[Peace-discuss] Wisconsin Update

[Stuart Levy]

Thanks for the news!

Encouraged to see that NPR is covering this -- their
top-of-hour headline just now mentioned the quorum break,
and that many students and workers were out in protest.
Seemed sympathetic.

On Thu, Feb 17, 2011 at 01:34:05PM -0600, Corey Mattson wrote:
> Hi from Bloomington-Normal (BNCPJ)
> I haven't seen much reporting of Wisconsin's worker revolt on
> mainstream corporate media, except on MSNBC last night, but sooner or later
> they won't be able to ignore it. FOX covered it yesterday, supposedly, but
> in a very negative light. The Right knows that this could spread, that
> workers are finally standing up to being the scapegoats for the profit
> system's own failings. Even more promising, in my view, is that a massive
> worker-student coalition has formed in Wisconsin. Student Labor Action
> Coalition (SLAC) has been around since 1994 building these kinds of networks
> (when it was formed to support the Staley lockout in Decatur, and then SLAC
> chapters spread all over the country). Their work has had a major impact, I
> believe.
> --- Corey
> 
> Here's an update from a friend in Wisconsin ----
> 
> 
> Last night walker's bill cleared committee 12-4 a little before midnight.
> Huge turnout today, thousands of UW students walked out at 10am, editorial
> of student paper had.headline: "STUDENTS, WALK OUT!"
> Surely this is or will be reported in mainstream news but about 45 minutes
> ago Democrat senators walked out, left the capitol, breaking quorum.
> Republicans called on state troopers to capture them and have them report to
> session. The democrats are leaving Wisconsin, out of state patrol authority.
> Cop unions bringing big boxes of bratwurst to eat. Occupation is on!
> Inside capitol sit in beginning to block senate doors.
> Teachers from Madison West high school tell me 1000 kids from their
> school.walked out and have arrived at capitol. I'm on top floor but
> presumably many people still arriving.
> Conor M from Milwaukee says UWM was pretty empty this morning.
> Nick P in Columbus told me that 1500-3000 workers were at Ohio state house
> as of 11am eastern. No other updates... Until the next unexpected crazy shit
> happens.
> Loud cheering, dunno about what, sometimes it's random and spreads as chain
> reaction.

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