http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/category_rss/thetownhall As a top advisor to predatory lenders, as well as John McCain ex-Texas Senator Phil Gramm has been taking heat for calling people concerned about the tanking economy and the loss of the homes, jobs and futures as “whiners” experiencing a “mental recession.” Having studied the career of Gramm as part of a research paper I had to write in the mid-90s, it was like a trip down memory lane when I heard the Huffington Post had posted something about Gramm investments in a couple failed Russ Meyer-inspired soft-core porn flicks . To be certain, in the hypocrite hall of fame, Gramm’s got his wing. The smaller government, except when it comes to giving taxpayer money to my corporate clients, Gramm made a career of railing against “guvment” spending. http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/scotross/CHMW http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/scotross/CHMW/commentary#comments Fri, 18 Jul 2008 06:47:05 EDT http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/scotross/CHMW Scot @ One Wisconsin Now http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/profile_picture/b15bea43ee26199f1d_l7awmvb5t.jpg Scot @ One Wisconsin Now 0 http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/comment_rss/CHMW/ Two weeks ago, Jesse Helms began what will hopefully be a long and unimpeded period of not existing. Elizabeth Dole, who succeeded Helms after his welcomed retirement, ascended to his seat after a long career of executive appointments and wrecking Bob Dole's first marriage. Yesterday in the Senate, she tried to name an AIDS/HIV prevention bill after Helms. Helms would be the same hate-filled, racist who, when trying to block funding for the Ryan White AIDS bill, blamed victims of the disease for their  " deliberate, disgusting and revolting conduct " Mrs. Dole has some bad, bad karma coming her way for this repulsive pandering. Nothing as pathetic as, say, having to watch her husband shill erection pills on television, but something like that. http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/scotross/CHMZ http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/scotross/CHMZ/commentary#comments Fri, 18 Jul 2008 01:28:25 EDT http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/scotross/CHMZ Scot @ One Wisconsin Now http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/profile_picture/b15bea43ee26199f1d_l7awmvb5t.jpg Scot @ One Wisconsin Now 0 http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/comment_rss/CHMZ/ And sometimes I can't believe my own eyes. WashPost: : CINCINNATI -- Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) called for sweeping educational reforms today in a speech before the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, an association which he said "means more to me than any other," despite his historic opposition to many of its policies. McCain, who has received an F grade from the NAACP for his votes in each of the past four Congresses, acknowledged that he might not win the votes of the group's members in his race against Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill. McCain skipped the NAACP's convention last year -- he apologized for that today, saying he "was a bit distracted at the time dealing with what reporters uncharitably described as an implosion in my campaign" -- and in 1996 he advised then-GOP Sen. Robert J. Dole of Kansas not to attend it on the grounds that he would face a hostile audience. Today, accompanied by Maryland's former lieutenant governor Michael Steele, who is African American, McCain said he would seek the organization's support for his presidential bid. That's right. John McCain apparently believes that the past doesn't matter. We all get a clean slate any time we ask for it. To forgive is divine; to forget is even better. In that spirit, although I have spent the last eight years saying terrible things about them and doing everything in my power to bring about their defeat and stop their programs, and although I have written negative things about them almost daily for the past three years, I am going to ask George Bush and Dick Cheney to endorse my blog. Their support would mean more to me than anyone else's, despite my historic opposition to many of their policies. Anyone have a problem with that? (Apologies to Will Rogers, who never met Dick Cheney) http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/xoff/CHMq http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/xoff/CHMq/commentary#comments Thu, 17 Jul 2008 10:52:25 EDT http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/xoff/CHMq Xoff Xoff 0 http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/comment_rss/CHMq/ Earlier this year the Institute for One Wisconsin launched an online resource that was the first of its kind. WMCWatch.org is a virtual library on Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce, the state’s big business lobby. This valuable resource provides the legislation both supported and opposed by WMC, names the key people behind WMC, and lists the candidates benefiting from WMC’s deep pockets. The site also shows the true cost of WMC’s agenda with a large counter that keeps track of how much their agenda would cost the rest of us. Now the Institute is introducing the latest feature of the site, the WMCWatch.org news feed. Visit the site everyday to catch the latest news about WMC and their activities.  