Phone: 212-633-6646 / www.BailoutPeople.org / march4jobs@gmail.com
Emergency call for national actions Friday, February 18 and Saturday, February 19 in support of Wisconsin workers and students.
The Bail Out the People Movement is calling for nationally coordinated actions on Friday, February 18 and Saturday, February 19 in support of Wisconsin workers and students who have been occupying the state Capitol for the past four days. Activists involved in the occupation are enormously excited about the idea of coordinated national actions of support.
IF YOU ARE IN THE REGION AND CAN MAKE IT TO MADISON, YOU ARE URGED TO DO SO! If you can, plan to stay and be part of the occupation inside the Capitol! One way to get information from activists inside the Capitol building is to emailmarch4jobs@gmail.com. For more information about the protests, go to facebook.com/wiscworkersrights!
If you are unable to make it to Madison, organize or join a SOLIDARITY DEMONSTRATION where you are!
We also URGE EVERYONE TO SIGN THE ONLINE PETITION, sending a message to EVERY WISCONSIN LEGISLATOR as well as Governor Walker, the Wisconsin congressional delegation, the Obama administration and members of the media saying HANDS OFF THE WISCONSIN WORKERS AND STUDENTS! KILL THE WALKER BILL!
Sign online at bailoutpeople.org/wisconsinworkerspetition.shtml
In NYC an emergency demonstration is being called tomorrow at 4:30 PM Wall Street Stock Exchange. We want to encourage all other areas and cities to do the same at any compelling site. Actions, many local actions, even of a handful of people, will help to spread the word on what is happening and it will help to give other workers and students ideas on how to response to similar attacks that are coming down in every city in the U.S. today.
In North Carolina, facing an attack by the governor on public sector workers, UE is organizing Friday actions. In Ohio where workers are under attack unions are calling actions on Friday. In Los Angeles, unions, students and activists are demonstrating at 4:30 on Friday in Pershing Square. Demonstrations are anticipated in many more states during these two days.
Below is a possible call that could be adopted locally by anyone.
CALL FOR NATIONALLY COORDINATED ACTIONS ON FRIDAY, FEB. 18 AND SATURDAY, FEB 19
Thousands of Wisconsin public workers, students and teachers have been occupying the state Capitol for four days. In Capitol Square 50,000 workers have protested Gov. Scott Walker's attempt to enact legislation ("Budget Repair Bill") that would wipe out the right of public workers to have a union, and would make collective bargaining illegal.
Across Wisconsin schools and universities have been shut down by teachers, students and communities defending their right to education.
Wisconsin workers and students are standing up for the rights of workers everywhere. They have done this despite threats by the Governor to call in the National Guard.
Shouting "Power to the People" as of Thursday, Feb. 17 the alliance of workers and students were carrying out a 'People's Filibuster' in the capitol occupying every inch of the building.
The Capitol is the property of the people of Wisconsin and is suppose to function for the good and welfare of the people. When it is used to wage war against their lives, the people have the legal and moral right to take it back into their own hands. The National Guard is supposed to help with floods and disasters, not to move against their sisters and brothers.
We must stand with them to demand:
KILL GOV. WALKER'S BILL – NO UNION BUSTING!
NO NATIONAL GUARD OR POLICE!
CANCEL INTEREST PAYMENTS TO THE BANKS – THE REAL CAUSE OF DEFICITS!
EDUCATION & UNION JOBS ARE A RIGHT !
DEMONSTRATE! [Demonstration logistics here]
We also URGE EVERYONE TO SIGN THE ONLINE PETITION, sending a message to EVERY WISCONSIN LEGISLATOR as well as Governor Walker, the Wisconsin congressional delegation, the Obama administration and members of the media saying HANDS OFF THE WISCONSIN WORKERS AND STUDENTS! KILL THE WALKER BILL!
Sign online at bailoutpeople.org/wisconsinworkerspetition.shtml
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