What can one little blog do in the face of a direct assault upon working people in Wisconsin and around the country? That’s a good question and the question posed by this post. Ideally, every APSCUF member, AFSCME member, every SCUPA member, and every student in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education should be on a bus to Wisconsin for the massive rally planned for Tuesday, February 22nd at the State Capitol building in Madison. Next best thing would be for the same groups to hold solidarity vigils, marches, and rallies at locations around PA. And, I am sure, that some of you will be heading out to WI or a solidarity rally on Tuesday. But, many of you may not want to or be able to attend such an event and yet still want to stand in solidarity with Wisconsin workers. We all recognize that our own conditions are not that far removed from those of Wisconsin workers. All of us want to stand in solidarity with our brothers and sisters not only because it is right, but because their struggle is our struggle.
I wanted find a way for readers of the XChange, APSCUF members at KU and around the state, PASSHE staff and students to virtually register their support for Wisconsin workers. So, we’re going to try a little experiment:
XChange Virtual Solidarity Rally
in Support of Wisconsin Workers
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WE ARE ALL BADGERS NOW!
WHAT CAN YOU DO?
1) Dress in Red and White (University of Wisconsin colors);
2) Make a sign with a message of solidarity for Wisconsin workers (Use the “We Are All Badgers Now!” — as in Univ. of Wisconsin Badgers
— slogan as a default, but feel free to come up with your own. );
3) Take a picture of yourself dressed in Red and White holding your sign;
4) Email your picture to kuxchange@gmail.com. Include your name and how you would like to be identified. If you are affiliated with a PASSHE university, include that information as well.
5) Beginning Monday, February 21st, I will begin posting photos to the XChange. A permanent Wisconsin Solidarity page linked to the XChange will include all photos
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Nearby rally in Scranton, PA, a home of labor unions in PA:
Wednesday, February 23 . 12:00pm, Lackawanna Court House
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Looking for #NAWD ideas? I found this 2011 pre-Raging Chicken Press post by Kevin Mahoney on a trip through the Precarious Faculty blog archives, http://www.precariousfacultyblog.com/2011/02/xchange-virtual-wi-solidarity-rally.html