Tag Archives: scott walker

I signed the petition. Recall Walker!

Posted on by

I signed the petition to recall Walker.

Today, I went down to the Labor Temple on S. Park in Madison and signed the petition to recall the governor of Wisconsin, Scott Walker. You can find out more about the recall effort at A United Wisconsin to Recall Scott Walker AKA United Wisconsin, which is the group that is organizing the recall. On their website, you can find out where to sign a petition all over Wisconsin or even print out your own petition form. The goal is to get one million signatures of which a little over half a million have to be valid. I bet this man thinks you should sign the recall petition! And before you’re done, visit the Democratic Party of Wisconsin’s Recall Headquarters.

Madison Protests: Listen to the people, Gov. Walker!

Posted on by

Madison, Wis., protests at the capitol square
The capitol square in Madison, Wis., on Saturday, Feb. 26, 2011

As a Madisonian, the past two weeks in Madison, Wisconsin, have been exciting to me as thousands of people have been out protesting Governor Scott Walker’s budget repair bill. Yesterday were the biggest crowds yet at the capitol. People have been protesting outside the capitol and protesting inside the capitol as well.

A week ago Saturday, the Madison police estimated 60,000 people out on the capitol square and 8,000 people inside the capitol building. That was also the day some Tea Party people were bussed into Madison to protest the protest. The police wouldn’t estimate those people, but I heard there were about 700 of them. The Tea Party was outnumbered 100 to 1, and they quickly dispersed and haven’t been back.

A week later, yesterday, had crowds well over 70,000 with some estimates reaching 100,000 people at the capitol. It’s been an amazing phenomenon to watch. I’ve been out with my camera to capture these historic events.

I’ve been posting photos on Facebook, but you can see a complete collection of the photos I’ve posted on Picasa Web Albums. I’ve also posted three YouTube videos including one from yesterday’s protest.

Updated (Mar. 13, 2011): I added 17 new photos to the photo gallery from yesterday’s rally, which was the largest yet, and a YouTube video. Madison Police estimated up to 100,000 people were at the capitol square on Saturday, Mar. 12, 2011, and not a single arrest or citation all day.

Protest Links

  1. Photo Gallery
  2. YouTube Videos