In our second year of the Youngstown May Day Festival, we had these highlights:

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• Historian Sean Posey on early 20th century labor and Youngstown’s struggle to win union recognition

• A celebration of the new book Death By Democracy Protecting Water and Life: Frontline Stories from Ohioans Fighting Corporate and State Power, which includes a chapter on Youngstown’s struggle to protect clean water

• A conversation on the future of community organizing facilitated by Community Activist Susie Beiersdorfer

• A roundtable discussion on the rise of fascism and what we can do about it with Werner Lange, Jacob Labendz, Chris Barzak, and others

• A flower crown and May Day basket making workshop 

• A workshop on making and using enzymes for household cleaning