Venice High Students Rally for Immigrant Rights
About 400 Venice High School students staged a
rally on May Day in support of immigrant
rights.
The students left their classes but
did not leave the campus. Nervous police and school administrators hovered on
the edge of the rally.
David Torres, a high school junior, told
the Beachhead that the students were not engaged in a walkout, but were simply
demonstrating their support for the rights of
immigrants.
The Venice High rally was
one of several at L.A. schools. At least one walkout was
reported.
The May Day activities
included a complete shut down of west coast ports by the Longshore Union (ILWU).
The one-day strike was to demand an end to the occupation in
Iraq.
Two May Day marches converged on
downtown L.A. for a rally (see photos on page four).
Posted: Thu - May 1, 2008 at 06:50 PM
