An item on the Local 21, Professional and Technical Engineers' website urges union members to "take off all or part of the workday to participate in May 1 actions" including a Golden Gate Bridge "rally" from 7 to 10 a.m.

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Bring your appetite: you can also take part in the festival's effort to break the record for world's largest brunch, and participate in shows by Guerilla Science and Dave Carmel and his Neurological Wonders.

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Every Saturday, young people above school age and adults arrive to participate in the programme with their children who either take part in a homework club or are taken care of depending on their age.

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