from Common Dreams
100,000 Strong In Madison: “We Fish Through Ice”
by Abby Zimet / Feb 26, 2011, 8:30 PM
In reportedly the largest rally in the history of Madison, over 100,000 people packed the Capitol Square for a “Rally for Workers’ Rights” Saturday as a snowstorm raged and Peter Yarrow played. The AFL-CIO live-streams here. More on cops joining the protesters here.”We have been ordered by the legislature to kick you all out… But we know what’s right from wrong. We will not be kicking anyone out. In fact, we will be sleeping here with you.”
Filed under: activism, grassroots democracy, Labor, News, progressive politics, social & economic justice, US Politics Tagged: | AFL-CIO, labor issues, Peter Yarrow, police unions, wisconsin, Wisconsin protest, Wisonsin unions
I’m so glad this happened. It needed to be done.