Gabriella Killpack
Template:TOCnestleft Gabriella Killpack is a Utah activist.
May Day 2018
Shouts of “Stand up! Fight back!” echoed off the buildings of downtown Salt Lake City April 28 2018, as more than 40 people gathered to celebrate working-class victories on May Day.
Groups from across the Salt Lake Valley came to participate in the event hosted by the Freedom Road Socialist Organization/FightBack!, including the Rose Park Brown Berets, Students for a Democratic Society, and Utah Against Police Brutality.
Gabriella Killpack, a Teamster member, explained the history of May Day, also commonly known as International Worker’s Day, and its roots in remembrance of the martyrs at the Haymarket Massacre in 1886. She stressed the importance of remembering the past struggles of the working class, saying “they [the ruling class] don’t want us to know our history.” She reminded everyone of the incredible success of the working class movements: improved wages, the eight-hour workday, union power, safer working conditions and more.[1]
References
- ↑ [http://www.fightbacknews.org/2018/4/30/salt-lake-city-celebrates-may-day-despite-police-harassment FB News Salt Lake City celebrates May Day, despite police harassment By staff | April 30, 2018]