Show Me What Democracy Looks Like!
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snoggedThis Is What Democracy Looks Like! - Rally Chant
Yesterday, I attended the rally at Wisconsin's capitol that defending union and labor laws in our state (our legislators want to destroy collective bargaining rights). For those not aware, the rallies have actually been in progress for the last six days now and the whole world is watching (thanks be to Magpie for sending me this picture: Egypt Supports Wisconsin Workers .) It was the first time I ever participated in a protest and it was a truly amazing experience - even with the arrival of Tea Party members who wanted to dissuade us (we still outnumbered them about 100 to 1, though. *g*)
I wanted to show you just how many people were there yesterday, but I couldn't capture all of them. According to PressTV, there were at least 70,000 protesters out there.
This was the first time I've ever been inside the capitol. People have actually been sleeping on the marble floors at night just so they can hold their ground on the front lines.
It was so worth running down the sidewalk to get a shot of these folks! I loved the costumes.
The best part of the day though? Marching with my mom (a first grade teacher) and my sister, Mary Ann (a sixth grade teacher). I wouldn't replace that memory for the world.
Yesterday, I attended the rally at Wisconsin's capitol that defending union and labor laws in our state (our legislators want to destroy collective bargaining rights). For those not aware, the rallies have actually been in progress for the last six days now and the whole world is watching (thanks be to Magpie for sending me this picture: Egypt Supports Wisconsin Workers .) It was the first time I ever participated in a protest and it was a truly amazing experience - even with the arrival of Tea Party members who wanted to dissuade us (we still outnumbered them about 100 to 1, though. *g*)
I wanted to show you just how many people were there yesterday, but I couldn't capture all of them. According to PressTV, there were at least 70,000 protesters out there.
This was the first time I've ever been inside the capitol. People have actually been sleeping on the marble floors at night just so they can hold their ground on the front lines.
It was so worth running down the sidewalk to get a shot of these folks! I loved the costumes.
The best part of the day though? Marching with my mom (a first grade teacher) and my sister, Mary Ann (a sixth grade teacher). I wouldn't replace that memory for the world.
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on 2011-02-20 03:51 pm (UTC)no subject
on 2011-02-20 03:53 pm (UTC)I ran into one of the teachers that Mary works with and at first, she thought I was Mary too...until Mary came over and introduced us. :P
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on 2011-02-20 03:56 pm (UTC)It's just so damn frustrating that we have to do it at all.
Makes me want to slap some faces.
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on 2011-02-20 04:00 pm (UTC)But according to our governor, the fact that 70,000 of his taxpayers are out there protesting is not enough because all he hears are the voices of the big corporations and assuming that those who aren't protesting right now agree with him.
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on 2011-02-20 04:02 pm (UTC)no subject
on 2011-02-20 04:05 pm (UTC)Though it's that working thing has certain people in a tizzy as several schools in the state have been shut down since Tuesday because so many of their teachers have called in "sick."
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on 2011-02-20 04:09 pm (UTC)People have been so blind to the fact that it's not about the money (part of the bill asks public employees to pay more into the health insurance and pension plans). It's the fact that the legislators want to bust up unions.
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on 2011-02-20 05:31 pm (UTC)Gabrielle
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on 2011-02-20 09:50 pm (UTC)The sign isn't one I made. Just one they were handing out at the Wisconsin Educator Association table.
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on 2011-02-21 04:26 pm (UTC)The Imperial Walker costumes were aces. :D
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on 2011-02-21 06:48 pm (UTC)It's still going on though. Day 8 now.