During your visit, don't forget to join hundreds of others by becoming a WMC Watcher! http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/coryliebmann/CHMX http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/coryliebmann/CHMX/commentary#comments Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:04:26 EDT http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/coryliebmann/CHMX Cory @ One Wisconsin Now http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/profile_picture/9ad40ac09a26a36f86_dlqmv2gn9.jpg Cory @ One Wisconsin Now 0 http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/comment_rss/CHMX/ The latest non-profit mouthpiece for business found at wilead.org may be a new organization, but it looks like it has a relatively old way of picking its battles. Example: a press release today by organization head and former GOP staffer Brian Fraley calling for an end to the minimum markup law for gas in Wisconsin. You’d think he was talking about a fundamental issue conservatives are united behind. You would be wrong. Despite the division in the conservative ranks about the law, the group has picked a side. Why? Well, consider this: The chair of Fraley’s three-person board is John Behling. Behling served as a long-time lobbyist for Capitol Consultants. Two of Capitol Consultants clients are Wal-Mart and Mc Lane Foods, both of which registered in favor of a bill this session (AB 820) calling for an end to the minimum markup law. So surprise, surprise, Fraley and his new group are making this case. http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/coryliebmann/CHMh http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/coryliebmann/CHMh/commentary#comments Wed, 16 Jul 2008 12:13:53 EDT http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/coryliebmann/CHMh Cory @ One Wisconsin Now http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/profile_picture/9ad40ac09a26a36f86_dlqmv2gn9.jpg Cory @ One Wisconsin Now 1 http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/comment_rss/CHMh/ Although U.S. Senator John McCain is trying to distance himself from the most unpopular president in recent history, they actually are like two peas in a pod when it comes to being totally out of touch with the average person.  Who can forget the presidential news conference in February when George W. Bush was asked about the cost of gas reaching $4 a gallon? He responded with " that's interesting, I hadn't heard that ." Only weeks ago, while he was raising money in California, John McCain admitted that he didn’t know the price of gas and couldn’t remember the last time that he pumped it for himself. Then he tellingly said that he doesn’t “see how it matters” if he knows the current price of gas. This is more evidence of just how out of touch Bush and McCain are on most issues. Perhaps that is why McCain would have the audacity to propose $4 billion in tax giveaways to Big Oil at the same time that they are gouging consumers and reaping record profits. Perhaps it is why George Bush and John McCain would sell off every single public asset to Big Oil even if it wouldn’t significantly affect the cost of gas or solve our long term energy crisis. Bush and McCain have not only shown themselves to be out of touch on the issue of energy but also on the economy in general. How many times have we heard them both say that the “ fundamentals of the economy are strong ” even as average people increasingly struggle with meeting their most basic needs? It seems like every week we get a new example from Bush and McCain of just how out of touch they actually are with the rest of us. http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/coryliebmann/CHM5 http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/coryliebmann/CHM5/commentary#comments Tue, 15 Jul 2008 14:40:11 EDT http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/coryliebmann/CHM5 Cory @ One Wisconsin Now http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/profile_picture/9ad40ac09a26a36f86_dlqmv2gn9.jpg Cory @ One Wisconsin Now 0 http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/comment_rss/CHM5/ Friday, July 18, is Iraq Moratorium day #11. It is a day, as is the Third Friday of every month, on which individuals and groups across the country take some action to call for the end to the war and occupation of Iraq. As usual, Wisconsin is a hotbed of activity, with events scheduled across the state. The number of listed events on the Iraq Moratorium national website, IraqMoratorium.org , is approaching 100, with more still being added. http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/xoff/CHMp http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/xoff/CHMp/commentary#comments Tue, 15 Jul 2008 11:03:13 EDT http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/xoff/CHMp Xoff Xoff 0 http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/comment_rss/CHMp/ Tomorrow, the Bush Legacy Tour bus is rolling in to Madison. Having spent my entire adult life under the Bush administration, I truly look forward to sealing the legacy of George W. Bush and the conservative ideology as disastrous for the economy, the environment, and American families. http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/codyoliphant/CHMJ http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/codyoliphant/CHMJ/commentary#comments Mon, 14 Jul 2008 15:36:37 EDT http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/codyoliphant/CHMJ Cody O http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/profile_picture/29f658c77b84123210_r9wmvyqo2.jpg Cody O 0 http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/comment_rss/CHMJ/ Last Thursday I found myself at a press conference held by local McCain supporters. The topic was generally about the economy and “small business” and was hosted at a company that had just moved to Milwaukee’s Fifth Ward. When I arrived at the location I was given a packet of information and led to the waiting area for the press. While waiting, I shared an OWN press release with the media on how McCain votes have been a disaster for women and the economy in general. First Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker spoke and then handed it off to the host CEO. The last scheduled speaker at the press conference was former State Senator