,ON ,WISCONS96 ,= ,MASS ,ACTIONS1 ,OCCUPATIONS @& A ,G5]AL ,/RIKE6 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,FIR/ ( ,MAY ,AN>*I/ ,ALLIANCE 

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,= OV] A WEEK N[1 9 RESPONSE TO ! DRACONIAN ANTI-LABOR PROPOSALS ( ! ,REPUBLICAN ,GOV]NOR1 ! PEOPLE ( ,WISCONS9 HAVE ROSE UP 9 ! HUNDR$S ( ?\S&S 9 MILITANT & CREATIVE FA%ION 9 DEF5SE ( PUBLIC WORK]S & ! UNIONS4 ,! ,CAPITOL 9 ,MADISON HAS BE5 OCCUPI$4 

,! SURR\ND+ >EA HAS SE5 A SEA ( DEMON/RATORS4 ,TEA*]S ACROSS ! /ATE HAVE GONE ON UN(FICIAL /RIKE & HI< S*OOL /UD5TS HAVE WALK$-\T 9 SUPPORT4 ,RALLIES ( HUNDR$S & ?\S&S HAVE OCCURR$ ALL OV] ! /ATE4 ,?IS WEEK SUPPORT RALLIES WILL HAPP5 ALL OV] ! C\NTRY4 

,?IS MOVEM5T - DIRECTLY 9SPIR$1 IT MU/ BE SAID1 BY ! H]OIC PEOPLE ( ,EGYPT & ! ,MIDDLE ,EA/ - ) ITS CONTAGI\S 5]GY1 DET]M9ATION1 HUMOR1 & OPTIMISM HAS TAK5 EV]YONE BY SURPRISE4 ,! POLITICIANS1 BOSSES1 UNIONS1 & M$IA W]E ALL UNPREP>$ = ! WAVE ?AT HAS CRA%$ A%ORE4 ,BUT ?IS UPSURGE IS AT A CROSSROADS & MU/ PU% =W>D DEFIANTLY OR RISK BE+ CO-OPT$ OR CRU%$ LEAV+ US ) YET ANO!R H]OIC DEFEAT OR FALSE 0VICTORY0 TO LAM5T = YE>S TO COME4 

,9/EAD ( DEFEAT1 WE CAN MOVE =W>D4 ,WE SUPPORT ! POPUL> CALL PROMOT$ BY ! ,9DU/RIAL ,WORK]S ( ! ,WORLD 7,I4,W4,W47 REVOLUTION>Y UNION & O!RS = A /ATE-WIDE ,G5]AL ,/RIKE4 ,?IS %\LD 9CLUDE PUBLIC & PRIVATE SECTORS1 UNION & NON-UNIONIZ$ SECTORS1 /UD5TS & UNEMPLOY$4 ,AS O!R COMMUNITIES & SECTORS ( ! WORK+-CLASS /EP =W>D TO JO9 ! /RUGGLE !Y MU/ BE FREE TO RAISE !IR [N SPECIFIC CONC]NS & DEM&S4 ,! MOVEM5T MU/ BE OP5 TO 0SPEAK]S FROM ! FLOOR04 ,WE MU/ RESI/ ANY PRESSURE TO R$UCE ! MOVEM5T TO A SMALL NUMB] ( L[E/ COMMON-D5OM9ATOR DEM&S ?AT FAVOR RELATIVELY PRIVILEG$ LAY]S & ?AT ! SY/EM F9DS ACCEPTABLE4 ,?IS MOVEM5T MU/ NOT BE SATISFI$ ) A RETURN TO ! /ATUS QUO BUT =MULATE DEM&S ( \R [N = :AT ! PEOPLE ACTUALLY NE$4 

,BUILD ,G5]AL ,/RIKE ,COMMITTEES 9 ! UNIONS & WORKPLACES1 9 ! S*OOLS1 ON ! ,RES]VATIONS1 9 ! PRISONS1 & 9 EV]Y LOCAL URBAN & RURAL COMMUNITY6 

,! ,GOV]NOR HAS ! VOTES HE NE$S 9 ! /ATE ,LEGISLATURE TO PASS ! MEASURES ?AT WILL /RIP COLLECTIVE B>GA9+ RI<TS FROM MO/ PUBLIC EMPLOYES1 BAN /RIKES1 & IMPLEM5T DEEP CUTS TO WORK]S' PAY1 B5EFITS & P5SIONS4 ,! ,DEMOCRATS MOVE TO LEAVE ! /ATE & PREV5T QUORUM CAN BE SE5 AS A CLEV] POLITICAL PLOY - OR MORE REALI/ICALLY - AS A MEANS TO GIVE ! RUL+ CLASS 7! CORPORATE & POLITICAL ELITE7 TIME TO REASSESS & REGR\P 9 ! WAKE ( ?IS SOCIAL EXPLOSION4 ,9 ANY CASE ! ,DEMOCRATIC ,P>TY IS 9 NO WAY AN ALLY ( WORK+ PEOPLE & OPPRESS$ COMMUNITIES4 ,! ,DEMOCRATS >E P>TICIPAT+ 9 SOCIAL CUTS 9 /ATES ALL ACROSS ! C\NTY & AT ! ,F$]AL LEVEL4 ,NEXT DOOR 9 ,M9NESOTA1 EV5 ! V]Y LIB]AL ,GOV]NOR !RE IS PROPOS+ SEV]E CUTS TO ,HEAL? & ,HUMAN S]VICES4 

