On Tuesday May 1st, the 12th Annual Las Vegas May Day Rally and March was held in Downtown Las Vegas. The march was organized by a broad coalition known as the Las Vegas May Day Action Committee, which is comprised of local groups focusing on the rights of workers, students, immigrants, LGBT persons, those living in extreme poverty, political prisoners, animals, sex workers, and people with disabilities. Activists within the coalition also advocate for alternative political and/or economic models, non-violence, environmental protections; as well as against racism, sexism, and classism, among various issues relating to equality, self-determination, and human rights.

Among the 30+ groups represented within that coalition, were several dedicated to opposing corruption and abuses by the police and supporting justice for those affected by police violence (including members of Nevada Cop Block of course). Nissa Tzun, of the Forced Trajectory Project and Families United 4 Justice, spoke during the opening rally prior to the May Day March and also presented several family members of recent victims of police murder.

One of those family members present was Jorge Martinez, the step-father of Junior David Lopez. As was detailed here at NVCopBlock.org recently, during an April 6th traffic stop Lopez became the latest person to be killed by officers from the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department. While the LVMPD has claimed that Lopez had “picked up a gun and pointed it at” Officers Francisco Rivera and Padilla Mills, it’s pretty clear in the body camera footage released since then that he not only had not picked up the gun, but had actually pushed it away from himself at the time he was shot. (There are also allegations that the video was altered to support the police version of events that night.)

Also, Dominik Archibald addressed the crowd regarding the murder of her son Nathanial Pickett by police in Barstow, CA. Archibald stated that, much like Tashii Farmer-Brown, who was murdered by LVMPD Officer Kenneth Lopera last year, Pickett was unarmed and had not committed or even been suspected of any crime at the time that he was murdered by San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Deputy Kyle Woods. In addition, it was announced that Families United 4 Justice, along with Tashii Farmer-Brown’s mother Trinita Farmer, would be holding a vigil on Mother’s Day (May 13th) to mark the one year observance Brown’s murder.

Note: The post below, along with all of the photos and video embedded within it, was originally published at ForcedTrajectory.com. It was written by Nissa Tzun of Families United 4 Justice. The original title it was published under was “Families Impacted by Police Violence Speak at May Day Rally & March.”



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Las Vegas, NV – On May 1st, 2018, 100+ people participated in the 12th Annual Las Vegas May Day rally and march. While the unexpected rainfall throughout the day discouraged participation, the event was high spirited and militant and direct. Chants included, “No justice, no peace, no racist police,” and “When our communities are under attack, what do we do? Stand up, fight back!”