On Sunday, May 1, thousands from Los Angeles joined activists, union stewards, and street vendors for the May Day march, commemorating the global celebration also referred to as International Workers Day.

Her eyes betray hidden exhaustion but instantly light up when she speaks. Her black jacket and muted grey shirt are elegantly simplistic, drawing all attention to her statement piece, a scarf – vibrant in its deep hues of brown, patterned by red diagonals, it whispers hints of her rich cultural background, traces of Ethiopia.