List of organized protests in Wisconsin

[Earth_First]

THIS is how you respond to the assault on working class Americans

Wisconsin Responds to Governor Scott Walker’s attack on public employees and worker rights

Monday February 14

Madison - Feb 14, 11:00 AM “Stand in Solidarity” at Concourse Hotel, Senate Rm. , 1 W. Dayton St., Madison, WI Read more at Cognitive Dissonance

Madison - Feb 14, “I Heart UW” Rally, 11:30 AM at UW Union or 12 Noon at Capitol: ”Wear red and meet members of your UW-Madison community (and beyond) at 11.30am in front of the main entrance of Memorial Union on Langdon St. to march to the Capitol’s State St. side steps (look for the “Forward” statue – the female sculpture from the 1893 World’s Fair). Can’t make the march? Head directly to the Capitol (at the intersection of State, Mifflin, and Carroll) by 12pm to join up with the marchers. We will go into the Capitol’s rotunda together and then onwards to Governor Walker’s office to deliver our Valentines and message.” from facebook, organized by Young Progressives of Wisconsin

Milwaukee - Feb. 14, 10:30am – 1:30 pm, Milwaukee Rally for worker and student rights, organized by the Milwaukee Graduate Assistants Association, Spaights Plaza on the UWM campus

Appleton - Monday, February 14 “Flashlight Vigil” Fox Valley Tech · 4:30pm – 5:30pm, Hwy 41 Pedestrian Bridge facebook page

Eau Claire - Monday, February 14 · 6:30pm – 9:30pm, South Middle School in Eau Claire. ECAE and other labor groups are organizing it. WCEA members are being notified. facebook page

Janesville – Monday, February 14 · 5:00pm – 8:00pm, Craig High School, 401 S. Randall, Janesville, WI facebook page

Tuesday & Wednesday – Madison, Wisconsin will be overflowing with individuals peacefully assembling to lobby and picket on our capitol’s square.

Tuesday February 15

Madison – 5pm Feb. 15, Debate and forum at the Orpheum Theater, State Street, Madison, Wisconsin. The Public, Scott Walker and all legislators are welcome. Host: South Central Federation of Labor.


Andrea Stumpf and her family picketed today. Click image for more.
SEIU lists buses leaving from 17 Wisconsin locations for the Capitol

•10 a.m. Legislative Briefings at Masonic Temple, 301 Wisconsin Ave, Madison
•11 a.m. Lobby Visits, State Capitol
•Noon Rally on Capitol Square
•Tuesday – State Street Capitol Steps
•Wednesday – King St. Capitol Entrance
•1 p.m. Resume Lobby Visits, State Capitol
•3:00 to 7:00 p.m. Candlelight Vigil with speakers at 6:30.
Again, for those who cannot get out of school, there will be vigils at the Capitol Square both evenings from about 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. with speakers at 6:30 p.m.

Free bus rides are being organized from several locations throughout the state. Info from WEAC

Fond du Lac – Feb 15, 5pm-5:45pm Vigil for Education at Senator Randy Hopper’s Business

Green Bay Feb 15, Time is T.B.D. Picketing Kleefisch at NWTC on Tuesday afternoon Update will be HERE.

La Crosse – Feb 15, 7pm Flashlight Rally at Riverside Park. More info on facebook

Marinette - Feb 15, 4:30 to 6:30PM Rally at the courthouse

Wauwatosa-Brookfield – Feb. 15 5:30PM-6:30PM Candle light vigil/picket in front of Governor Scott Walker’s last known place of residence in Milwaukee County. Gather 5:15 – 5:30 at Wisconsin State AFL-CIO Office, 6333 W. Bluemound Road.
5:45 PM Walk to 520 N. 68th Street from facebook

Sturgeon Bay – Feb. 15, 4:30PM, County Government Building on Nebraska St.

