Tag Archives: protesters

As Darkness Descends

Posted on August 26, 2020 by Callen Harty

Yesterday morning a friend of mine posted a warning on Facebook. There was an event page hosted by a militia group called Kenosha Guard. The event was “Armed Citizens to Protect our Lives and Property.” The event page asked if … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged arms, Black lives matter, Blue Lives Matter, citizen, community members, demonstrators, Facebook, fan kid, gun, gun rights activists, Illinois, Jacob Blake, Kenosha, Kenosha Guard, media, militia, murder, National Guard, opinion, patriots, police, protesters, race, racist, right-wingers, rioting, self-defense, shooting, victim, vigilantes, weapon, Wisconsin | Leave a comment

The Gentrification of Protest

Posted on June 5, 2020 by Callen Harty

Madison, Wisconsin has had six consecutive days and nights of protests since George Floyd’s murder became the latest episode of a black man killed by police. The last several nights have been relatively peaceful. The first several nights saw windows … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged African-American artists, age, art, artists, artwork, Black lives matter, black man, BLM, Breonna Taylor, Community Control, desires, feelings, Fuck 12, gentrification, George Floyd, graffiti, Latino artists, listen, looting, love, Madison, Matt Kenney, messages, murder, needs, peace, police, protesters, protests, race, State Street, tagging, Tony Robinson, White folks, Wisconsin | Leave a comment

The Boys at the Top

Posted on December 2, 2018 by Callen Harty

When we were kids in small-town Wisconsin there were always some of the popular kids who could get away with all sorts of things. They were athletes or their parents were rich or held important positions in the town, so … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged absolute power, African-American, ALEC, American Legislative Exchange Council, Assembly, athletes, Attorney General, Badger, boilerplate laws, bullies, campaigns, Capitol, Christian, citizens, competition, conscience, conservative, county clerks, Democrat, divide and conquer strategy, election, government, Governor-elect, governorship, Green Bay Packers, hard work, heart, history, immature boys, karma, laws, leadership, legislators, Lieutenant Governor, life lessons, lobbying group, mid-term election, moral, newspaper editorials, power, Presidential primary, protesters, protests, public hearings, recount, Republican, rich, right-wing, rights, rules of the game, Scott Walker, Senate, sportsmanship, State Senate, State Treasurer, Supreme Court Justice, Tammy Baldwin, Tony Evers, union workers, veto power, Vince Lombardi, vote, winning, Wisconsin | 2 Comments

Ryan vs. Huebsch

Posted on June 9, 2015 by Callen Harty

More than four years ago thousands upon thousands of protesters descended upon Wisconsin’s Capitol to protest Scott Walker’s attack on public employee unions, among other things that were in his “budget repair bill”. Please note that despite media insistence it … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged "budget repair" bill, Act 10, ALEC, American Legislative Exchange Council, Assembly, Attorney General, big business, boilerplate legislation, Capitol Police, Constitution, Defending Wisconsin, Department of Administration, freedom of speech, Freedomof assembly, Jeremy Ryan, legislators, protesters, public employee unions, Republican, Ryan vs. Huebsch, Scott Walker, taxpayer dollars, town square, union, Wisconsin Capitol, Wisconsin Supreme Court | Leave a comment

Ferguson

Posted on November 25, 2014 by Callen Harty

It was with deep sorrow that I awakened to morning in America today. Fires burned on the streets of Ferguson overnight and there is fire in my soul this morning. I am angry, I am saddened, I am moved. It … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged African-Americans, American dream, Asians, black lives, body cameras, Christian, economic violence, FBI, Ferguson, gay, government, grand jury, inequity, injustice, Jews, justice, Latinos, law enforcement, media, Michael Brown, Muslims, National Guard, police, President Obama, protesters, racism, Robert McCulloch, ruling class, straight, white allies | 1 Comment

The Luck of the Irish

Posted on March 18, 2013 by Callen Harty

Apparently we Irishmen are either unwitting or unrepentant lawbreakers, but due to the luck of the Irish we get away with it with no consequences. For the past two years the Solidarity Sing Along and other protesters of the Scott … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged bagpipes, Capitol Police, citations, David Erwin, Department of Natural Resources, Forward Marching Band, helium balloon, Irish flag, Irish flag ceremony, Irishmen, juvenile delinquents, lawbreaker, protesters, rotunda, Scott Walker, Shamrock Club, Solidarity Sing Along, St. Patrick's Day, State Patrol, Wisconsin Capitol, Zor Shrine Pipe and Drum Corps | 1 Comment

Coulter than Hell

Posted on November 5, 2012 by Callen Harty

When Americans for Prosperity announced that their latest bus tour, the “Obama’s Failing Agenda Tour”, would make a stop in Madison with special guest star Ann Coulter I knew I had to go. I thought it was interesting that they would … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged "retard", Affordable Care Act, Americans for Prosperity, Ann Coulter, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, bullying, Canadian socialized medicine, Congress, Democrats, Facebook, FactCheck.org, Frank Lloyd Wright, George W. Bush, grass roots, green energy, health care reform, insurance, Joe McCarthy, Koch Brothers, loon, Luke Hilgemann, Madison, Mitt Romney, Monona Terrace Convention Center, Mugged, national debt, Nazis, Obama's Failing Agenda Tour, polling, protesters, race relations, racism, recovery, Republicans, Shona Holmes, Solyndra, unemployment, Vicki McKenna, Wisconsin, word police | 2 Comments

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