Strike Picnic May Day Picnic and Art Installation in Prospect Park, Brooklyn — followed by “Together We Rise” mini-protest and rally

May 1st, 2026

It’s at The Peninsula in Prospects Park, near The Well House

1 - 4:30 “Strike Picnic” Please RSVP here

4:30 - 5:30 “Together We Rise” mini-protest of butterflies and flowers from Please RSVP here

Led by volunteers from Brooklyn Resisters (BKR), as part of Fall of Freedom & May Day Strong.

During the GENERAL STRIKE on May 1st send a message to corrupt billionaires: No Work. No School. No Shopping.

Picnic with your neighbors instead!

Bring a blanket and food to share. We will “plant” giant handmade flowers next to each blanket and create a hopeful spring art installation.

From ancient rights of spring to the fight for an eight-hour workday May Day has long been a call for a General Strike. This Strike Picnic weaves celebration, art and resistance together while providing a landing pad for striking workers and students.

At 4:30pm we will pack up and create a “moving garden” procession that will march to Church Ave and Ocean Parkway in Kensington, Brooklyn for our weekly celebration of liberty at Freedom Friday.

Bring a flower, (Here’s a DIY video and inspiration https://youtu.be/KsOmJAWbezs?si=vM-bkHtqSRhD5T5X), food to share, instruments and games.

Let's gather and grow something new!