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2011

Statewide Event List, Tuesday, August 16th

Posted by: Matt Brusky

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SD 12 and SD 22
• Volunteer today for GOTV canvass or phone bank in SD 12 and SD 22!

Eau Claire • Monday, September 5th, 10:00am – 3:00pm o The Greater West Central Area Labor Council, 915 Menomonie Street, Eau Claire.

Fort Atkinson
• Saturday, August 21st, 10:00am - 12:00pm
o "Parachutes and Pink Slips" Picnic and Recall Walker Rally, AtmosphAIR Sky Diving Center, Ft. Atkinson Municipal Airport, N3407 Hwy. K, Jefferson. Pack a picnic, bring a pink slip, and join United Wisconsin and Democracy Dive for the wildest recall rally ever where activists who want to hand Scott Walker a pink slip so badly, they're willing to jump out of a plane to do it! We'll be on the ground, bravely cheering them on. http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=245267695493351

Janesville
• Monday, September 5th, 1pm – 8pm
o Labor Parade and Laborfest, UAW Grounds - 1795 Lafayette Street, Janesville For more information: laborfest@jvlnet.com

Fond du Lac
• Monday, September 5th, 11am – 5pm
o Labor Parade and Laborfest. Parade starts at 11:00 a.m., Parade Route: Rees St at Main St going north on Main St and ending in Lakeside Park at Oven Island. 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.: Lakeside Park – Oven Island. For more information: Dick Sorensen, 920-748-5732

Madison
• Every Weekday, Noon
o Solidarity Sing-A-Long, Capitol rotunda, Madison. Join Wisconsin Network for Peace and Justice on the ground floor Capitol Rotunda for a solidarity sing-along at noon, featuring best-loved songs from the labor and civil rights movements. For more information: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Solidarity-Sing-Along/144005335667532
• Every Monday, 5pm – 6pm
o Verona Solidarity Walk, Bring signs, kids, and friends. Meet at the High School, walk down Main St. on the sidewalk past Millers Grocery and back. Verona High School 300 Richard St, Verona For more information: defendwisconsin@gmail.com
• Tuesday, August 16th, 8pm
o Election night candlelight vigil, State Capitol, State St. side. Bring a candle/light if you wish. Song books will be provided. For more information: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=158461237562959
• Sunday, August 21st, Noon - 4pm o March with Fair Wisconsin to Show YOUR Pride! March with Fair Wisconsin in this year's Madison Capitol Pride Parade! The parade is set to kick off at 1:00 PM on Sunday, August 21 at the end of State Street near Library mall and will proceed up State Street, around the Capitol Square counter clockwise, and will end with a rally which will take place at the Capitol Square on the corner of W. Mifflin and North Caroll streets. To sign up: http://bit.ly/nLsECZ!
• Thursday, August 25th, 4:30pm
o Solidarity March and Rally with State Workers. On this day Wisconsin State Employees will receive up to a 13% pay cut courtesy of Gov. Walker. The Economic Policy Institute estimates that wage reductions implemented by Act 10 will cost the state nearly $1 billion in economic activity. 4:30PM Library Mall and March to the Capitol. 5:00PM Rally at the Capitol
• Saturday, August 27th, 2:30pm – 5:30pm
o Scooter's Against Scotty - Scooter/Motorcycle Rally For Democracy, Ride from the Don Miller lot, 800 E. Washington, to the Capitol. All two wheeled motorized vehicles are welcome to attend. Meeting in the empty Don Miller parking lot from 2:00 until 2:30 and from there we will ride to the Capitol and around the square horns a blasting. Decorate your ride and have some fun. For more information: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=193225644071887
• Saturday, September 3rd, Noon
o “Back-to-school/We're still here" March, State Street, Madison. Just 6 short months ago, Scott Walker unleashed an unprecedented attack on Wisconsin workers and the Middle Class. For more information: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=141596165926041
• Monday, September 5th, Noon – 5:30pm
o Laborfest ’11, Madison Labor Temple, 1602 S. Park St. For more information: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=179475748787251

Milwaukee
• Wednesday, August 17th, 4:00pm-5:00pm
o Milwaukee Inner-City Congregations Allied for Hope (MICAH) will hold a Prayer Vigil at The Westlawn Redevelopment Project, 62nd and Silver Spring Dr. MICAH is calling for the hiring of 40% unemployed and underemployed from the Westlawn area and 25% of the project’s contracts to go to minority contractors on the $200 million Westlawn redevelopment project. For more information: Sharon@micahempowers.org
• Sunday, August 21st,6:30pm - 8:30pm
o Voter ID Town Hall, Sponsored by Grassroots Northshore, North Shore Presbyterian Church, Bartlett Ave., Shorewood. For more information: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=136820136408119
• Saturday, September 3rd, 9am – 12 noon
o Milwaukee Inner-City Congregations Allied for Hope (MICAH) will join with other Milwaukee area community partners for a “Walk of Faith.” The Walk of Faith will be the direct, peaceful counter to the radical, separatist message of the “In Defense of White America” rally, to be held by the National Socialist Movement and various “Patriot Groups”, on the same day. Details: TBA; For more information: Contact Mandela Barnes, 414.949.5878. • Monday, September 5th, 11am – 5pm
o Labor Parade and Laborfest.  11 am Parade from Zeidler Park, 301 W. Michigan, to Summerfest grounds, 200 North Harbor Drive.

 

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