,SIMIL>LY WE CANNOT EXPECT AN EFFECTIVE WAY =W>D FROM ! BUREAUCRACY ( ! UNIONS4 ,!IR 5TIRE /RATEGY REVOLVES >\ND HAV+ 0FRI5DS0 9 HI< PLACES1 ONLY S]I\SLY MOBILIZ+ !IR MEMB]%IP TO M>K BALLOTS EV]Y SEV]AL YE>S4 ,!Y C\LD NOT LEAD A MILITANT MOVEM5T IF !Y WANT$ TO - !Y HAVE NOT L$ A S]I\S /RUGGLE = G5]ATIONS4 ,YET ALL !IR POLITICAL CAPITAL RE/S ON !IR ABILITY TO *ANNEL WORK]S DISSATISFACTION4 ,ALREADY !Y HAVE BEGUN TRY+ TO ASS]T !IR CONTROL OV] ! SPONTANE\S MOVEM5T AT ! ,CAPITOL1 BY TAK+ D[N SIGNS DEEM$ 9APPROPRIATE 7= 9/ANCE 0,WALK LIKE AN ,EGYPTIAN07 & /EPP+ UP ! 0M>%AL+0 ( ! CR[DS4 

,!RE IS A REAL RISK ?AT ! UNION BUREAUCRACY & ! ,DEMOCRATS WILL TRY & PRES5T A 0COMPROMISE0 ( SEV]E CUTS M9US ! COLLECTIVE B>GA9+ ROLL-BACK4 0,DON'T TAKE AWAY \R RI<T TO NEGOTIATE H[ DEEP WE LET Y\ CUT \R PAY & B5EFITS0 IS PA!TIC BUT !Y >E ALREADY />T+ TO S\ND \T ?IS APPROA*4 ,WE MU/ BE PREP>$ TO DEFY ?IS & EXPLA9 ! DANG] TO ! BULK ( ! MOVEM5T :O SO F> SEE ! ,DEMOCRATS & UNION TOPS ONLY 9 A POSITIVE LI<T4 

,IF1 9 ! LIKELIHOOD ?AT ! EF=TS T[>D MASS /RIKES BECOME BOTTL$ UP 9SIDE ! UNION /RUCTURES1 WE MU/ PU% AHEAD ) :ATEV] MEANS ( MASS DIRECT ACTION WE CAN MU/]4 ,MASS DEMON/RATIONS2 MORE UN(FICIAL /RIKES & HI< S*OOL WALK-\TS2 OCCUPATIONS ( CAMPUSES & ,/ATE FACILITIES1 ,REPUBLICAN & ,DEMOCRATIC ,P>TY HEADQU>T]S1 CORPORATE SUPPORT]S ( ! ,GOV]NOR1 ETC4 ,WE MU/ COME \T ( ?IS /RUGGLE ) A NETWORK ( WORK+-CLASS ACTIVI/S WILL+ TO ORGANIZE_/P>TICIPATE 9 MASS DIRECT ACTION4 

,F9ALLY S9CE 9 MANY WAYS ! WAVE ?AT />T$ ?IS :OLE ?+ CAME FROM ! ,MIDDLE ,EA/1 LETS 5D !RE AS WELL3 ,! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES SP5DS BILLIONS & BILLIONS ( TAX DOLL>S ON MILIT>Y OCCUPATION ( ,IRAQ & ,AF<ANI/AN1 HUGE MILIT>Y PRES5CE 9 ,KUWAIT1 ,BAHRA9 & 9 ! SURR\ND+ SEAS1 SUPPORT = ! AP>!ID ,ISRAELI /ATE1 & DICTATOR%IPS & MON>*IES ACROSS ! REGION4 ,! ,NATIONAL ,GU>D ?AT ! ,GOV]NOR HAS ?REAT5$ TO DEPLOY AGA9/ ! WORK]S ( ,WISCONS9 HAS SP5T MANY MON?S GU>D+ ! ,EMPIRE OV] !RE4 ,ALL ?IS TO CONTROL ! PEOPLE & RES\RCES ( ! ,MIDDLE ,EA/ = ! SAME GLOBAL CAPITALI/ SY/EM ?AT IS ATTACK+ US H]E 9 ,WISCONS9 & KILL+ \R PLANET4 

,WE CANNOT HAVE AN HONE/ DISCUSSION AB\T BUDGETS1 DEFICITS1 OR RES\RCES )\T ADDRESS+ ! CO/S ( ,EMPIRE - BO? F9ANCIALLY & MORALLY4 ,\R MOVEM5T MU/ DEF5D ! SELF-DET]M9ATION ( ! WORK+ PEOPLE ACROSS ! ,MIDDLE ,EA/ & HELP !M DISSOLVE ! ,EMPIRE ( ,CAPITAL ?AT B5EFITS NO ONE BUT ! RI* ELITE4 

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