With the whole primary thing happening instead of an outright recall vote, we are moving this project up to August, so we are there for the actual recall vote and not the primaries. I realize this political chess game is going to be played out to the last pieces standing, but it irks me that we have to act according to the Wisconsin Republican Party's Machiavellian machinations, instead of a straightforward, honest election.
But, that is certainly something we have learned to expect, when they started losing so much of their existing support because of their epic overreach, republicans all across the country doubled down and denied the public its due, and started using procedural gymnastics instead of honest lawmaking to promote their Koch Machine agenda.
Thanks to everyone who has signed on thus far, and we will keep you posted..
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Friday, May 13, 2011
Take part in SONPAC'S 4th of July Recall Festival in Madison, Wisconsin....
Our first project is to help organize a 4th of July weekend Recall Festival in Madison, Wisconsin, for the purpose of bringing together out-of-state volunteers and Wisconsin recall organizations, we volunteers want from all across the state AND the nation to be there. After we place people with their respective organizations, we will spend some time getting to know each other, with music and entertainment to help the night along.
While it may look like a big ol' shindig to the casual observer standing outside looking in, the real purpose of this patriotic gathering is to give non-residents an opportunity to show our support for and solidarity with Wisconsin's courageous legislators, and all the activists who have gathered to protest these bad laws. We want to offer these Wisconsin leaders some manpower for the next week, a few extra boots-on-the-ground to help them in their canvassing and tabling. So the main thing we will do at this event will be to match up Wisconsin host groups with small groups of out-of-state volunteers who are willing to join the recall campaign during its final week.
Our goal is to get a lot of folks to stick around and help all the Wisconsin recall activists in a week-long grassroots outreach, to inspire Wisconsin's electorate to turn out in record numbers for the recall elections on July 12, and to send a message to Scott Walker and his fellow, willful Wisconsin Republicans, that we say NO to their wayward laws, and we refuse to go quietly into the night while they dismantle two centuries of democratic progress.
So starting July 1, we invite everyone to gather at campgrounds and parks and meeting places in and around Madison, all leading up to one BIG event, somewhere in the Madison area on the afternoon of July 2nd and/or 3rd. We are currently looking for the best big open-field public venue for staging this event from, and we are still in the process of reaching out to entertainers and speakers who might be willing to help get the people fired up for this historic moment in Wisconsin and U.S. political history.
Any advice or input you might want to offer would be appreciated, you can email to us directly at SaveOurNationPAC@gmail.com, which will also add your name to our email list. Or you can contact one of the co-founders, non-residents can email John Patterson at jepatt07@gmail.com, and Wisconsin residents can contact Russ King at russell_k_king@mac.com.
Even if you don't have suggestions, but you want to participate, you can still send us an email, to add your name and email address to our contact list, so we can keep you posted on our progress. Or if you prefer, just log back in to this blogsite on a regular basis for further updates. Either way, we hope you will join us for the 2011 4th of July Weekend Real Patriots Recall Festival, either virtually or with your boots-on-the-ground in Madison, Wisconsin.
Everyone who has seen it knows what a beautiful place Wisconsin is in the summertime, and how accommodating they are to anyone who travels to and through there. It is worth the trip, just for the scenery.
So, if you do not have a 4th of July vacation planned, and you can make those plans around some park or campground near or resort close enough to Madison to get you there in less than a couple hours, you would not only enjoy the geography and scenery, you would be close to the time and place we intend to gather. We have people in Iowa, Missouri, Colorado, Illinois and Kansas signing on so far, if there is enough interest and coordination, we'll have a caravan rolling in from each state..
We have made tentative arrangements to livestream this event with a local media outlet, so even if you can't make it to the festival, you can take part online.
Join us in Madison this 4th of July weekend, and help the people of Wisconsin reclaim their state government.
While it may look like a big ol' shindig to the casual observer standing outside looking in, the real purpose of this patriotic gathering is to give non-residents an opportunity to show our support for and solidarity with Wisconsin's courageous legislators, and all the activists who have gathered to protest these bad laws. We want to offer these Wisconsin leaders some manpower for the next week, a few extra boots-on-the-ground to help them in their canvassing and tabling. So the main thing we will do at this event will be to match up Wisconsin host groups with small groups of out-of-state volunteers who are willing to join the recall campaign during its final week.
Our goal is to get a lot of folks to stick around and help all the Wisconsin recall activists in a week-long grassroots outreach, to inspire Wisconsin's electorate to turn out in record numbers for the recall elections on July 12, and to send a message to Scott Walker and his fellow, willful Wisconsin Republicans, that we say NO to their wayward laws, and we refuse to go quietly into the night while they dismantle two centuries of democratic progress.
So starting July 1, we invite everyone to gather at campgrounds and parks and meeting places in and around Madison, all leading up to one BIG event, somewhere in the Madison area on the afternoon of July 2nd and/or 3rd. We are currently looking for the best big open-field public venue for staging this event from, and we are still in the process of reaching out to entertainers and speakers who might be willing to help get the people fired up for this historic moment in Wisconsin and U.S. political history.
Any advice or input you might want to offer would be appreciated, you can email to us directly at SaveOurNationPAC@gmail.com, which will also add your name to our email list. Or you can contact one of the co-founders, non-residents can email John Patterson at jepatt07@gmail.com, and Wisconsin residents can contact Russ King at russell_k_king@mac.com.
Even if you don't have suggestions, but you want to participate, you can still send us an email, to add your name and email address to our contact list, so we can keep you posted on our progress. Or if you prefer, just log back in to this blogsite on a regular basis for further updates. Either way, we hope you will join us for the 2011 4th of July Weekend Real Patriots Recall Festival, either virtually or with your boots-on-the-ground in Madison, Wisconsin.
Everyone who has seen it knows what a beautiful place Wisconsin is in the summertime, and how accommodating they are to anyone who travels to and through there. It is worth the trip, just for the scenery.
So, if you do not have a 4th of July vacation planned, and you can make those plans around some park or campground near or resort close enough to Madison to get you there in less than a couple hours, you would not only enjoy the geography and scenery, you would be close to the time and place we intend to gather. We have people in Iowa, Missouri, Colorado, Illinois and Kansas signing on so far, if there is enough interest and coordination, we'll have a caravan rolling in from each state..
We have made tentative arrangements to livestream this event with a local media outlet, so even if you can't make it to the festival, you can take part online.
Join us in Madison this 4th of July weekend, and help the people of Wisconsin reclaim their state government.
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