Dear MoveOn member,
This is an all-hands-on-deck moment.
The protests in Wisconsin are sparking something we haven't seen in years. Hundreds of thousands of people have taken to the streets of Madison to stop a radical, right-wing attack on workers. Protesters have occupied the Capitol building for the last eight days and nights.1
Now, they need the rest of us to pitch in.
So we're putting videographers on a plane to Madison to get the protesters' stories out to a wider audience. We're buying air mattresses for the folks who are sleeping at the Capitol. And we're organizing emergency solidarity rallies in every state capital this weekend.
But to make this all happen, we need to raise $315,000 today—for permits and PA systems and plane tickets, and those air mattresses. Can you help fight back?
The situation in Wisconsin has captured the attention of the nation. And winning in Wisconsin doesn't just matter to Wisconsinites.
With Republicans using the wrecked economy as an excuse to slash vital programs and hurt workers, what happens in Wisconsin has huge implications for every one of us. If we can stop Governor Walker in Wisconsin, it'll send a message to every other governor who's thinking about trying the same thing.
And it'll help turn the tide in Washington, D.C., where Republicans are threatening to shut down the government next week in order to force Democrats to agree to devastating cuts. NPR, the EPA, food aid to hungry kids, clean energy research, AmeriCorps—all are threatened.2
Right now, Wisconsin is the key to shifting the whole debate. Can you help make sure we have the resources to win? Chip in $5 by clicking here:
Thanks for all you do.
–Daniel, Eli, Carrie, Lenore, and the rest of the team
Sources:
1. "Thousands March on State Capitols as Union Fight Spreads," The New York Times, February 22, 2011
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=206281&id=26263-18351795-lDyFGCx&t=5
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=206281&id=26263-18351795-lDyFGCx&t=5
2. "Reid Rejects Controversial GOP Spending Bill Riders," Talking Points Memo, February 22, 2011
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=206285&id=26263-18351795-lDyFGCx&t=6
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=206285&id=26263-18351795-lDyFGCx&t=6
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