Wisconsin’s UNINTIMIDATED Solidarity Sing Along forges on despite mass arrests

[Scuba]

http://www.bluecheddar.net/?p=35024

I heard that about 15 people go arrested for singing in Wisconsin’s Capitol today. This was the 14th day of mass arrests of singers at the Capitol since July 24th. Each day’s arrests are in teens or 20′s. (If you’re new to all of this, people have been singing about social justice and labor rights and more in protest at the WI capitol since March of 2011.)

This was the 2nd day of singers holding letters to spell UNINTIMIDATED and once again, those folks who held letters were targeted by police.

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Here’s a 7 minute video from ScottWalkerWatch which starts out featuring the song “I don’t want your millions mister” At the 2:43 mark you can see an influx of cops arresting letter holders. At the 3:24 mark everybody launches a new song: “Which side are you on”. At 4:07 you’ll hear, “Will the circle be unbroken”.

The intent of the singers is no different now than it was a month ago: Sing joyously, leave, do it again the next day. Unfortunately, many singers are now being arrested, despite their desire to simply express themselves in a public forum. They are pleading not guilty in court. They are requesting jury trials. Their best defense will be to show the juries that they were there peacefully expressing their First Amendment rights, and nothing more.

[Jackpine Radical]

1. Thanks.

[Squinch]

2. God, I love them.

[Lifelong Protester]

3. UNINTIMIDATED

will be our watchword. SHAME SHAME SHAME


How do those cops stand it? They're next, but maybe they don't get that...

[Lefta Dissenter]

4. I'm proud of who we are.

It almost made me cry on Monday, seeing the remaining letters after police confiscation reorganize and spell out

"UNITED"


I just love our people.



Don't forget, you can support the people who are standing up for our First and Fourth Amendment rights by donating at http://solidaritysingalong.org

Thanks

[HelenWheels]

5. So Proud of Fellow Wisconsinite

So ashamed of our Rethuglican government and police.