Wednesday February 16

SEIU lists buses leaving from 17 Wisconsin locations for the Capitol

•10 a.m. Legislative Briefings at Masonic Temple, 301 Wisconsin Ave, Madison
•11 a.m. Lobby Visits, State Capitol
•Noon Rally on Capitol Square
•Tuesday – State Street Capitol Steps
•Wednesday – King St. Capitol Entrance
•1 p.m. Resume Lobby Visits, State Capitol
•3:00 to 7:00 Candlelight Vigil, with speakers at 6:30.
Again, for those who cannot get out of school, there will be vigils at the Capitol Square both evenings from about 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. with speakers at 6:30 p.m.

Free bus rides are being organized from several locations throughout the state More at WEAC

Fond du Lac – Feb. 16, 5-5:45PM Family vigil for Education at the home of Rep. Jeremy Thiesfeldt. Details forthcoming. See WEAC

Menomonee Falls - Feb 16, 4-5:30PM Senator Alberta Darling’s district office N88 W16621 Appleton Ave.

Rob Koenig in front of Governor Scott Walker's mansion in Madison, Wisconsin.

Madison

11AM Governor’s Mansion at 99 Cambridge Rd., Madison, WI MAP

1:00pm – 9:00pm State Capitol steps

Horicon 12 NOON TODAY, Sun. Feb 13 at 204 West Lake Street.

Green Bay TODAY Feb.13, 3pm, public workers/supporters meet @ BLUE, 1136 N. Military Ave. MAP for peaceful picketing and lobbying of representatives.

[Earth_First]

1. Also, follow along at Twitter using #solidarityWI and #Madison n/t

[Earth_First]

2. Images from Picketing Governor Walker's Mansion @ Flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/54513850@N03/sets/72157626041190574/

About 70 public workers and their supporters picket Governor Scott Walker's mansion in Madison, Wisconsin on February 13th. Those picketing oppose legislation introduced on Feb. 11, 2001 which proposes to eliminate collective bargaining, and allow only negotiation of wages amongst other measures that severely curtail the rights of public workers in Wisconsin. South Central Federation of Labor and other labor and community groups were there.

[G_j]

3. K&R

:applause:

[HereSince1628]

4. Yep!

I'm attending tomorrow's protests.

People have human rights, and the right to collectively bargain for all parts of compensation is one of those rights.
The PUSH-BACK in Wisconsin is ON!

[Earth_First]

5. +1

Are you or does someone you know directly affected by this?

At any rate, good luck and give 'em hell!

:hi:

[HereSince1628]

7. No longer have a direct connection, other than the realization

that the state will set the tone for other employers, and this will do great harm to my neighbors and thereby my community.

[Earth_First]

11. You are absolutely right...

I was asked why I have taken such an interest in these events since I am far removed from Wisconsin in New York, and my response is that this will definately make inroads elsewhere if we allow it.

Hell, Ohio Gov. Kasich is already drawing from the same playbook and using similar anti-labor rhetoric.

This affects us ALL.

[midnight]

6. Who knows what small business Senator Randy Hopper’s runs?

This is great.....

[Earth_First]

9. He owns Mountain Dog Media which owns a few radio stations in WI

KFIZ-AM 1450 and 107.1 KFIZ-FM not sure what others...

[Viking12]

10. Mountain Dog Media (radio stations in NE WI)

[lpbk2713]

8. Outstanding. To hell with fascists.

With solidarity ...

[Hell Hath No Fury]

12. Input needed!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x413773

[dixiegrrrrl]

13. Gov. Walker needs a HUGE pushback! Let the other states see it!

Thank you for posting this.
Will you keep us up to date on a thread, pls????

big rec.

[Earth_First]

17. Will do...

I've been following this pretty intently and updating as I can...

[Jackpine Radical]

14. It's had to describe the furore here.

It's not all in the streets. Yesterday we got 4 phone calls asking us to make calls to legislators on the issue, and when I called my State Senator his voicemail box was full. One of the calls we got was from a a friend in Madison who was just calling everyone she knows & asking them to act.