Cathy Stepp. She largely focused on her business and how the out of control gas prices are hurting it. Frankly, I was surprised that she would make energy policy her central theme at this press conference given John McCain’s awful record in both the U.S. Senate and in recent policy statements. http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/coryliebmann/CHMn http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/coryliebmann/CHMn/commentary#comments Mon, 14 Jul 2008 14:09:24 EDT http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/coryliebmann/CHMn Cory @ One Wisconsin Now http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/profile_picture/9ad40ac09a26a36f86_dlqmv2gn9.jpg Cory @ One Wisconsin Now 0 http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/comment_rss/CHMn/ On Thursday One Wisconsin Now filed a complaint against Michael Gableman with the state Office of Lawyer Regulation. The complaint centers around dozens of telephone calls that Gableman made as the Ashland County District Attorney, using state phones. These calls were made to Republican operatives, fundraisers, campaigns and even the Republican Party itself. The calls happened right around the time of a fundraiser for then-Governor Scott McCallum, which was hosted by Gableman. Why would a public official make such calls on a state phone, particularly at a time when campaigning on state time was so prominent in the news ? This and many other questions should be asked of Michael Gableman, but apparently he isn’t talking. I have not seen one report where someone has even been able to reach him directly . http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/coryliebmann/CHMS http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/coryliebmann/CHMS/commentary#comments Sat, 12 Jul 2008 10:10:07 EDT http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/coryliebmann/CHMS Cory @ One Wisconsin Now http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/profile_picture/9ad40ac09a26a36f86_dlqmv2gn9.jpg Cory @ One Wisconsin Now 6 http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/comment_rss/CHMS/ Like many Steelers fans, I left my hometown; trading the hills and three rivers of Pittsburgh for Cheeseheads and cows. Yet, this hasn’t deterred my love for perhaps the greatest sports franchise in history, even in the land of Bret Favre. The Pittsburgh Steelers, 5-time Super Bowl Champions, and the emotional lifeblood of Pittsburgh, are now being used in a pathetic attempt by Senator McCain to gain a few fans. Appearing in Pittsburgh, PA yesterday, John McCain repeated his oft-cited story of survival in a POW camp. McCain wrote in his 1999 memoir that when pressured as a POW in Vietnam to give up squadron information, he instead repeated the starting lineup of the Green Bay Packers in place of his squadron. http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/DoubleR/CHMV http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/DoubleR/CHMV/commentary#comments Fri, 11 Jul 2008 17:50:17 EDT http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/DoubleR/CHMV User from Milwaukee, WI User from Milwaukee, WI 2 http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/comment_rss/CHMV/ Today John McCain held a women-only town hall in Hudson and made the following comment: "We haven't done enough. We have not done enough. And I'm committed to making sure that there's equal pay for equal work. That there is equal opportunity in every aspect of our society. And that is my record and you can count on it." Did McCain get lost in the moment or did he intentionally misrepresent himself to Wisconsin women? Regardless of his reason for the statement, it is clearly not an accurate one. He has clearly not been a supporter of equal pay for women despite what he said today in Hudson. Consider just some of the following points from the McCain record. http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/coryliebmann/CHMj http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/coryliebmann/CHMj/commentary#comments Fri, 11 Jul 2008 15:35:49 EDT http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/coryliebmann/CHMj Cory @ One Wisconsin Now http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/profile_picture/9ad40ac09a26a36f86_dlqmv2gn9.jpg Cory @ One Wisconsin Now 0 http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/comment_rss/CHMj/ In a 4-3 decision the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled against the State of Wisconsin in the Department of Revenue v. Menasha Corporation case. Of all people, ethically challenged Justice Annette Ziegler wrote the majority opinion. Last year hundreds of Wisconsinites called for her to recuse herself from the case because it was a major priority for her benefactors at Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce. Who could forget that they spent some $2 million helping to get her elected? That was more than she spent on her own campaign and almost more than both campaigns combined. She refused to recuse herself and now has delivered a big victory to her benefactors. It looks like WMC just won a $265 million return on a $2 million investment in just one year. Unfortunately this special interest gain is a big loss for Wisconsin. During this troubling economy and a time of tough budgets, Ziegler’s decision gives us $265 million less to invest in schools, public safety, or to fix our crumbling infrastructure. Although she chose to step down from many cases last year, oddly this was one that she refused to leave. At the time she said that she would only consider recusing herself if one of the parties in the case requested it. The person that was supposed to represent Wisconsin in the case was Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen, who also owes his current job to WMC’s deep pockets. Naturally Van Hollen didn’t cross them by asking for their latest