In cities all around the world yesterday, people took to the streets for May Day demonstrations, protests, and rallies. Members of the Occupy movement, leftists, labor groups, students and more made their voices heard from Jakarta to Berlin, and from Lagos to Seattle. Frustration with financial institutions, sluggish economies, and harsh austerity measures were aired, and some rallies became violent, resulting in a number of arrests. Collected here are scenes from yesterday, May Day, as it happened cross the globe.
Berlin
A left-wing protestor rests on a street during May Day demonstrations in Berlin's Kreuzberg district.
An elderly woman waves as she finds herself caught ahead of an Occupy Wall Street May Day march down Fifth Ave. in New York on May 1.
Seattle
Masked protestors attempt to smash the glass storefront of an American Apparel store during May Day demonstrations that went violent in downtown Seattle on Tuesday.
Seattle
A police officer in riot gear emerges from the debris after shooting pepper spray at masked protestors during May Day demonstrations that went violent in downtown Seattle on Tuesday.. Demonstrators, including hundreds in black masks, hoods and armed with bats destroyed the windows of a Wells Fargo Bank, NikeTown and an American Apparel store during one of the numerous marches throughout downtown Seattle.
Oakland
Police confront demonstrators during May Day protests on Tuesday in Oakland, Calif.
New York City
Protesters block traffic in New York City on Tuesday
Occupy Wall Street protesters celebrate in Union Square park as they demonstrate in New York City on May 1.
Occupy Wall Street partcipants gather to stage a May Day march at Bryant Park in New York on May 1.
Some protesters chose to demonstrate more quietly during May Day celebrations in New York
New York City
Occupy Wall Street activist Jeremy Deheart is arrested by police during a march through downtown Manhattan. Police arrested small numbers of protesters in minor clashes around New York, chasing hundreds of marchers on Broadway, as demonstrations unfolded around the country.
Los Angeles
Occupy LA supporters congregate in Pershing Square after participating in a march on Tuesday, May 1, 2012. Occupy Wall Street groups across the country have joined with unions during the May Day protests, a traditional day of global protests in sympathy with unions and leftist politics.
Bogota
Riot policemen stand guard after being hit by paint balls from students in clashes during International Workers' Day, or May Day, at the central square of Bogota on Tuesday,
Seattle
Rain City Superheroes Midnight Jack, left, El Caballero, center, and Phoenix Jones relax at a Starbucks at the intersection of Pine and 4th in downtown Seattle, Tuesday, May 1. Each "superhero" carries a digital camera to record the events they witness. "We're here to document if the police get out of control and to stop the people if they get out of control," Jones says
Santiago, Chile
A protester gets sprayed by a water canon during a May Day march in Santiago, Chile on Tuesday.
Oakland
Occupy Oakland protesters try to pull a protester as he is getting detained by Oakland police officers near City Hall in downtown Oakland on Tuesday.
Philadelphia
Police lead away a detained protestor affiliated with the Occupy Wall Street movement, center right, during a May Day demonstration in Philadelphia on Tuesday.
Oakland
An Occupy demonstrator is seen inside a bank building during May Day protests in Oakland on Tuesday.
London
An Anti-capitalist protester from the 'Occupy' movement confronts diners in Paternoster Square, which is adjacent to St Paul's Cathedral, their previous place of occupation on Tuesday in London, England. Students, trade unionists, pensioners and activists from the anti-capitalist 'Occupy' movement marched through the centre of London before congregating and staging a demonstration in Trafalgar Square to mark May Day.
An Anti-capitalist protester from the 'Occupy' movement lays in front of a police officer in Paternoster Square in London on May 1.
Paris
Demonstrators wave flags during the traditional labor and trade union May Day protest march in Paris on Tuesday.
San Francisco
Occupy protestors run under a parachute during a demonstration that occupied the intersection of Market and Montgomery Streets in San Francisco on Tuesday.
Washington, D.C.
Workers clean the vandalized windows of a Bank of America branch in Washington. In the US, May Day demonstrations, strikes and acts of civil disobedience were planned, including what could be the country's most high-profile Occupy rallies since the anti-Wall Street encampments came down in the fall.
London
An Occupy London protester hands out flowers to commuters in a central London train station Tuesday to mark May Day.
St. Petersburg
Russian communists hold a banner with a portrait of newly elected Russian President Vladimir Putin with the slogan 'Rising of prices, tariffs and poverty - that's all that you've chosen, my friend,' during a demonstration marking Labor Day in St. Petersburg, Russia. Thousands of people took part in the demonstrations, organized by various political parties and movements.
Berlin
A left-wing protester lights flares ahead of May Day demonstrations in Berlin's Wedding district, Germany, April 30.
Miami
Protesters stand in front of a downtown Miami bank building on Tuesday as they join May Day protests.
Bangkok
Elephants perform during a demonstration with Thai workers to mark International May Day at Royal Plaza in Bangkok, Thailand. Thousands of Thai laborers rallied on Labor Day calling for minimum wage rise to 300 baht (9.8 US dollars) as part of the 9-point petition demanding the government to improve standard of living.
Istanbul
A worker cleans up inside of an Is Bank branch after the windows were smashed by ultra-left demonstrators during a May Day rally in Istanbul on Tuesday.
Santiago, Chile
Protesters light flares during a May Day march in Santiago, Chile on Tuesday.
Manila
Militants and labor union members gather around a burning effigy of Philippine President Benigno Aquino in Manila, Philippines, as part of the May Day protests demanding higher wages and policies that would make it harder to fire workers. Aquino has said he is trying to help labor but has warned that giving too many benefits will make the country less competitive, costing more jobs.
Beirut
A Lebanese leftist activist holds up a hammer and sickle, a symbol of communism, during a demonstration to mark Labor Day, or May Day, in Beirut.
Dhaka
Bangladeshi activists shout slogans and wave flags during a procession to mark May Day or International Workers Day in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Activists around the world mark International Workers' Day with marches demanding better working conditions, more jobs and higher wages.
Istanbul
Thousands of Turkish protesters gather at Taksim square during a May Day rally in central Istanbul, Turkey.
Zurich
A protester wears a Guy Fawkes mask and carries a placard during a May Day demonstration in Zurich, Switzerland.
Kiev
Members of different ultra-left and anarchist parties shout slogans during a protest against new projects of Labor and Housing Codes, the second part of pension reforms, marking the May Day celebrations in Kiev, Ukraine.
Barcelona
People protest during a May Day rally in the center of Barcelona, Spain.
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