July 14, 2013 By Pam Robson [What follows are written comments submitted to the Wisconsin Department of Administration as part of the public input process on the promulgation of emergency administrative rules. – Editors] I used to walk through the Capitol several times a week, on my way somewhere, maybe on an errand, or maybe […]
Tag Archives: solidarity sing along
No Emergency Presently Exists
July 13, 2013 By Lisa Wells The Department of Administration held a public hearing on the emergency rule and proposed permanent rule to amend Chapter Adm 2 relating to Use of State Buildings and Facilities. You may submit your own comments, facts, opinions, and arguments to the DOA in writing as well. Written comments may […]
State-wide Opposition to Mining Bill Grows
February 26, 2013 by Barbara With Yesterday, the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Ojibwe called a press conference to demonstrate growing solidarity against SB1/AB1, the mining bill that would strip control away from local governments and exempt mining companies from having to abide by current air and water standards. Members of a coalition made […]
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 […]
EDITORIAL: How The Will of the People Becomes the Law of the Land
January 14, 2013 by Barbara With Maybe you all don’t remember Joe McCarthy‘s attempt to install a fascist government in the 1950s. Actors, politicians, average citizens were put on “watch lists.” They were banned from their trades because McCarthy and Company decided their exercising freedom of speech was “communist.” Now in 2013 it’s deja vu […]
Singing Lands Rep. Taylor on Capitol Police Watch List
WCMC has obtained a complete list of names that the Capitol Police have been using to take attendance at the Solidarity Sing Along. Included on that list is State Representative Chris Taylor (D-Madison). The list was obtained through an Open Records request to the Capitol Police and came with the months and dates of birth […]
UPDATED: Capitol Police Hunt Down Sidewalk Chalkers to Deliver Citations
Tuesday November 27 was a busy day for Capitol Police under the direction of Chief David Erwin. Officer Andrew Hyatt spent the afternoon tracking down recipients of citations for administrative code violations for chalking on the sidewalk outside the Wisconsin State Capitol eleven days earlier on Friday, November 16. Around 4:40 pm, Officer Hyatt stopped […]
November 1, 2012
More about Halloween at the Capitol here: http://wcmcoop.com/2012/10/31/fightin-bob-la-follette-must-be-rolling-in-his-grave/
Fightin’ Bob La Follette Must Be Rolling in his Grave
October 31, 2012 By Rebecca Kemble Participants in the Solidarity Sing Along at the Wisconsin State Capitol are known for their creative song lyrics as well as their witty signs and banners. Today, on Halloween, they added masks and costumes to render their messages in defense of free speech and against the authoritarian rule of […]
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