There is a difference between a protest and a demonstration. Protest = A crowd gathering in public to express disagreement with, or disapproval or anger or frustration toward, a specific individual or organization that is at or near the crowd’s gathering point (e.g., a politician giving a speech, a corporate headquarters, a bank branch, a construction site, a city hall), or in negative reaction to a recent or current event (e.g., the killing of George Floyd, the reversal of Roe v. Wade).
Demonstration = A crowd gathering to demonstrate their support for a set of political demands or claims to an external audience, typically with things like signs and banners and flags displayed to passers-by in a public space. This is probably the most common type of action.
Demonstrations are mostly symbolic. “Contemporary movements seem to rely more on street demonstrations than other methods of nonviolent action, such as mass noncooperation, like work stoppages, walkouts, rolling strikes, boycotts, or general strikes. Symbolic displays of resistance do not necessarily weaken the opponent’s sources of power.” ~ Erica Chenoweth
May Day has been a day for working class people since the 1880’s. Workers have often taken this day off to demand better for the working class. My local 50501 group was invited to join a May Day action from a working class immigrant!
On the weekend, who exactly are we protesting and where or are you suggesting recruitment rallies?
My local group (in Vancouver, WA), was asked about 1-2 months in advance to join another group’s May Day event where we’ve had 2 of our other events. It’s okay to join other groups. It doesn’t have to be your own event.