This year marks the 138th anniversary of the Great Upheaval, when hundreds of thousands of workers across the United States went on strike for an eight hour work day. In Chicago, workers confronted strikebreakers and were attacked by state authorities, which set off the Haymarket Affair that resulted in deaths and even more injuries. Since then, workers around the world commemorate May Day by fighting for fair wages, better working conditions, and an end to exploitative practices in the workplace.
Malaya Movement USA stands in solidarity with the thousands of students in universities across the US who are rising up in protest against the genocide in Gaza.
On April 18, 2024, more than 100 courageous students at the Gaza Solidarity Encampment at Columbia University were met with fascist repression by the administration and mass arrests by the NYPD, but this only fanned the flames of fearlessness in students across the nation.
Today, hundreds of members of Malaya Movement USA echo the Filipino people’s desire for true sovereignty for the Philippines. The beginning of this year’s U.S.-Philippines Balikatan Exercise is our reminder that the Philippines is not our own but a token the Marcos administration is more than happy to pawn.