April 25th, 2026

The Albany Banner Brigade's message for northbound traffic April 25.

Economic day of action planned May 1

  The Albany Banner Brigade promoted an economic day of action with a "GENERAL STRIKE MAY !" banner facing I-5 northbound traffic from the Santiam Highway overpass April 25.
  Indivisible is part of a coalition of more than than 200 organizations calling for the day of action this Friday, May. 1, urging people to say no: 
 "No School. No. Work. No Shopping."
   Carolyn Laubach, who promoted the general strike with the Banner Brigade,  is taking the message to heart.
  "I will not shop,  I will not use my phone," said Laubach, a retired cosmetic company sales representative who now creates "unusual gems" and loves to sew and cook. (She mentioned 120 recipes, "most of which I've developed.") 
  "It (May 1) will also be a day of protest," added Laubach, a regular at the Albany Honk & Wave protests from 4 to 6 p.m. every Friday at Fourth Avenue and Ellsworth Street. The Lebanon Honk & Wave protest is scheduled for the same hours May 1 at Academy Square along Main Street.
  This statement about the May Day economic actions appears on Indivisible's website:
  "This type of action is new for Indivisible — our national movement has never done this type of economic disruption before. But we need to be prepared to do it in the future. 
  "We know that Trump and his cronies are going to try to sabotage the election. And when that happens, it won’t be enough to pull from our regular playbook. We 

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Albany Banner Brigader Carolyn Laubach promotes the economic day of action from the Santiam Highway overpass April 25.

will need to demonstrate a widespread backlash that lets Trump know that we won’t just go along while he tries to rig our democracy. 
  "So we’re taking inspiration from the powerful organizing in Minnesota. When ICE began terrorizing the Twin Cities they didn’t just march, they disrupted. Hundreds of businesses shut their doors. Tens of thousands of people did not go to work or school and refused to spend any money. They made it clear they would not continue business as usual while ICE brutalized their neighbors. ​​

Indivisible's May Day Participation Guide