February 17, 2019 by Barbara With On Sunday, Feb. 24, people from around the state will gather once again in the Penokee Hills of northern Wisconsin to celebrate what was once designated “The Forbidden Zone” by the state legislature. For the sixth consecutive year, water protectors will snowshoe to the top of the hill at […]

6th Anniversary of the “(Un)Forbidden Zone” of Northern Wisconsin
by Barbara With on February 18, 2019 in #Nativelivesmatter, Citizen Media, Constitutional Rights rollback, Corporate Takeover of Wisconsin, Environment, Free Speech, Legislation, Mining and Wetlands, pipelines, Scott Walker Trainwreck, Solidarity Sing Along, Wetlands

OMG, Kooyenga!
by jasonlouise on September 14, 2017 in Badger Democracy, Citizen Media, Solidarity Sing Along, Video
RELATED STORY: GOP rep had brush with law years ago; sign theft questions remain Gideon told the Israelites to blow their trumpets, sound a battle cry and light torches, simulating an attack by a large force. The Midianite army fled! By Bill Dunn Sept. 14, 2017 After Associated Press reporter Scott Bauer’s Sept. 1 tweet […]

GOP rep had brush with law years ago; Kooyenga sign theft questions remain
by jasonlouise on July 24, 2017 in Citizen Media, Constitutional Rights rollback, First Amendment, Free Speech, Solidarity Sing Along
RELATED STORY: Sing along serenades Dale Kooyenga By Bill Dunn July 24, 2017 Questions remain in the wake of state Rep. Dale Kooyenga’s admission he illegally removed a 40-by-30-inch sign in late May from the Wisconsin Capitol rotunda and wasn’t charged. Did the Brookfield Republican get a pass because he’s a legislator? Why won’t […]

Judge Markson Declares Administrative Code Unconstitutional, Dismisses Charges
by jasonlouise on February 5, 2014 in Capitol Crackdown, Citizen Media, Constitutional Rights rollback, First Amendment, Free Speech, Scott Walker Trainwreck, Solidarity Sing Along
By Joseph Skulan and Jason Huberty February 5th, 2014 BREAKING NEWS Dane County Judge John Markson dismissed charges against political dissidents arrested during Scott Walker’s failed crackdown on unauthorized singing in the Wisconsin State Capitol. Defendants Michael Crute and John Bell, among others, had challenged the constitutionality of the emergency rules, arguing their First Amendment […]

Judge orders DOJ to conduct cost-benefit analysis on Capitol Crackdown cases
by jasonlouise on January 31, 2014 in Capitol Crackdown, Citizen Media, Constitutional Rights rollback, First Amendment, Free Speech, Solidarity Sing Along
January 31, 2014 By Jason Huberty, Joseph Skulan, and Leslie Peterson Tea Party Governor/Presidential candidate Scott Walker’s crackdown on unauthorized dissent suffered an embarrassing setback Friday when a Dane County Judge ordered Walker’s Department of Justice (DOJ) to detail, and justify, the costs of prosecuting nearly 400 cases of illegal singing. Dane County Circuit Court […]

A Look Inside 2013: Photographs From Wisconsin
by leslieamsterdam on December 31, 2013 in Badger Democracy, Capitol Crackdown, Citizen Media, Constitutional Rights rollback, Corporate Takeover of Wisconsin, Environment, First Amendment, Free Speech, Idle No More, Images, Legislation, Mining and Wetlands, Scott Walker Trainwreck, Solidarity Sing Along, Treaty Rights, Uncategorized, Worker's Rights Under Attack
December 31, 2013 By Leslie Peterson 2013 was another busy year for Wisconsin activists. Almost three years have passed since the huge protests over collective bargaining rights for public sector workers engaged the state and the rest of the world in February 2011. This collection of images proves “Yes, that really happened.” All images ©Leslie […]

Live From Planet McKenna: Distort, Deceive
by bbead on September 9, 2013 in Capitol Crackdown, Citizen Media, Free Speech, Scott Walker Trainwreck, Solidarity Sing Along, The Anti-War Movement
September 9, 2013 By Bill Dunn “Broadcasting live from Planet Madison, where everything is beyond parody,” is how Vicki McKenna opens her “Upfront” show on WIBA-AM. Going by my dictionary’s definition of upfront as frank, honest, candid or forthright, I must either say, “Vicky, thy name is perfidy” or “Please, check your sources, or lack […]

WI Capitol Police Crackdown on Dissent: What You Wouldn’t Know From Reading Wisconsin’s Newspapers
by hattierowan on August 28, 2013 in Badger Democracy, Capitol Crackdown, Citizen Media, Constitutional Rights rollback, First Amendment, Free Speech, Images, Scott Walker Trainwreck, Solidarity Sing Along, Uncategorized, Video
August 28, 2013 by Harriet Rowan Since Wednesday, July 24th the Wisconsin Capitol Police have arrested over 150 people, issuing over 300 citations. The arrests have been made for participating in the two-year tradition of singing at the Capitol from noon to 1pm, called the Solidarity Sing Along, in a group of 20 or more […]

Postal Union Members Give Boost to Solidarity Sing Along
by Rebecca Kemble on August 26, 2013 in Capitol Crackdown, Citizen Media, Constitutional Rights rollback, Corporate Takeover of Wisconsin, First Amendment, Free Speech, Images, Scott Walker Trainwreck, Solidarity Sing Along, Worker's Rights Under Attack
August 25, 2013 by Rebecca Kemble Members of the National Postal Press Association donated $1,000 to the First Amendment Protection Fund at their conference banquet on Saturday night. NPPA President Tony Carobine also announced that the American Postal Workers Union had pledged to donate an additional $4,000 to help defray court costs of people who […]

Capitol Crack Down Distracts from Illegal Paramilitary Militia Deployed in Northern Wisconsin
by Barbara With on August 21, 2013 in Badger Democracy, Capitol Crackdown, Citizen Media, Constitutional Rights rollback, Corporate Takeover of Wisconsin, First Amendment, Free Speech, Mining and Wetlands, Scott Walker Trainwreck, Solidarity Sing Along, Wetlands
August 20, 2103 by Barbara With Since March 2011, a group of singers have gathered at the Wisconsin State Capitol to protest the government of Scott Walker. For over two years, they’ve exercised their right to assemble peacefully at noon and sing songs that express their outrage at the current administration’s policies and criminal acts […]
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