installation to step aside. WMC really covered their bases on this one and it got what it paid for, meanwhile the rest of us just get the shaft. http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/coryliebmann/CHMG http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/coryliebmann/CHMG/commentary#comments Fri, 11 Jul 2008 13:35:26 EDT http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/coryliebmann/CHMG Cory @ One Wisconsin Now http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/profile_picture/9ad40ac09a26a36f86_dlqmv2gn9.jpg Cory @ One Wisconsin Now 0 http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/comment_rss/CHMG/ Today marked the first meeting of the Union Veteran’s Council in Wisconsin. It coincided with other such meetings in at least four other states across the country. Also coinciding with the event was an ad that will be run in areas of the country including Wisconsin. The focus of the ad and the meetings are how the attendees may respect Senator John McCain’s military service, these veterans do not agree with his policies. At the Milwaukee meeting union workers that have served in combat in every war from World War II to the war in Iraq gathered to talk about the most important issues of the day. From the outset the message was made clear that this group is long term and will not go away after November. Much of the discussion focused on how the Bush Administration has been terrible for not only working people but also for veterans. Many people around the table talked about how Senator John McCain has been a rubber stamp for Bush in the U.S. Senate and how his policies could end up being even worse. http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/coryliebmann/CHMM http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/coryliebmann/CHMM/commentary#comments Thu, 10 Jul 2008 21:33:30 EDT http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/coryliebmann/CHMM Cory @ One Wisconsin Now http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/profile_picture/9ad40ac09a26a36f86_dlqmv2gn9.jpg Cory @ One Wisconsin Now 0 http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/comment_rss/CHMM/ After asking three separate law enforcement agencies and the Government Accountability Board to investigate questionable calls made by then-Ashland County District Attorney Michael Gableman, One Wisconsin Now has filed a complaint with the state Office of Lawyer Regulation (OLR). Months ago, One Wisconsin Now discovered that Michael Gableman made many questionable calls, when he was the Ashland County District Attorney. Those calls were to many key Republican officials, operatives, campaigns, and fundraisers, all on a state phone. These calls didn’t happen in a vacuum, they happened weeks surrounding a fundraiser that Gableman hosted for then-Gov. Scott McCallum. Further, the calls happened at the same time that campaigning on state time was prominent in the news because of the caucus scandal. http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/coryliebmann/CHMx http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/coryliebmann/CHMx/commentary#comments Thu, 10 Jul 2008 14:38:52 EDT http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/coryliebmann/CHMx Cory @ One Wisconsin Now http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/profile_picture/9ad40ac09a26a36f86_dlqmv2gn9.jpg Cory @ One Wisconsin Now 0 http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/comment_rss/CHMx/ Tomorrow U.S. Senator John McCain will be coming to Wisconsin and holding a women-only town hall . John McCain’s record of rubber stamping Bush policies in the U.S. Senate has been a disaster for not only women but for entire country. John McCain actually skipped the vote on the Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, which would have restored workers ability to pursue pay discrimination claims in court. When a 14-year-old girl asked him about this at a town hall meeting, he told her that protections for equal pay wouldn’t do “anything to help the rights of women.” On the same topic McCain has commented that women simply need “education and training” instead of equal pay protection. John McCain also is a full supporter of unfair trade deals that has led to the loss of countless jobs. Obviously many of those jobs were held by women, they would probably not judge kindly McCain’s record on the economy. http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/coryliebmann/CHMg http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/coryliebmann/CHMg/commentary#comments Thu, 10 Jul 2008 13:11:09 EDT http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/coryliebmann/CHMg Cory @ One Wisconsin Now http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/profile_picture/9ad40ac09a26a36f86_dlqmv2gn9.jpg Cory @ One Wisconsin Now 0 http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/comment_rss/CHMg/ Tomorrow the AFL-CIO will announce the start of the Union Veteran’s Council . The announcement will not only launch the national council but it also coincides with the formation of state councils in five states including Wisconsin. The Union Veteran's Council will also start an ad run across the country including parts of Wisconsin. The Wisconsin chapter will have a veterans roundtable discussion tomorrow in Milwaukee. OWN will be blogging from the event. 