There is a Facebook page devoted to mounting a recall effort against Walker. He has to be in office for a year before you can have a recall election, but these people are getting an early start.

Wisconsin was asleep at the switch in November. Maybe this is what it will take to wake up this once-great, progressive state.

[myrna minx]

15. I grew up in Janesville and even my non political friends

are upset about this. I think Governor Mubarak went one step too far. :hi:

[dixiegrrrrl]

16. Updates will be valued, Jackpine.

Wisconsin is a test, one the people must not fail.
I cannot imagine a bigger "in your face" fascism threat than what Walker is trying to do.
Attacks on the unions are ALWAYS in the totalitarian playbook.

[Jackpine Radical]

18. MFW (My Favorite Wingnut) called last night.

He's a retired state employee & his wife is a publicly (county) employed nurse. He was all steamed about what Walker is threatening to do to her pension, etc. I asked why he was angry. After all, he voted for Walker, and Walker was just doing what he was elected to do. He said his wife's union was calling and wanting her to express herself to her state legislators, but of course he thought that was futile.

He then went on to rail against the bailout of GM, and said he thought that if the government wanted to help the auto industry, they should have given ordinary people $10,000 to help them buy a car. I said, "But that's socialism! Let me explain the difference between capitalism and socialism. When the government gives money to the rich, that's capitalism. But when they giv e it to the poor, that's socialism"

Actually, he took my needling very well; we've been doing that to each other for many years. He's saying that he doesn't see any Presidential candidates in either party (except for Ron Paul) that he could bring himself to vote for. He was a cheerleader when we went into Iraq, but is now asking why Obama hasn't brought the troops home from the Middle East. "Bring 'em all home and turn all that sand into glass" is his solution. I suggested that we didn't want to do that because glass is too hard to drill through for oil.

The conversation went on like that for a while, but I think I'm starting to detect cracks in his unregenerate Republicanism. If it's happening to him, it's happening to others, I'm thinking.

[dixiegrrrrl]

21. I have discussions with several wing nuts around here.

Have found that the rules of southern discourse actually help. I never disagree with them, but always search for a point we CAN agree on, without using a label.

What taught me that was, years ago, some redneck guy practically was foaming at the mouth over racial equality, except he could not handle big words well, and kept saying the south needed MORE " intergation".
And I found I could totally agree with him ( tho I did not correct his pronunciation, either).
The more I said " You are right" the happier he got.
Was a memorable experience.

[bluestate10]

28. Let him eat cake. He got what he voted for.

It is highly likely that many of the people out protesting voted for Walker, but are now pissed because their asses are now being burned and there is no welfare queen to be found, even as they desperately look for one.

[Hannah Bell]

30. "Wisconsin is a test, one the people must not fail." = precisely.

[snacker]

19. a few more here...for Facebook people:

http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/WiscWorkersRights?sk=app_2344061033

[Better Believe It]

20. Thanks for the info!

[CrossChris]

22. I'm thinking Wisconsin was the wrong state to mess with here.

I wonder why they didn't try this in a Southern state, first.

[snacker]

23. Luxemburg- Casco Intermediate School....

not an organized demonstration, but State Sen. Frank Lasee and Rep. Gary Bies will be there today at 2:00 for a meeting with area school superintendents. A few protesters and signs to welcome them might be nice...

[Earth_First]

24. List of blogs covering the Wisconsin budget protests from AFL/CIO

http://blog.aflcio.org/2011/02/14/wisconsin-blogs-tracking-walkers-assault/

[dixiegrrrrl]

26. Man, some of those blog headlines are great.

Scott Walker suspends democracy in Wisconsin

Scott Walker wants the National Guard to work as Union-Busters

GOP Declares War on Wisconsin Citizens

good, no namby-pamby phraseology here, tell it like it is!

[Tatiana]

25. Kick

:kick:

[readmoreoften]

27. K&R

[Hannah Bell]

29. kr

[Luciferous]

31. K&R

[tpsbmam]

32. Awesome! Hope they're huge! K&R nt