Date: Fri, 1 May 1998 12:01:18 -0600 (MDT) To: jbandy@connecti.com From: Joanna Hadjicostandi Subject: May Day:memories John, thank you so much for reminding me of the wonderful day today is. In the middle of the dessert in West Texas and trying to catch up with end of semester frantic life, I almost forgot it existed. I was actually thinking of the 150 years of the Communist Manifesto, the ASA elections and my everyday encounter of students who had never heard of the existence of such a document, or of multiple oppression and workers' struggle, and feeling quite depressed, before opening my mail. Well, well!!! will discuss all that some other time. Right now I am fludded with my teenage memories about MayDay and feel like sharing some with you. I cannot help remembering that in the country I come from, Greece, like in most other European Countries, May Day celebration was really a big deal. On this national holiday widespread workers' demonstrations and meetings were organized in the center of Athens and other cities and towns. Besides that, people took the opportunity to go and enjoy the open air. A traditional wreath made with flowers (usually wild) was placed at the front door or the balcony of almost every house. Around the city where I lived, Kavala, there were huge fields filled with wild flowers with a strong dominance of the beautiful red poppy. Although it was a family day, sometimes my friends and I went on a day excursion to the beech, where we played and enjoyed our boiled eggs and dolma lunch. On warm days the very courageous attempted their first dive of the season. Ooops, I'm still in Odessa, Texas. A little taste of a May Day in Greece, which according to my sister (whom I spoke to today) has not changed very much, at least in principle. It definately is still a holiday and a workers' day....... Back to papers and meetings!!! Hay, enjoy your May Day y'll, and keep the struggle going. Indeed those chains feel havier and havier as years go by, but the day will come.... In solidarity, Joanna At 09:19 AM 5/1/98 -0600, you wrote: >HAPPY MAY DAY TO ALL FELLOW PROLES, WE HAVE NOTHING TO LOSE BUT OUR >CHAINS!!!! JOHN B. > >John D. Bandy Ph.D. >or Matilde Bandy Owner/Manager, >No Que Know Books >1111 N Hwy 123 ByPass, #1110 >Seguin, TX 78155 >(830) 372-2723 >URL http://www.abebooks.com/home/NOQUEKNOWBOOKS/ > >Minds are like books >They only work when they're open. > --Anonymous > > > > ________________________________________ Joanna Hadjicostandi, Ph.D. Sociologist University of Texas of the Permian Basin Department of Behavioral Science 4901 East University Boulevard Odessa, TX 79762-0001 Fax #: (915)552-3325 E-mail: hadjicosta_j@utpb.edu Tel. #: W (915)552-2362 H (915)368-0981 ________________________________________