4pm Thursday, July 10 Milwaukee Building & Construction Trades Council 5941 W Bluemound Rd Milwaukee, WI http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/coryliebmann/CHMC http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/coryliebmann/CHMC/commentary#comments Wed, 09 Jul 2008 21:49:38 EDT http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/coryliebmann/CHMC Cory @ One Wisconsin Now http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/profile_picture/9ad40ac09a26a36f86_dlqmv2gn9.jpg Cory @ One Wisconsin Now 0 http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/comment_rss/CHMC/ At the same time that ads started running in Wisconsin trying to paint U.S. Senator John McCain as an environmentalist, he was busy demonstrating that nothing could be further from the truth. The ad attempts to distinguish him from Bush on environmental issues. Actually he undermined that argument himself while on a fundraising tour through oil country. He announced that he was suddenly in favor of giving big oil a free pass to start drilling all along our coast. Right around the same time perpetual candidate for Congress, John Gard, started spouting all of the same talking points including promoting some that flatly inaccurate . In a recent column, the Sierra Club educates John McCain not only on trying to drill our way out of our oil addiction, but they also remind him of his previous statements on the subject. John Gard would do well to take the same schooling on the issue and make the relevant facts a part of his often advertised “town hall” events. The column shows that although John McCain advocated for opening the rest of the country’s coasts to oil drilling, only two weeks before he was singing a different tune. At that time he repeated his opposition to such a plan saying that it would take “years to develop” and that “it would only postpone or temporarily relieve our dependency on fossil fuels.” Perhaps McCain was hoping that no one was paying attention to the fact that he just dramatically and suddenly changed his position at a time that he was also raising campaign cash from big oil execs. http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/coryliebmann/CHMB http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/coryliebmann/CHMB/commentary#comments Wed, 09 Jul 2008 13:30:38 EDT http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/coryliebmann/CHMB Cory @ One Wisconsin Now http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/profile_picture/9ad40ac09a26a36f86_dlqmv2gn9.jpg Cory @ One Wisconsin Now 0 http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/comment_rss/CHMB/ Today the Health Care for America Now campaign was launched both in Wisconsin and all across the nation. At the Wisconsin State Capitol and in 52 other cities across the country, this new effort is demanding quality, affordable health care for all. The unprecedented $40 million campaign for health care seeks to bring together millions of Americans and many different national and local groups. In Wisconsin the steering committee currently includes AFSCME, Citizen Action of Wisconsin, Planned Parenthood, SEIU, Wisconsin Education Association Council (WEAC), and the Wisconsin State AFL-CIO. Starting today, the campaign is spending an initial $1.5 million on national television, print, and online advertising and is sending out emails to more than 5 million people. Over the next five months, Health Care for America Now plans to spend $25 million in paid media and have 100 organizers in 45 states. Health Care for America Now is offering a bold new vision for health care reform in America. They are asking both national and local leaders to choose as side in the health care debate. It is a critical question that should be both asked and answered. Either they are on the side of special interests and an unacceptable status quo or they are on the side of the average American struggling to pay continually skyrocketing costs. Additional members of the Wisconsin coalition include ACORN, AFT-Wisconsin, Coalition of Wisconsin Aging Groups, Disability Rights Wisconsin, Grassroots Citizens of Wisconsin, Grassroots North Shore, One Wisconsin Now, UFCW, Wisconsin Alliance for Retired Americans, Wisconsin Alliance for Women’s Health, Wisconsin Council of Children and Families, Wisconsin Council of Churches, Wisconsin Farmers Union, Wisconsin Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals, and the faith-based organization WISDOM. http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/coryliebmann/CHjL http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/coryliebmann/CHjL/commentary#comments Tue, 08 Jul 2008 15:34:18 EDT http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/coryliebmann/CHjL Cory @ One Wisconsin Now http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/profile_picture/9ad40ac09a26a36f86_dlqmv2gn9.jpg Cory @ One Wisconsin Now 0 http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/comment_rss/CHjL/ On Saturday, a group of walkers for peace will set out from Chicago on a seven-week walk ending at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul. Their mission: To challenge and to nonviolently resist our country’s continuing war in and occupation of Iraq. The walk, which will cross the entire state of Wisconsin, is organized by Voices for Creative Non-violence , a Chicago-based group with deep, long-standing roots in active nonviolent resistance to U.S. war-making. Begun in the summer of 2005, Voices draws upon the experiences of those who challenged the brutal economic sanctions imposed by the U.S. and U.N. against the Iraqi people between 1990 and 2003. Illinois, Wisconsin and Minnesota peace organizations are supporting the walk, playing host to the walkers and holding events along the route. People can participate by joining the walk for a day, a week, a month or the entire Witness Against War. Those who live along the route could consider making a food donation or organizing with others in your community to provide lunch or dinner to walkers. This flyer shows the whole schedule at a glance. http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/xoff/CHjQ http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/xoff/CHjQ/commentary#comments Mon, 07 Jul 2008 19:20:42 EDT http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/xoff/CHjQ Xoff Xoff 0 http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/comment_rss/CHjQ/