Friday, March 11, 2011

LARGE RALLY PLANNED FOR SATURDAY, MARCH 12 AT THE STATE CAPITOL! More details *WEAC #wearewi #WIunion

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Keep raising your voice!
The fight to restore
collective bargaining rights
begins NOW!

ANOTHER LARGE RALLY PLANNED
FOR SATURDAY, MARCH 12
AT THE STATE CAPITOL!
More details below


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Ongoing event in Eau Claire: The UW-Eau Claire faculty union (AFT local #6481) is planning a protest every work day at 5:14 p.m. at the Downtown City Parking Lot at the corner of Farwell & Gray to thank our 14 Wisconsin Senators who were forced to leave the state.

Ongoing event in Menomonie: 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. every day Monday through Friday, a peaceful march at the Veteran’s Memorial Park on Crescent Street in Menomonie. Signs available. Participants are welcome to come for whatever time they are available.

Ongoing activity in Chippewa Falls: Daily noon hour walk and protest. This walk will occur Monday-Friday starting in front of the Chippewa County Courthouse at noon and proceed down Bridge Street and back to the Courthouse. Bring appropriate signs.


FRIDAY, March 11

Wisconsin Dells:
4:30 - 6:00 p.m.
Rally for Wisconsin's Future and Worker Rights
Bowman Park (corner of Broadway & Bowman)

Milwaukee area:
4:15 to dark
Members in the Milwaukee area will be unfurling banners and waving signs at highway ovepasses with a special message of thanks to the Wisconsin 14. The event will take place at several overpasses throughout the Milwaukee area. More detail will follow.

Milwaukee - Madison:
P.O.W.E.R. Walk from Milwaukee to Madison. People Organizing Wisconsin for Education and Worker’s Rights (P.O.W.E.R.) are Wisconsinites who support public education and collective bargaining rights for all workers. Inspired by the ideals of “Fighting Bob” La Follette, we are walking from Milwaukee to Madison to support the Wisconsin Idea. Start at Riverside High School, 615 East Locust Street, Milwaukee Friday @ 6 AM. For more details or to commit to walking, contact POWER at power.wisconsin@gmail.com.

Milwaukee:

6:30 a.m.
MICAH, Milwaukee Inner-City Congregations Allied for Hope Rally at Saint Matthews CME Church
2944 North 9th Street Milwaukee.
This rally is the kick off for the weekend bus convoy to Madison where we will assemble the largest number of supporters possible

Delavan:

4:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Rally and picketing
Delavan-Darien High School and Wisconsin School for the Deaf

Sturgeon Bay:
We LOVE our Teachers and support staff and all public employees PARTY!
Draft Haus, 901 Egg Harbor Road, Sturgeon Bay
$5 per person

Minocqua:
4:00 - 5:30 p.m.
Rally in Support of Senator Jim Holperin
North side of the bridge

Watertown:
5:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Watertown All Union Rally
Watertown Public Library, 100 Water Street

Wisconsin Dells:
4:30 - 6:00 p.m.
Rally Bowman Park, 919 Bowman Rd (turn N @ Broadway from Hwys 13-16-23)

Spooner:
4:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Sidewalk Rally for Rights
Corner of River & Walnut Sts.
Please use public parking lots


SATURDAY, March 12

COME TO MADISON SATURDAY FOR A HUGE RALLY!

This may be the largest Madison rally yet!