle in a tremendous day of power - showing our unity through a day of NO WORK, NO SCHOOL and NO SHOPPING! We will follow that with a protest rally during rush hour traffic from 3:30 to 6:30 pm on Friday, May 1, at one of the busiest intersections in town, Independence Blvd and Virginia Beach Blvd., near Town Center in Virginia Beach. Local hosts include Virginia Beach Resistance, COVA Coalition, Visibility Brigade COVA, Freedom Virginia, and Common Defense. There is plenty of parking in the city garages in the VB Town Center. Feel free to bring your signs and wear any costumes. Don't forget water and sunscreen, and dress for the weather. But because when the billionaires break every rule, it’s going to take more than a rally to stop them. Our Demands for May 1st Tax the rich so our families, not their fortunes, come first. ICE Out. No private army serving unchecked federal power. Expand democracy, not corporate power. Defend free and fair elections. Please note: A core principle behind all our events is a commitment to nonviolent action. We expect all participants to seek to de-escalate any potential confrontation with those who disagree with our values and to act lawfully at these events. Weapons of any kind, including those legally permitted, should not be brought to events.