Thanks to everyone who joined the American Apparel crew at the May Day immigration rally on Thursday. Around 1,500 of us walked from the factory (7th & Alameda) to the rally (1st & Broadway), and with the help of LAPD's finest, our gang literally TOOK OVER Alameda. Traffic came to a halt. Red lights meant nothing to our posse. We owned the road. That was really tuff.

The rally itself was intense and positive. It's estimated that around 8,500 participated in the downtown gathering. At least a thousand non-AA family members were flaunting their very own Legalize LA tees, and flashing those blindingly neon yellow "Immigration Reform Now!" signs that have mysteriously popped up all over Los Angeles County during the past few months. It was unifying, to say the least, and it felt great to realize that the Legalize LA message has touched so many people outside of our organization.

On that note, we still have tons more tees. We're sending them to ALL American Apparel stores worldwide, so call your buddies in Amsterdam, Seoul, and Tel Aviv and tell 'em to go get a shirt, and wear it with pride.

It's really Made in Downtown LA!

Lots of love, and thanks for the support,

iris

Black and white photos by Tom Andrews. See a larger one of Jonny and Paris here.