August 8, 2013 by WCMC More people, including veterans and a teenager, were arrested for singing out their grievances to Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker and the Republican-dominated state legislature in the Capitol rotunda today. The crowd chanted “Hero! Hero!” and “Shero! Shero!” as each person was picked off by groups of Capitol Police. Most continued […]
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Capitol Cop Throws Videographer to the Ground
August 5, 2013 by WCMC Wisconsin Capitol Police have been arresting people in the Capitol for singing their grievances against the Scott Walker Administration without a permit for the last two weeks. Today during one of the multiple arrests, Officer Michael J. Syphard grabbed videographer Arthur Kohl-Riggs and threw him to the ground without any […]
Will Williams Falls While In Police Custody At WI Capitol 8.1.13
August 2, 2013 by Leslie Amsterdam and Rebecca Kemble Longtime Madison peace activist Will Williams, 70, was arrested for singing over the noon hour at the Wisconsin State Capitol on Thursday. He fell on his back on a marble staircase en route to the basement police processing center while escorted by four Capitol police officers. […]
Exercising Rights in Capitol May Be Harmful to Your Health
July 27, 2013 by wcmcoop A Lutheran pastor from Madison suffered cardiac symptoms while in police custody on Friday, July 26, after being arrested in the Wisconsin Capitol during what Capitol Police deemed an “unlawful assembly” of the Solidarity Sing Along. As the Rev. Carter Dary, 67, was being taken to the basement of the […]
Will “Good Baby” Gruber’s testimony transcribed
July 13, 2013 On July 12, 2013, Will “Good Baby” Gruber evoked the jazz poetry of the Beat Generation at a public hearing on emergency rules at the Capitol. WCMC transcribed Will’s testimony because it’s just that awesome. Enjoy. yay good babies SWEEEET hi William Gruber I just got done with five charges they’re giving […]
His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama’s Address to the Wisconsin State Legislature
May 20, 2013 by Rebecca Kemble and Leslie Amsterdam The following is a transcript of the speech given by His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama to a joint session of the Wisconsin State Legislature on May 14, 2013. Click here for a link to the video: According to my own experience to stand a little […]
Mining Company Has No Answers for Iron County Residents
May 1, 2013 by Rebecca Kemble On Tuesday, April 23 the Iron County Board held a question and answer session with Gogebic Taconite (GTac) personnel concerning the four-phase, 22 mile long open pit taconite mine they plan to develop in Iron and Ashland Counties. Despite the requirement that questions from Iron County residents had to […]
Rude Gesture Interrupts Pillage of Wisconsin; The Press is Not Amused
March 2, 2013 by Hematite Note: The following is in response to an article that appeared on February 28th on the WKOW web page, “Journalist loses credential after making obscene gesture in Senate chamber.” In the shadows of the Senate balcony nestled between the stately pillars of the chamber, the professional press is assigned two […]
The Songs Dave Erwin was Hired to Silence
February 18, 2013 by Joseph Skulan Every weekday from noon to 1 pm, for the past two years, citizens have gathered in or outside of the Wisconsin State Capitol to express their dissatisfaction with the Walker regime, its policies, or anything else that bothers them. Informally known as the Solidarity Sing-Along (SSA), the event […]
GTac Circulates Deceptive Illustration of Proposed Iron Mine
February 10, 2013 by Joseph Skulan A disturbing feature about the plans for an iron mine in the Penokee Hills near the shore of Lake Superior is that so little information about these plans has been made public. To date, Gogebic Taconite (GTac), the company that claims it intends to build the mine, has refused […]
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