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January 15, 2013, was the day Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. should have been celebrating his 84th birthday. (Was he really only 39 when he was assassinated? I was 11 at the time. I thought 39 was ancient then. Now it seems so very young.) January 15 was also the day of Scott Walker’s...
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Frankly, I don’t have good news regarding the state of BadgerCare Plus. In another move that shows that Republicans don’t listen to their constituents and put corporations interests over people, the Joint Finance Committee approved changes to BadgerCare yesterday that will cut an estimated 22,800 people from the program. Even though this plan is...
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Update: From the facebook wall of Rep. Terese Berceau: ” Senate rejection of the mining reforms in Assembly Bill 426 sends a clear message that Wisconsin will not welcome iron mining. We get the message. GTac is ending plans to invest in a Wisconsin mine. We thank the many people who have supported our efforts.”...
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This is a post by Wisco Wherls which was first published on Daily Kos. I’m thrilled to have his permission to reprint it here. How often does an individual have the opportunity to pinpoint the exact moment at which their life was irrevocably changed? For myself, that moment came exactly one year ago...
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As many of you are aware it’s been just over one year since soon to be former Governor Walker announced his “budget repair bill”. Part of this budget repair bill took away collective bargaining rights from public workers. The thing that made my blood boil was the “budget repair bill” was “needed” because of...
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This is an excellent video by Arthur over at the facebook page SSWIDTMS. It reminds you why this Anniversary Week of Action is so important – in case you weren’t already convinced. See the whole list of events on facebook here. Text below is from Wisconsin Wave: Why an Anniversary Week of Action? To...
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This will be a live blog spot *on the issues of mining and wetlands in Wisconsin, *on protests, a People’s State of the State and a People’s Tribunal at Wisconsin’s Capitol building, *on Walker’s State of the State Address all day Wednesday Jan. 25 through Thurs. January 26. Please see the schedule top left...
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Indiana Republicans have put so called “right-to-work” legislation on a “fast track” in the hopes of having it passed into law before the Super Bowl on February 5th of this year. Republicans want to avoid negative the media attention of mass protests going on at the capital. If they want to avoid the potential...
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Arthur of the facebook page Shit Scott Walker is Doing to My State is a combination organizer, videographer, and facebook blogger who has traveled across the state and across the country this year to protest. If you’ve watched more than 1 Wisconsin protest video this year, chances are you’ve watched 1 of Arthur’s pieces....
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This happened today and it was glorious: 700-1,000 people assembled with minimal police presence and no arrests today in Wisconsin’s Capitol building to sing political carols. I present Scout’s lovely video which has the lyrics so you can sing along at home: Just a reminder that the Solidarity Sing Along has been sponsored by...
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Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. - First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution I actually...
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About 30-50 people gathered in the Capitol building’s basement this morning to question Chief Tubbs and a Department of Administration rep. on a new policy that will — among other things — force protesters at Wisconsin’s Capitol building to pay for additional law enforcement and treat groups of 4 or more people as “rallies”....
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Do you ever feel like you miss the “good old days” of the Madison protests? Here’s your chance to relive them from the comfort of your own home. December 14 from 4-8 pm there will be a book signing and social event for the book “Cut from Plain Cloth” at the City Center Plaza...
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Image above provided courtesy of Derek Brabender The Park Street Labor Temple in Madison was wall to wall people as we revisited memories of the past year and readied ourselves to face the future. Thank you police officers and fire fighters, bagpipe players and drummers, and speakers John Nichols of The Nation, Brian Austin...
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This DOA policy change is aimed at cracking down on freedoms in the Capitol building, especially protests, and specifically what I’ve been told is the world’s longest running labor protest, the Solidarity Sing Along. Here are the main points from a 22 page DOA policy for use of Capitol and state buildings of Wisconsin...
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I’ll start from newest to oldest. Take your pick. Here’s a montage of images and video from the November 19 Recall Rally in Madison. You’ll see the Solidarity Sing Along singers, avid recall volunteer Roberta Retrum from Eagle River, and the rotunda full of people. Roberta’s had great success in the hometown of Tea...
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Wow did it feel good to rally today. I got together with some facebook and twitter pals over at Barriques on West Washington. It’s always a pleasure to hear that “Oh!” when online friends meet each other for the first time. That happened a LOT. I also had the great pleasure of hanging out...
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“Wow, someone is finally paying attention to what’s going on,” a friend said. Our laptops, bags, and coats were spread across the marble floor of the Capitol as we conferred about the evening’s plan. The laughter about the latest ironical protest sign was interrupted by a hushed interjection. “The New York Times is here.”...
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This is written by Samantha Masterton and has appeared in the Wausau Daily Herald: On Nov. 1, the first day it was legal to carry concealed guns in Wisconsin, I was arrested. I had traveled to Madison to participate in Concealed Camera Day, an organized protest against concealed carry and the unconstitutionality of Assembly...
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FOX6 out of Milwaukee ran this story on its web site: Their hard-hitting investigative team caught 4th graders on a field trip singing with the Solidarity Sing Along group. They also report that the students’ Portage teacher got a letter of reprimand placed in his file for allowing the kids to sing a version...
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There have been some strange, long nights in the Assembly, but last night was one of the strangest. The Assembly was due to come back into session at 6:30pm, and people began filing into the gallery by 6:10pm. As the guests were waiting to watch the proceedings, they broke out in “Solidarity Forever” before...
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Backup link to video 18 Wisconsin residents were arrested for legal use of cell phones and cameras in the Assembly gallery of Wisconsin’s Capitol building last night. At least 35 of the people who attended the meeting last night were there as part of a coordinated Concealed Camera action organized by blogger Giles Goat...
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Thank you to SSWIDTMS for the video. You can thank Scott Walker and friends for making Wisconsin the butt of so many jokes. And if you want to personally witness a pack of camera-wielding citizens enter the Capitol today and thank them for doing what they can to preserve your right to record government...
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Thursday’s Assembly Organization Committee meeting – which was supposed to discuss how and where concealed weapons would be allowed in the Assembly chamber – was cancelled. According to channel3000, Walker said he’d release policy on concealed weapons in state buildings today, Friday 10/28. This is a tad bit important because a new conceal carry...
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From WFIC The Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council is deeply concerned about the arrests of citizens for filming the Wisconsin Legislature, a right expressly afforded by the state’s Open Meetings Law. “These arrests appear to violate the spirit and the letter of the Open Meetings Law which, ironically enough, was passed by the Wisconsin...
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