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Sunday, March 13, 2011

Sunday evening news round up (March 13, 2011)

Wisconsin State Senator Tim Cullen talks about being in Illinois and collective bargaining negotiations - video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFeYDvzlMrM&feature=player_embedded


Joe in Eau Claire:  Wisconsin will be ours
http://joeineauclaire.blogspot.com/2011/03/to-all-my-friends.html


Wisconsin 14 come home - video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCrLROjcM_Y


Budget could put Wisconsin in violation of federal water regulations
http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/environment/article_380a8186-4db8-11e0-889a-001cc4c03286.html


Tony Shalhoub: The birth of a movement - video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0nYt1IhOfI


State Senator Hopper (R) currently lives with mistress in Madison.  Soon-to-be-ex-wife and maid sign recall petition.
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/03/13/wi-repub-lives-outside-district-with-mistress-says-wife/


Wisconsin firefighters spark a "move your money" movement
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mary-bottari/wi-firefighters-spark-mov_b_834879.html


Facebook page for people who pledge to purchase from businesses that support workers rights
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Pledge-To-Spend/164463073603229


Get to know the other side: The truth about Wisconsin - video
https://guthriesmachine.wordpress.com/2011/03/13/the-truth-about-wisconsin/


Ed Garvey:  Prosser = Walker
http://fightingbob.com/weblog.cfm?postID=3791


List of businesses and who they support
https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?hl=en&key=tM2RKsSPHNsR0WLq9G73USA#gid=0


White House pledges support for Unions, but stays out of Madison
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2011/mar/13/obama-gives-union-groups-vocal-support/


In the meantime: Michigan Republicans create "Financial Martial Law" 
http://www.boingboing.net/2011/03/11/michigan-republicans.html


What's at stake for women workers in Wisconsin and beyond
http://www.iwpr.org/blog/2011/03/01/whats-at-stake-for-women-workers-in-wisconsin-and-beyond/


International labor rights group says Wisconsin Assembly assault on collective bargaining is illegal
http://www.truth-out.org/assault-collective-bargaining-illegal-says-international-labor-rights-group68423


Bus tour of Walker supporters culminates in a 700-people rally in Madison
http://biggovernment.com/tag/sen-tim-cullen/


NEA:  This is the beginning
http://neatoday.org/2011/03/12/workers-in-wisconsin-galvanized-into-action/


Senate Majority Leader Fitzgerald:  Senate Dems should be embarassed
http://newsdesk.learfielddemos.com/2011/03/12/fitzgerald-senate-dems-should-be-embarrassed/


David McKay: reporting from the front lines on March 12 protest
http://4quarters10dimes.blogspot.com/2011/03/further-reports-from-front-lines-of.html




A teacher weeps for the future of Wisconsin schools
http://www.thedailypage.com/daily/article.php?article=32719


Susan Sarandon speaks at Madison rally - video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJlOeifksD4


Wisconsin protesters part 2, photo diary by Dylan Moriarty
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=278209&id=626686780&fbid=10150098779541781


This is what democracy looks like part 3, photo diary by Judith Detert-Moriarty
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?fbid=10150126398879237&id=749914236&aid=294685


Madison rally bigger than biggest tea party rally http://www.alternet.org/teaparty/150227/madison_rally_bigger_than_biggest_tea_party_rally_/


Where he goes we go - facebook page
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=200055350013088


250 turn out for union support rally in Janesville
http://www.gazettextra.com/weblogs/latest-news/2011/mar/13/union-supporters-rally-rock-county/


Bill Maher: New rules for March 11, 2011
http://mimirreport.blogspot.com/2011/03/new-rules-march-11-2011.html?spref=fb


The Wisconsin 14 get a heroes' welcome
http://host.madison.com/ct/news/local/govt-and-politics/article_fd231822-4d11-11e0-aeb0-001cc4c002e0.html


Walker's budget goes beyond Unions
http://www.wisconsinrapidstribune.com/article/20110308/WRT0101/110308136/Walker-s-budget-goes-far-beyond-just-unions


AP: Wisconsin protesters say next fight is at the polls
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_WISCONSIN_BUDGET_UNIONS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT


Top 10 Fiscal Facts for Wisconsin
http://www.wisconsinsfuture.org/organizing_pages/popularEd/Budget/Fiscal_facts.pdf


Jim Hightower speaking in Madison - video
http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=10150126088344237&comments


John Nichols of the Nation interviews Susan Sarandon in Madison - video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjSwjpwbT-o


Daily Kos: Protest photo diary
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/03/12/955694/-WisconsinCan-we-throw-a-protest-rally-or-what!-(Photo-Diary)

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