To mark International Workers’ Day, we gather across New Brunswick to affirm a simple truth: a worker is a worker, no matter where we come from or what immigration status we hold.

At a time when racism, xenophobia, and anti-migrant policies are being used to divide workers, these May Day forums will bring together migrant justice organizers from Minneapolis and New Brunswick and you to name divide-and-rule strategies and organize against them.

Instead of addressing rising rents, low wages, crumbling public services, and deepening inequality, politicians are turning to deportation, enforcement, and Trump-style immigration policies like Bill C-12. Migrants are being scapegoated so that the people most responsible for this crisis can escape accountability. We refuse that divide.

Featuring Aizar Cabrera from the Minnesota Immigrant Rights Action Committee, who will speak about the ongoing fight for survival in Minneapolis and how migrant communities are building solidarity in the face of escalating attacks.

• Friday, May 1, 2026, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
  Viscount Kitchen – Pinoy Fiesta, 435 King St., Fredericton
• Saturday, May 2, 2026, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
  Venue/location: TBD, Moncton