# @oaklandmuseumca on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DXzYRRSkwbP
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/75985521-oaklandmuseumca-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-05-01T16:30:16.000+00:00

## Caption

What does it take to turn art into action? ✊🏽In 2012, artist Melanie Cervantes was invited to create a poster for a Spanish-language newspaper connected to the Occupy movement—something that would move people out of their routines and into the streets for May Day. Drawing inspiration from historic labor posters, she reimagined their bold, forward-looking figures to reflect a present-day, multiracial working-class movement—grounded together, looking ahead, and backed by a growing crowd.⁠
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This International Workers’ Day, we look to Cervantes’ message: May 1 isn’t just a date—it’s a call to show up, stand together, and be seen.⁠
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#MayDay #ArtAndActivism #OccupyMovement #WorkersRights #BayAreaArt #OMCA #InternationalWorkersDay⁠
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🖼️: Melanie Cervantes, 1° de Mayo - Tome Las Calles, 2012. Offset lithograph on paper. Gift of the artist and Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, from “Occupy Bay Area, 2012.”

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## Credits

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
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| Kai Jefferson | @KaiJefferson_ | https://gondola.cc/KaiJefferson_ | Content Producer |
| Kai Jefferson | @KaiJefferson_ | https://gondola.cc/KaiJefferson_ | Social Media Manager |
| Kai Jefferson | @KaiJefferson_ | https://gondola.cc/KaiJefferson_ | Copywriter |

## Tags

internationalworkersday, omca, mayday, workersrights, occupymovement, bayareaart, artandactivism

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