About Us

The Orange County May Day Coalition is a community-centered coalition of organizations and individuals; member organizations include:

Chic@nas Unidos, DeColores Queer OC, El Centro Cultural de México, OC DREAM Team, OC Peace Coalition, Occupy Santa Ana, RAIZ, SEIU-USWW, and Tonantzin Collective

In 2011, the Coalition worked tirelessly to win a more just impound policy in Santa Ana, California.  The issue of unjust towing became a battleground when cities such as Maywood and Montebello seized cars in immigrant communities to raise cash.  In Orange County, Santa Ana impounds more cars at state-funded drunk-driving checkpoints than any other police agency.

This year, the Coalition is committed to advancing two issues:

▪ making California drivers licensed available to undocumented immigrants,

▪ and improving access and quality of education for young people