Tag Archives: Wisconsin Capitol

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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Fear

Posted on January 13, 2019 by Callen Harty

Over the weekend, a group of right-wingers held a rally at the Wisconsin Capitol to stand up and speak out for Second Amendment rights. At least a couple gun rights groups organized the event. Not that anyone is trying to … Continue reading →

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A Day in the Life of My America

Posted on October 30, 2016 by Callen Harty

Most days, even on the weekends when I don’t have to, I tend to wake up by 6:30 or 7:00. Today I was able to sleep in until about 7:30 or so, and then I was able to lounge in … Continue reading →

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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 →

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Wrap Around the Capitol Speech

Posted on April 26, 2014 by Callen Harty

I was asked to give a speech at Wisconsin Coalition Against Sexual Assault’s annual Wrap Around the Capitol event, held as part of Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Here is the speech I delivered. Good afternoon. I stand here before you … 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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The Problem with Permits

Posted on July 30, 2013 by Callen Harty

In the last week close to a hundred citizens have been arrested for singing in the Wisconsin Capitol building. Each one has been charged for gathering without a permit, which comes with a $200.50 fine. The singers are gentle, angry … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Act 10, Arrests, Article 1 Section 4, Attorney General, Constitution, David Blaska, dissent, Edwin Blashfield, fine, First Amendment, free speech zones, freedom of speech, National Register of Historic Places, permit, police, politcal expression, political speech, Red Cross blood drive, rotunda, Scott Walker, singing, Solidarity Sing Along, Tea Party tax day, The Resources of Wisconsin, union, Wisconsin Capitol, Wisconsin Department of Administration | 1 Comment

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

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

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 →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Bill of Rights, Constitution, First Amendment, free speech, NRA, President Obama, President of the United States, Read Your Constitution Day, rights, rotunda, Scott Walker, Second Amendment, Tea Party, We Shall Overcome, Wisconsin Capitol | Leave a comment

Open Letter to Chief Erwin

Posted on August 27, 2012 by Callen Harty

August 27, 2012 Dear Chief Erwin, I haven’t met you yet, though I anticipate that some day I will. I read about you today and feel as if I know you already. In an interview with the Associated Press you … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Big Brother, Chief Erwin, Chief Tubbs, citizens, Constitution, Constitutional rights, Democracy, freedom, Marine, police, police chief, protests, rights, rotunda, Scott Walker, town hall, Wisconsin Capitol | 1 Comment