About this project
In February of 2011, the people of Wisconsin changed the political
landscape in America overnight. In response to their Republican
governor's move to strip workers of the basic right to organize,
Wisconsinites decided to fight back—occupying their Capitol for days on
end and protesting in record numbers throughout the freezing Madison
winter. Their bold action inspired progressives across the country, and
revived the conversation on organized labor, direct-action, and civil
resistance.
We Are Wisconsin gives an up-close view of the
Wisconsin struggle, as told by the grassroots activists, independent
journalists, and Wisconsinites who led the fight. This collection of
essays, blog posts, and original writing looks at what happened, what it
means, and what comes next—including the real-time, fast-paced story of
the Capitol occupation as told through tweets from those who were on
the inside.
We Are Wisconsin will be released in August, and will be one of first books out on the Wisconsin fight.
Contributors include Michael Moore, Noam Chomsky, Van Jones, John Nichols, Medea Benjamin, Mike Elk, Andy Kroll, Tony Schultz, Allison Kilkenny, Billy Wimsatt, Ian Murphy, Chris Bowers, Natasha Chart, Elizabeth DiNovella, Alexander Hanna, Wisconsin state Senator Kathleen Vinehout, and more.
This is a remarkable story that needs to be told. By contributing $10, $20, $50 or whatever you can, you’ll be helping to tell
this incredible
story by assisting with startup printing and distribution costs—and inspiring others to carry on the fight. I hope
you’ll
be part of it.
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Any funds raised above the total cost of the project will be donated to support independent media projects in Wisconsin.
Wisconsin protest video footage by Matt Wisnewski.
One of the posters below comes with a donation of $50 or more. Let us know which you prefer, and we'll do our best to get you that one, though it will depend on what's available at the time. "Union Made" poster by Colin Matthes, "WI Rise Up" and badger posters by Nicolas Lampert.
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A copy of We Are Wisconsin mailed with even more love, plus a print of a Wisconsin protest poster by Colin Matthes or Nicolas Lampert.
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Connected as Erica Sagrans (835 friends)
Erica Sagrans is a writer, activist, and organizer of the internet variety who has worked for Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Organizing for America. Editor of the book "We Are Wisconsin: The Wisconsin uprising in the words of the activists, writers, and everyday Wisconsinites who made it happen," out August 2011. New Chicagoan.
