Kids Over Corporations Rally

On May Day 2026, Chatham County educators joined thousands of educators and their families, friends, and supporters

from all over North Carolina on Halifax Mall in the government complex in Raleigh. Sponsored by the NC Association of Educators, the theme of the rally and march was “Kids Over Corporations”.

Following the rally on the mall, the protesters took to the streets to march a route that traveled from Halifax Mall and around the General Assembly and Capitol before returning to the mall. Measuring 10 blocks in length, the first of the thousands of marchers were returning to the mall just as the last of the marchers were leaving for the trek through downtown Raleigh.

The rally and march concluded by mid afternoon with more speeches and songs for the energized crowd.