SALEM, Oregon – A crowd of about 300 people marched for immigrant rights during the May Day rally at the Oregon State Capital on Tuesday, May 1, 2018. May Day, also known as International Workers’ Day, commemorates the working class around the world. In recent years, protest movements have evolved from focusing on laborers’ rights to include immigrants’ rights. Photo by Jessica Smith.

During the rally, a handful of counter-protesters, including Mark Riche with the group Patriots for Prosecution, appeared on the scene in an attempt to disrupt the crowd. Tuesday, May 1, 2018.

A young girl is comforted by her mother as the crowd’s chants grow louder. Many families with young children were present at the rally on Tuesday, May 1, 2018.

Children of May Day rally goers look on as dueling chants between protestors and counter-protestors escalate in front of the steps of the Oregon State Capital on Tuesday May 1, 2018.

A young girl sticks close to her father’s side at the May Day rally in front of the Oregon State Capital on Tuesday May 1, 2018.

A mother with her young children observes the activities of the day from a quiet curb. In 2017, May Day protests in Portland turned violent when protesters and riot police clashed. Tuesday, May 1, 2018.

At the rally, Gov. Kate Brown signed two bills: Senate Bill (SB) 1563, which allows undocumented students continued access to lower tuition, scholarships and financial aid; and House Bill (HB) 4111, which permits DACA and Temporary Protected Status recipients to renew and replace their driver’s licenses despite recent changes to the federal immigration policies which would restrict these activities. Tuesday, May 1, 2018.

A demonstrator wears a Che Guevara flag around her shoulders at the May Day rally at the Oregon State Capital on Tuesday, May 1, 2018.

A counter-protestor stands with a sign and a megaphone in the middle of the May Day rally crowd. Tuesday, May 1, 2018.

Joel Iboa, the Coalition Coordinator at Causa, leads demonstrators in a march around the Oregon State Capital on Tuesday, May 1, 2018.

Originally published for OR Magazine.

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