Zine cover reading: MAY DAY STRONG Friday, May 1, 2026 HERE'S WHAT YOU DO No school, no work, no shopping
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May Day Strong Zine – How and Why We’re Doing This!

Friday, May 1, 2026 is May Day Strong – the day Indivisible and a bunch of other partners have picked for NO SCHOOL, NO WORK, and NO SHOPPING! Read on for HOW and WHY you and I are doing this!

And please feel free to download this zine to print and distribute yourself! And visit maydaystrong.org to find an event near you!

Two panels of a zine. Panel One: First caption reads: "When you see the Trump regime do horrible things, do you ever yell..." Then you see a drawing of a frustrated/angry person throwing up their hands and yelling "SHUT IT ALL DOWN!" Second caption reads: "Me too!" Panel Two: Text: That's why you and I are joining MAY DAY STRONG! Image is a photo of people at a demonstration raising their fists, which have been outlined with heavy white line with power sparks coming off of them. Above that image is the Rosie the Riveter word balloon reading "We Can Do It!" Beneath that are the words: "On May 1, 2026!"
May Day Strong zine pages 4 and 5. PEOPLE POWER WORKS... AND YOU CAN USE IT! History shows that when enough people withhold their time, work, and money... authoritarian regimes and their corporate sponsors LOSE THEIR POWER! [image of Julie Peppito "A better world is possible" protest sign] We need to be ready if Trump tries to overturn the NOVEMBER ELECTIONS. But it takes TIME AND TRAINING to organize that kind of action. So a coalition has called for NO WORK, NO SCHOOL, AND NOW SHOPPING on May 1, 2026! [logos of indivisible, 50501, DSA, and Move On] ...and dozens more groups and unions! Yes, it's just one day... but think of it as PRACTICE. We're building strength for big fights! When you turn out for MAY DAY STRONG, you're helping prepare your community to turn out a THOUSAND TIMES STRONGER in November!
Pages 6 and 7 of the May Day Strong zine SPREAD THE WORD... AND TAKE ACTION! Right now... Check out the pledge and find events at maydaystrong.org Ask your friends, co-workers, and fellow students to join you on May Day. Ask your boss/business if they'll consider closing on May Day. Post to email lists and put up flyers in your neighborhood. Share this zine! You can get a file to print at zinefun.fyi! Before May First... Make a plan to take time off of school or work. Buy what you need from local small businesses - in cash! On May First... If you can skip work/school, go to a protest! But even if you can't there's lots you can do! Join a local activist group - find your organizing home! Call your reps about an issue you care about - and tell them you're doing May Day Strong! Volunteer or donate to a local mutual aid group! Throw a cancel party with your friends to get rid of services you don't need!
May Day Strong zine, page 8. NO SCHOOL NO WORK NO SHOPPING Cartoon person throwing hands up in the air says "SHUT IT ALL DOWN!" maydaystrong.org v1 - 04-19-2026 - © 2026 Greg Pak - zinefun.fyi