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All month long, diverse communities from across the US have been working together to unite movements for Beyond the Moment, today’s May Day National Day of Action. More than 37 sponsoring national organizations — along with hundreds of local communities representing “Black and Brown people, immigrant communities, Indigenous people, the economically unstable, women, children, the disabled, the LGBTQ community and those fighting for our right to clean air and water” — are marching, striking and resisting hate and white supremacy. Among those calling us all to action today are children who came together in solidarity during their spring break for the National Domestic Worker Alliance‘s sponsored We Belong Together Kids Caravan from Miami to Washington, DC.
On April 13, these children gathered in front of the White House to share their stories of struggle against hate and to show President Trump that they are not afraid to fight to keep their families and communities together. They joined hands in unity around a bright, rainbow-colored circle that read “We Belong Together” as a symbol of the solidarity commitments between Black and Brown, immigrant and Indigenous children and youth. Together they pledged to resist the hate that targets their various communities, criminalizing, profiling, incarcerating and deporting their family members. Today, on May Day, these children are leading strikes, walkouts and other direct actions across the country to build an ongoing movement of resistance.
I joined the children along their caravan, and the following are the words and images of resistance against hate that call us to join them this May Day to join the movement for Beyond the Moment.
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“My name is Elena. I am 17 years old, and I’m a member of WeCount! My dad was deported five years ago back to Guatemala because he was driving without a driver’s license, and it has been really hard. My mom takes care of me and my four siblings as a single parent. I don’t know what I…