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Comment by Orsan Senalp on March 12, 2012 at 19:51

CONFIDENCE…A Photo Diary of Today’s Amazing “Reclaim Wisconsin” Ral...

Posted on March 11, 2012 

Original source: dailykos.com

by Giles Goat Boy

I mentioned to a couple people today that after the FitzWalkerstan reign is over and we can go back to being civil, forward-thinking Wisconsin, we will spend the rest of our lives processing all the incredible events that have happened to us. For now, all we can do is ride the wave and try to make sense of it all later.

The word that kept running through my head on this unseasonably warm and wonderfully windy day was CONFIDENCE. Confidence was in abundance at the Reclaim Wisconsin rally organized to remember the one year anniversary of Wisconsin’s notorious, union-busting Act 10 being passed by the state Assembly. It had been passed by the state Senate the night before.

At this time last year, we were angry and disgusted, but hopeful. We knew we had work ahead of us but exactly what that work would be remained unclear. We were energetic but not 100% confident that we could overcome what had been done to our state. Eventually the anger and adrenaline transformed into a statewide campaign to recall as many Republican back-stabbers as we could. Continue reading →

Comment by Ira M Wechsler on July 13, 2011 at 1:05

Marin, it is a sad truth, that the greatest enemy of the labor movement beside the the bosses and their capitalist system is the so-called "leadership" of the labor unions. In New York City not one of these locals is doing anything other than giving lip-service to the rank-and-file surge in Wisconsin. In fact this leadership has done nothing all over this country but to try to misdirect the struggle. It should have been a general strike, that is what the workers wanted, but instead these servants of capital only pushed the dead-end of recall of the Republican legislators instead of direct action that would have strengthened our unity and and started a large mass movement to challenge the capitalists stranglehold over our lives. The only thing I tell you right now is that hospital workers at Brookdale Hospital in Brooklyn are fighting for their jobs with mini-strikes and marches throughout the Brownsville community and to  alimited extent bypassing the 1199 sellouts who are helping Governor Cuomo make budget cuts that will cost worker's jobs. George Gresham 1199 SEIU Health Care Workers East President or should I say  CEO , sits on  a state commission with Cuomo's people to help make Medicaid and education cuts. He is a traitor to our class and derves to be hung by a lamp post.. But the workers fight on and are instinctively seeking leadership that will lead us beyond the treadmill of reform. Be happy to keep you informed you have permission to email me for more details if you choose

Comment by Joe Balkis on July 12, 2011 at 5:57

Wisconsin Recall Gets Underway On TuesdayThe political future of six GOP senators will be on the line Tuesday as voters head to the polls for Wisconsin's recall election. But the turnout


may also shed light on two other important issues: The future of Gov.

Scott Walker's controversial political agenda and how voters are feeling going into the 2012 national elections.

Comment by Brian Ross Ashley on July 10, 2011 at 15:59

Ben Betz: "Elect Democrats who will stand up to the corporatist right-wing agenda ... And stop the war on working families."

 

But there is no evidence that they will do that either. The Democratic Party is an obstacle to working-class political independence. Build a labor party you can own when it's in power.

Comment by Joe Balkis on July 10, 2011 at 14:13

Call Out the Vote in Wisconsin

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Our friends at the Progressive Change Campaign Committee and Democracy For America have great tool for activists across the country to help with GOTV (get out the vote) efforts for the upcoming primary election in Wisconsin this Tuesday.

You don't have to be in or near Wisconsin to volunteer and make a difference for the recall effort.

Simply sign up at CallOutTheVote.com for shifts from today through Tuesday and you'll get set up with an orientation, a script and everything you need to call important voters in Wisconsin to make sure they turn out.

Sign up to call voters from your home ... Help defeat extremist Wisconsin Republicans ... Elect Democrats who will stand up to the corporatist right-wing agenda ... And stop the war on working families.

Sign up now and Call Out the Vote!

Thanks for all you do to stand up for the American Way.

-- Ben Betz, Online Strategy Manager


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Comment by Aaron Stark on July 9, 2011 at 1:34

Here is an article on the events in Wisconsin three months after the protests began (June 7th, 2011). It was written by an activist in Madison with the US leftist group Solidarity. Wisconsin: Three Months Later

Comment by Joe Balkis on June 21, 2011 at 18:05

This coming Tuesday, June 21 at 7:00pm Eastern Time (6:00 Central/4:00 Pacific), People For is holding a strategy briefing call for members about our plan to win a major battle against the Right's war on the middle class this summer in Wisconsin.

I'll let you know why victory in Wisconsin is so important to progressive hopes nationwide this year AND in 2012. And I will lay out a clear, strategic path to that victory and explain how we'll get the most impact out of our resources.

Join PFAW president Michael Keegan, the SEIU's Michelle Ringuette and me on the phone on Tuesday evening and be part of this exciting campaign as it unfolds.

RSVP for the telebriefing now

Comment by Joe Balkis on June 16, 2011 at 21:27

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This coming Tuesday, June 21 at 7:00pm Eastern Time (6:00 Central/4:00 Pacific), People For is holding a strategy briefing call for members about our plan to win a major battle against the Right's war on the middle class this summer in Wisconsin.

I'll let you know why victory in Wisconsin is so important to progressive hopes nationwide this year AND in 2012. And I will lay out a clear, strategic path to that victory and explain how we'll get the most impact out of our resources.

Join PFAW president Michael Keegan, the SEIU's Michelle Ringuette and me on the phone on Tuesday evening and be part of this exciting campaign as it unfolds.

RSVP for the telebriefing now >

Earlier this year, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker led an assault on the fundamental rights of workers in his state. That attack, along with his campaign to scapegoat state employees for economic shortfalls while at the same time pursuing hundreds of millions of dollars in tax giveaways for his wealthy corporate backers, was quickly copied by right-wing governors in other states and celebrated by Republicans in the halls of Congress.

The people of Wisconsin rose up. Democrats in the State Senate went above and beyond in their efforts to stop the right-wing assault. However, Gov. Walker's allies in the Senate used sneaky backdoor -- and possibly illegal -- tactics to ram through the governor's plan. Now, six of those Republican senators are on the ballot this summer for a recall election ... we're going to show them the consequence of their actions, and in the process, give pause to right-wing lawmakers in every state and in Washington who embrace a destructive anti-middle class, pro-corporate agenda.

Our campaign plan is rock solid ... and scalable, which means that there is room for expansion if we are able to attract enough resources. The mission is pretty clear:
DEFEAT at least three out of six Republican incumbents;


DEFEND the three Democratic incumbents facing recall challenges from the Right;


FLIP control of the Senate away from Gov. Walker's right-wing allies and give the PEOPLE of Wisconsin a voice in their government ... then on to the next fights.
I'll tell you how we're going to get there. Join me for the telebriefing this Tuesday.

Hope to hear from you.

-- Randy Borntrager, Political Director

Comment by Aaron Stark on March 22, 2011 at 4:13

This article on the Solidarity site has a good overview of where the Wisconsin movement is now, and what the next steps might be: http://www.solidarity-us.org/current/recallreformrebuild

Comment by Brian Ross Ashley on March 16, 2011 at 18:29

The Battle of Wisconsin: What's Next?

Great article by brother Alan Benjamin. This ain't over. The battle is not lost.

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