Unions To Hold Preemptive Jazz Funeral in Madison for Welfare Programs

[marmar]

Is the guv expecting lots of poor Wisconsinites to drop dead because of his cuts?:think:


from In These Times:



Unions To Hold Preemptive Jazz Funeral in Madison for Welfare Programs

Thursday
Mar 3, 2011
1:50 pm

By Lindsay Beyerstein


Wis. Gov. Walker would slash funding for Medicaid, but boost funding for program that buries destitute Wisconsinites

A coaltion of public- and private-sector unions is holding a jazz funeral for the welfare state in Wisconsin. A New Orleans-style funeral procession, complete with jazz band, will depart from the Library Mall at five o'clock on Thursday and wend its way to the Capitol.

On Tuesday, Republican Gov. Scott Walker unveiled a budget that calls for deep cuts in nearly every area of government spending, including healthcare, education, and environmental protection.

Jean Ross, a nurse and co-president of National Nurses United plans to attend today's march. "There's some grieving to be done for what Walker's trying to do," Ross told Working In These Times. The march is endorsed by National Nurses United, Madison Teachers Incorporated, the Kill the Bill Coalition, and a host of other public and private sector labor groups. ..........(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.inthesetimes.com/working/entry/7020/unions_to_hold_jazz_funeral_in_madison_to_protest_walkers_budget/

[SoCalDem]

1. A+ for theatrics

C- for effect.

Papier-mâché puppets, mock jazz funerals, masks, drums are just more fodder for the right wing media that loves to mock our side.

Our media is pretty much non-existent, so playing into the opponents' hands may not benefit us that much..