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Decade

Posted on December 31, 2019 by Callen Harty

As 2019 comes to an end, it seems like a good time to look back at the last decade. While mathematically, the new decade doesn’t start until next January, it is the start of the 2020s and many, if not … Continue reading →

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Musical Notes

Posted on June 3, 2018 by Callen Harty

Singing brings joy to the human heart. Perhaps there are those few who hear the joy of song and react negatively because they have hardened themselves to their own happiness. And perhaps there are those few whose souls withhold … Continue reading →

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How Can We Keep from Singing

Posted on August 13, 2013 by Callen Harty

For two and a half years singers have been meeting at the Wisconsin Capitol rotunda to sing songs of protest against the Scott Walker administration and the slew of conservative legislation that has passed with the right-wing control of the … Continue reading →

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Song of Protest

Posted on March 24, 2013 by Callen Harty

This week marks two years that I have been going to the Wisconsin Capitol to sing four verses of “We Shall Overcome” to protest the Walker administration and the takeover of our state by corporations. I try to make it … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Capitol Police, Charles Tubbs, Mark Miller, rotunda, Scott Walker, We Shall Overcome, Wisconsin Capitol | 1 Comment

We Are Still Here

Posted on February 17, 2013 by Callen Harty

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 →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged "budget repair" bill, Capitol, legislation, Medicaid, Mining bill, protests, Scott Walker, Solidarity Sing Along, TAA, Tea Party, We Shall Overcome, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce, Wisconsin Uprising | Leave a comment

On Reading the Constitution Day (or Wisconsin Irony Day)

Posted on September 17, 2012 by Callen Harty

September 17, 2012 Dear Governor Walker, I will be stopping by the Wisconsin Capitol again this afternoon as I have done almost every day since March of 2011 to sing four verses of “We Shall Overcome” in the rotunda. But … Continue reading →

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Keep Fighting

Posted on June 11, 2012 by Callen Harty

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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