Walkerville tent city up and running
MADISON (WKOW) -- The makeshift community of protesters against Governor Scott Walker's biennium budget is up and running.
The two-week long "Walkerville" tent city began Saturday with a kickoff event at 7 pm.
"This is all part of the anger and frustration at politicians that aren't listening to working class folks from around this state," said organizer Peter Rickman.
Protesters are calling it "Walkerville" after the "Hooverville" towns set up during the Great Depression.
Overnight camping is allowed along certain streets on Capitol Square, but not on Capitol grounds.
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"If the people's house is going to be closed down we've gotta have a presence known," said Walkerville organizer Peter Rickman.Rickman hopes to bring back the presence everyone remembers in February.
"We want to hold the politicians accountable for the bad choices they're making," said Rickman.
Each day will have a theme. Sunday - a rally was held for K-12 education.
"We'll take this message of dignity for all workers across this state," said Peggy Coyne, MTI President during a speech.
"It's the impact of those dollars across the state that really indicate how bad the choices are going to be," said Mary Bell, President of the Wisconsin Education Association Council.
"This budget is going to have a long lasting devastating impact on the kind of life we enjoy in Wisconsin," said Bell.
the Arab Spring..The people are taking it to the street! Well enough...the Rust belt is leading the charge..bet the msm will not report this except to slam them!
Even here we have the spew of the quitter and the wingnut gaggle reported over and over to the neglect of what is important1
I hope WI gets rid of the clowns and gets government for the people back. Then we need to take Ohio back from the special interests that control Gov. Johnny Wall Street.
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Democrats' domestic policy has been to "preserve the Middle Class" - abandoning the Working Class.
Will Democrats ever wake up?
Working Class people built this nation - not the "Middle Class".
The "Middle Class" are the sons and daughters of the Working Class who stepped into well paying jobs.
But without the Working Class the "Middle Class" would never have come into existence.
The ONLY way to "preserve the Middle Class" is to support the Working Class.
Will Democrats EVER wake up?
When will government of the people, by the politicians, for the corporations perish from this Earth?
Not soon enough!
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"Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people." ~ Eleanor Roosevelt
These are the people I cheer.
Vote GOP and move forward to the 18th Century.
we will all be living in tents if the Republicans are allowed to have their way .
Insanity , it is what it is , there is no understanding it .
Money crazed, WHACKO Reslugs will all be recalled very soon.
Hopefully this works because the state Capitol building there has been turned into a police state and that is a terrible turn for our society.
Thanks for covering this story of Americans standing up for themselves.
"Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people." ~ Eleanor Roosevelt
The DEMOCRATS will CAVE as Usuall on this the REPUBLICANS can ALWAYS COUNT ON IT. That is Why we have all the MEDIA is CORPORATE CONTROLED the DEMOCRATS CAVED. All the REPUBLICAN has to do is WHINE to the CORPORATE CONTROLED MEDIA and the DEMOCRATS WILL CAVE. TIME to start ELECTING DEMOCRATS with BACKBONE or start a whole new party. Any lets brake up this CORPORATE CONTROLED MEDIA. Nine CEO., (9) EVERY thing that we SEE, READ, or HEAR.
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