February 10, 2012 by WCMC
Why an Anniversary Week of Action?
- To remember and honor the unprecedented protests of February and March of 2011, when the people of Wisconsin rediscovered the power of collective action.
- To reconvene the empowered community that launched the Capitol Occupation and organized state-wide protests, and to reinvigorate the spirit of cooperation and solidarity that fueled them.
- To identify ways we can expose the political and economic interests that exploit our democratic process out of greed, and set a course to defeat them.
- To create a space where our movement can articulate a long term vision for structural change centered around social, economic, racial, and environmental justice for all people.
- To sustain Wisconsin’s 150+ year tradition as a laboratory of democracy by developing new forms of direct democratic decision making.
What is being planned?
Beginning Saturday, February 11th people from across Wisconsin will converge in Madison for a Week of Action to commemorate the one-year anniversary of last year’s Wisconsin Uprising and the sustained occupation of the Capitol building. The Week of Action will include two rallies, a march from UW-Madison to the capitol building, and a Documentation Station inside the Capitol to help preserve the collective memory of those historic events. Other actions may be included as well.
The Week of Action will culminate on Sunday, February 19th, 2012 with a participatory planning session that will set the stage for a statewide people’s assembly, the WisConvocation, to take place in the weeks to come. Participants in the the WisConvocation will deliberate on issues of public concern and formulate proposals for action such as a People’s Budget, a People’s Platform, and a list of movement demands for candidates participating in the 2012 recall elections.
Schedule of Events so far:
(please visit the Week of Action facebook page for a complete list)
Pre Event:Thursday, February 9th; 7-9pm
“The Wisconsin Uprising One Year On: What Happened and What Next?”
Saturday, February 11th; 10:30am-1pm
“Bury the Mining Bill Feeder March” at 10:30am
“Wisconsin Day! Rally to Kick-off a Week of Action at 12pm”
Sunday, February 12th; 11:00am-1pm
Picket the Governor’s Mansion!
Tuesday, February 14th; 8am-5:15pm
“ICWJ Faith-Labor Breakfest” at 8am
“I Still ♥ UW March and Rally” at 12:15pm
“Show the Love, Save Our Schools! Rally” at 4:15pm
Tuesday, February 14th, Wednesday February 15th; 10-6pm both days
“Capitol Occupation Documentation Station“
Thursday, February 16th; 7-9pm
“One Year Later – Lessons from the Wisconsin Uprising“
Sunday, February 19th; 2-5pm
“WisConvocation Public Planning Session“
Who We Are
The Week of Action is being planned by a broad coalition of organizations and individuals including:
United Wisconsin, Wisconsin AFL-CIO, the Wisconsin Wave, AFT-Wisconsin, Wisconsin Jobs Now, Family Farm Defenders, Voces de la Frontera, SEIU Healthcare WI, Teaching Assistants Association (TAA) Executive Board (UW-Madison), Citizen Action of Wisconsin, Interfaith Coalition for Worker Justice, 9to5 Milwaukee, Wisconsin Network for Peace and Justice, National Lawyers Guild, Wisconsin Bail Out the People, Autonomous Solidarity Organization, Occupy Wisconsin, Occupy Riverwest, Liberty Tree Foundation, Socialist Alternative, International Socialist Organization, SHINE Guerrilla Projection Team.
If you or your group would like to endorse, get involved, or add an event to the schedule please contact Harriet Rowan at hattierowan@gmail.com
Wisconsin Citizens Media Cooperative 
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