Robed Professors marched 43 miles in the COLD to join protesters at Capitol March 26

[iwishiwas]

Whow. And they had COLD weather this weekend.

http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/govt-and-politics/article_74859b5a-580d-11e0-9bee-001cc4c03286.html

...............In the wake of the latest drama, hundreds of protesters descended on the state Capitol again Saturday. The crowd was smaller than those on recent Saturdays but included marchers holding a sign that read, "Latinos y Latinas en Madison: No a Walker & Corps," and a group of yellow cabs honking to the rhythm of the chant, "This is what democracy looks like." A small group of robed professors, who walked about 43 miles from their UW-Whitewater campus, also joined the demonstrations.

State Journal reporter Deborah Ziff contributed to this report.





http://scottwalkerwatch.com/?p=1831

March 24, 2011- UW-Whitewater faculty “Truth to Power March” coming to Madison
Posted on March 24, 2011

The “Truth to Power March” begins on Thursday and finishes up on Saturday.

WHITEWATER – Some members of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater faculty are marching to Madison to hand deliver a letter stating their opposition to Gov. Scott Walker’s budget-repair bill and proposed biennial budget.

In a special meeting last week, some faculty members approved the “UW-W Faculty’s Open Letter to the Wisconsin State Assembly and Senate,” according to James Hartwick, associate professor of curriculum and instruction.

Billed as the “Truth to Power March,” the faculty members plan to undertake a 45-mile, three-day march to deliver the letter. Participants will gather outside Hyer Hall at 8:30 a.m. Thursday to begin a 20-mile trek, on foot, to Cambridge. On Friday, they will march from Cambridge to Madison’s East High School. On Saturday morning, the march will conclude with an approximately two-mile walk from the high school up East Washington Avenue to the State Capitol.

As part of the march Friday, faculty plan to meet at the Main Street bridge in Fort Atkinson at about 11:30 a.m. for lunch and a supportive rally with Fort Atkinson teachers and state workers.

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[Cal33]

1. These are probably the younger professors. I just can't see

60+-year-olds walking 45 miles in 3 days. Whoever they are,
bless them for their willingness and determination to speak
their minds.

[iwishiwas]

3. Yes, they have resolve.

[Scuba]

2. I'm so proud of Wisconsin. Keep marching, and keep on in Lansing, Columbus...

...Augusta, Tallahassee and all across America.

[Stuckinthebush]

4. Having suffered in my hot regalia during graduations

I can't think of a better use for those robes than to walk in the cold!

[roguevalley]

5. Resolve, thy name is Wisconsin. I hug you all.

[Uncle Joe]

6. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, iwishiwas.