Undocumented workers like Juan Benitez (pictured in black leather jacket surrounded by his wife and their extended family) capped New Haven’s annual May Day celebration on the New Haven Green with a rally and march supporting a path to citizenship.
Several hundred people joined the rally as part of a day of activities planned around the international workers’ holiday. Renowned historian and activist Howard Zinn was the keynote speaker on a sunny day that included lots of music, free vegetarian food, a Maypole dance, and a human peace symbol that was photographed from the air.
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