Mormon May Day
Organization
Dates
- Existence: 2010
Administrative History
Mormon May Day was a website for "moderate, liberal or radical Mormons" interested in political activism.
Mormon May Day was founded after a recent poll calculated that a large percentage of members of the Church of Jesus Christ self-identified as conservative or Republican, and that a large percentage of those who had left the Church self-identified as liberal or moderate, politically speaking. The purpose of the short-lived organization was to put together "Social Justice and the Gospel" firesides and activities for that year's May Day (May 1st), otherwise known as International Workers' Day. Several members of the Church became involved and participated in the site's blog-type posting.
Citation:
UPB files, July 29, 2019 (Mormon May Day; site for "moderate, liberal or radical Mormons"; founded after seeing revelatory information in poll; organization's purpose being setting up of May Day activities; participation by multiple members of the Church)Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Mormon May Day site
Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197239251082]
Identifier: MSS 9303
Scope and Contents
Contains HTML links to several articles and blog posts on the now-defunct website mormonmayday.org. This was a website founded by several politically left-leaning members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints with the purpose of maintaining a political balance within the Church, pushing for equal representation of both political parties amongst its members. The website delineates organized May Day (May 1st) plans and events carried out by the group. All material therein created...
Dates:
2010 October 5
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
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Mormon May Day site