| Start: | Mar 12, '11 3:00p |
| Location: | State Capitol, 2 E. Main Street, (in Madison, Wisconsin). |
Plans for Saturday, March 12th, 2011? Make them now!
Do it for the teachers, the bus drivers, the prison guards, the snowplow operators, our nurses, our firefighters, the clerks, and our police officers...
Three statewide farm organizations are organizing the tractorcade March 12 to protest Gov. Scott Walker’s state budget and proposal to end collective bargaining rights for state employees.
From here.
From my inbox today...
"Daniel Mintz, MoveOn.org Political Action"
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Dear MoveOn Member,
If Scott Walker and the Republicans in the state legislature thought jamming through their anti-union bill would end the protests and outrage in Madison, boy were they wrong.
Recall campaigns are gaining steam, appeals challenging the legality of the bill's "passage" are being filed, and tomorrow Madison is going to see its biggest rally yet.
At 3 p.m., the heroic 14 Democratic state senators who left the state to stop the bill are returning and will be addressing the crowd.
*** Can you show up tomorrow to welcome them home and help make sure Gov. Walker—and the whole country—knows that we are NOT backing down?
Here is the info:
WHAT: Wisconsin's largest rally yet
WHERE: State Capitol, 2 E. Main Street, in Madison
WHEN: TOMORROW, Saturday the 12th, at 3 p.m.
The national and local media are going to be out in full force and it's crucial that we have a huge crowd at the capitol as a show of strength and support.
Wisconsinites are pulling out all the stops to make the rally unforgettable.
Just one example: Farmers from across the state are going to create a huge "tractorcade" surrounding the state Capitol. Yeah, that's right, tractors.
People from every corner of the state will be in Madison tomorrow to send a clear message: "Attack workers and middle class families, and there will be consequences."
We're just getting started.
Thanks for all you do.
–Daniel, Tate, Milan, Marika, and the rest of the team
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Oddly enough...
I have also come across a few articles- soon to be posted in a blog.
I thought it appropriate to include this one here
http://host.madison.com/ct/news/local/govt-and-politics/article_1904eb06-4bdc-11e0-92dc-001cc4c002e0.html
Capitol reopens; no sessions scheduled Friday for Senate, Assembly
madison.com | (21) Comments | Posted: Friday, March 11, 2011 8:05 amFollowing a tense and emotional Thursday at the state Capitol, the building was quiet overnight and could see a return to normalcy on Friday.
The building opened at 8 a.m. Friday. Visitors will be able to use the North Hamilton and South Hamilton entrances.
Both the Senate and the Assembly will not be in session on Friday; the legislative calendar shows the next regular sessions won't start until April 5.
Gov. Scott Walker said on Friday he will sign the budget bill sometime during the day, but the time and location was still to be determined as of 8:45 a.m.
The Capitol closed at 6 p.m. Thursday, but protesters took their time leaving, and the doors weren't locked until about 6:30 p.m., police said.
Four people were arrested for refusing to leave the building at closing time, and two people were arrested earlier in the day, police said.
The Capitol will be open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, and from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday
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Hmmm...
With respect to the scheduled with Madison "seeing it's biggest rally yet", methinks they might be in for a little surprise?
Added 3/14/2011
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I am SO proud!
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