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We Are Still Here
Just over two years ago Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker introduced his “budget repair” bill which pretty much gutted the strength of public employee unions. It also allowed the state to sell heating plants and other state property to whomever they … Continue reading
The Holders of the Light
A weekend ago members of the Overpass Light Brigade (OLB) gathered on a hillside overlooking the Dane County Airport. The lit dome of the Wisconsin State Capitol was visible miles in the distance as OLB celebrated the past year by starting to … Continue reading
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Tagged Capitol, Dane County Airport, Holder of the Light, LED, light, Overpass Light Brigade, progressive, Wisconsin
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Poverty
Today I saw a sight that ripped straight to the core of my humanity. In a steady rain an apparently homeless woman walked down the driveway from the Wisconsin State Capitol. At the bottom of the driveway she stopped, then knelt … Continue reading
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Tagged Capitol, clothes, empathy, Grace Episcopal Church, humanity, hunger, Madison, poverty, society, wealth, Wisconsin
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Keep Fighting
Last Tuesday’s recall election was not the end of the world and it was not the end of the Wisconsin Uprising. As devastating as it felt at the time it was in retrospect simply the beginning of the next phase. In fact, … Continue reading
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Tagged Alberta Darling, ALEC, American Legislative Exchange Council, budget, budget repair, Capitol, Constitutional rights, Democrat, equal pay, Glenn Grothman, homelss, justice, Mining bill, politics, protests, Recall election, Republican, Robin Vos, Scott Fitzgerald, Scott Walker, Tea Party, Voter ID, We Shall Not Be Moved, We Shall Overcome, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Uprising
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Forward!
With time winding down on Wisconsin’s historic recall election it is time to pause, to reflect for just a moment, and then to charge forward to finish the task at hand. We have come too far to falter now. We … Continue reading
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Tagged campaign, Capitol, community, Democracy, election, protest, recall, Scott Walker, We are Wisconsin, We the People, Wisconsin
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Malice in Dairyland
With today being tax day I was thinking back to the Tea Party Tax Dally rally that was held at the State Capitol in downtown Madison on Saturday. There were several things that struck me about the rally as I was … Continue reading
Singing for Justice
When I first convinced a couple friends to join me in a few verses of “We Shall Overcome” on the first floor of Wisconsin’s Capitol I did not know that I was about to embark upon a year-long commitment to … Continue reading
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Tagged Capitol, rotunda, Scott Walker, singing, social justice, We Shall Overcome, Wisconsin
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Raising Voices
Every weekday at noon for the last year and every Thursday late afternoon for the last several months a group of Wisconsin citizens gathers together either in front of the State Capitol or inside the building in the rotunda. Sometimes … Continue reading
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Tagged Capitol, civility, Madison, protest, rights, Sheboygan Luther High School, singing, Solidarity Sing Along, Wisconsin
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Waking Up to Democracy
Protest at the Wisconsin State Capitol, February, 2011. Photo by Callen Harty. One year ago today Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker woke up the sleepy citizens of his state when he introduced his “budget repair” bill that set off … Continue reading
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Tagged anniversary, budget repair, Capitol, citizenship, Democracy, government, legislation, protests, Scott Walker, Wisconsin
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