Wisonsin Expat News Page-
We collaborated with Bonnie Fortune to prepare some notes for you this morning...
Strikes / News / Analysis / Solidarity / Twitter
Calls for General Strikes/walkouts
Union Leaders to Call Emergency Meeting to Discuss General Strike
http://twitter.com/MikeElk/statuses/45641523026591744
Madison Wisconsin Firefighter Union President Calls for a General Strike.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_Z_TVrBUtw&feature=youtu.be&a
'General Strike!' Thousands Storm, Reoccupy Wisconsin Capitol
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2011/03/10-1
Student Walkout Calls
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=141162765948861&index=1
Michael Moore on Maddow supports Walkouts
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swfXdV4tSlQ
News
Madison Legislature breaks the law... the tipping point
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5sx-4i5y0E&feature=player_embedded
Live Stream from within the Wisconsin Legislature Building
http://www.livestream.com/theuptake
Legislators to party with a PAC After Passing the Bill
http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/03/report-wisconsin-senate-gopers-headed-to-high-dollar-dc-fundraiser-next-week.php?ref=dcblt
New York Times Article
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/10/us/10wisconsin.html?_r=2&hp
Analysis
Naomi Klein's Wisconsin Shock Doctrine
(Michigan law to allow the nullification of elections, unilaterally declare bankruptcy, dissolve towns, school districts etc...)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53BkWfyb9n0&feature=player_embedded
Wisconsin Uprising Is a Bottom-Up Movement- Should we Hope DC Leaders Don't get in the way?
Labor struggles Can't be Won With TV ads, mouse-clicks or press releases.
http://www.alternet.org/story/150134/the_wisconsin_uprising_is_a_bottom-up_movement_--_should_we_hope_dc_leaders_don%27t_get_in_the_way?page=1
Just Seeds blog
http://justseeds.org/blog/
Rotundaville
http://www.rotundaville.us/
Proposition Press (Dan S. Wang's Blog)
http://www.prop-press.typepad.com/blog
Solidarity
Ian's Pizza can be reached after 10 AM Central Time at 608-257-9248
Eric Drooker General Strike Posters (and analysis from Jen Angel)
http://jenangel.wordpress.com/2011/03/09/general-strike/
Solidarity Forever (Pete Seeger Version)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYiKdJoSsb8
Support this weekend's tractorcade
http://www.razoo.com/story/Farmer-Labor-Tractorcade-Fund?1299566160
Midwest Radical Cultural Cooridor
http://www.midwestradicalculturecorridor.net/
hashtags on Twitter:
#wisconsin
#madison
#wiunion
#opwisconsin .....not sure about this one, seems like Anonymous (the hacking
group) is planning something?