FREE LIVESTREAM: Sunday, May 4, 2025, 7:00 – 9:00 PM (ET)
on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQYdnZOWeE4
*** Once event ends, livestream is archived at this same link.
Deadline to register to perform: Thursday, April 24, at 11:59 PM (ET)
May Day, celebrated on May 1st, commemorates the Haymarket Affair of 1886 and was designated as International Workers' Day by an international federation of socialist groups and trade unions in 1889. May Day is now observed in many countries as a day to commemorate the historic struggles and gains made by workers and the labor movement.
Come join us for an evening of songs in honor of workers who put their bodies on the line (often on the picket line) to win fair and just labor practices, the right to join a union, and other worker rights.
Contact Marcie Boyd marcie.boyd@gmail.com>
LYRICS: (to be posted day before the event)
PERFORMER LIST: (to be posted before the event)
How to Participate
Using the button on the left side of this web page, PMN members and invited artists can register to share a song or a poem and/or to be part of the audience for this event. After registering, you receive an e-mail message containing the Zoom Meeting link. Due to time constraints and a vibrant community of performers keen to participate (400 active PMN members in total), it isn't always possible to include every interested performer in the final line up. In the event that not everyone performs, we'll make a wait list. Most people perform live, but we also welcome pre-recorded videos, immediately preceded by a live introduction.
Technical Orientation Session: 45 minutes before showtime @6:15pm (ET) / 3:15pm (PT).
Performers are invited to a technical orientation session, 45 minutes before showtime, where we discuss and practice how to get the best sound when doing a musical performance on Zoom. Each performer has a chance to sing a verse of a song and then receive feedback on ways to improve the audio quality. Artists new to Zoom are strongly encouraged to attend the tech orientation, because doing so will build your confidence in using these tools. The audio quality that listeners hear of your live performance depends on the equipment you have and how you use it. Check out this great resource for performers wanting to get their best audio quality when playing on Zoom. It comes from our friends at Folk Alliance Region Midwest: https://www.farmfolk.org/zoom-performer-toolbox/
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