[IMC-UK-Features] Feature Proposal: Mayday

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I've had a go at knocking together a Mayday feature. It's on the wiki and
appended below

https://docs.indymedia.org/view/Local/UkMayDay2008

Feel free to add to it if you can think of anything to say (I couldn't).

Rich

Title: UK Celebrates Mayday

Image: http://www.indymedia.org.uk/images/2008/05/398253.jpg

<p>Mayday has been celebrated in one form or another for thousands of
years. Pagans marked the day as the end of the hardships of winter.
Following the struggle amongst American workers for the eight hour day and
the murder by the US state of four anarchists involved in that struggle in
1886, the day has come to be marked as International Workers' Day.
</p>
<p>Mayday in the UK has generally been a restrained affair compared to
some European celebrations. Nevertheless, there are trade union marches
across the country. In recent years, issues of immigration and free
movement have become increasingly prominent on these demonstrations.
</p>
<p><strong>Newswire:</strong> <a
href="/en/regions/manchester/2008/05/398488.html">May Day Demo
Manchester</a> | <a href="http://scotland.indymedia.org/node/10248">A
Couple More May Day Pictures</a> | <a
href="/en/regions/nottinghamshire/2008/05/398215.html">Nottingham May Day
1 Pictures - Event</a> | <a
href="/en/regions/nottinghamshire/2008/05/398236.html">Nottingham May Day
2 Pictures - Parade</a> | <a
href="/en/regions/nottinghamshire/2008/05/398188.html">Mayday march and
rally in Nottingham</a> | <a
href="/en/regions/liverpool/2008/05/398164.html">436,000 Liverpool
Residents Snub May Day March</a> | <a
href="/en/regions/birmingham/2008/05/398092.html">West Midlands IWW
celebrate Mayday in Birmingham</a> | <a
href="http://scotland.indymedia.org/node/10225">Glasgow May Day</a> | <a
href="/en/regions/nottinghamshire/2008/05/398061.html">Nottingham
Celebrates Mayday with Moazzam Begg</a>
</p>
<p><strong>Regional Features:</strong> <a
href="/en/regions/nottinghamshire/2008/05/398328.html">Nottingham
Celebrates Mayday</a> | <a
href="/en/regions/liverpool/2008/04/397763.html">May Day On Merseyside</a>
</p>
<p><strong>Previous Features:</strong> <a
href="/en/2007/05/369563.html">Mayday 2007</a> | <a
href="/en/2006/04/339047.html">Mayday Weekend 2006</a>
</p>
<p><strong>Links:</strong> <a
href="http://www.euromayday.org/">EuroMayDay</a> | <a
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_Day">Wikipedia on Mayday</a></p>