Full Schedule for Wisconsin People's Assembly
WISCONSIN PEOPLE’S ASSEMBLY
Noon, Saturday, April 9th to 6:30pm, Sunday, April 10th
~ Saturday, April 9th ~
12:00pm-2:00pm RALLY AT STATE CAPITOL: Ride the Wave Back to the Capitol!
2:00pm-3:00pm MARCH TO WMC: Take Wisconsin Back from the Corporate Interests!
--> Speakers include Sec. of State Doug La Follette, Ed Garvey, Sue Pastor, Tony Schultz, Daniel Kunene, John McNamara, & more. Musical protest provided by DJ Nick Nice, Jeff Burkhart and The Barley Brothers, The Gomers and United Sons of Toil.
4:00pm REGISTRATION OPENS at the gymnasium of Georgia O'Keefe Middle School, 510 South Thornton Ave., Madison. Bus service, bike lanes, and street parking, as well as a parking lot, are all immediately adjacent. For map see: http://bit.ly/e1mQv1
5:00pm & 7:00pm MAJOR PANELS at the gymnasium of Georgia O'Keefe Middle School, 510 South Thornton Ave., Madison. For map see: http://bit.ly/e1mQv1
5pm UNDERSTANDING AUSTERITY: Wisconsin in a global perspective
--> Panelists include Phil Gasper, Stefania Sani, Steve Horn, Tony Schultz, Yedda Ligoke, Ben Manski
7pm BUILDING A POPULAR MOVEMENT: Overcoming inequality & uniting us all in common cause
--> Panelists include Spencer Black, Nii Adjatey, Erika Wolf, Kabzuag Vaj, Monica Adams and Tina Trevino
~ Sunday, April 10th ~
8:30am REGISTRATION REOPENS at Downtown Campus of Madison Area Technical College, and runs all day through 4pm. The Downtown campus is located at the intersection of West Johnson and North Carroll in downtown Madison. For map and directions and travel information, see: http://matcmadison.edu/directions-parking-maps-downtown
9:30am-11:00am MAJOR PANEL: DIRECT ACTION CAMPAIGNING: Achieving the Will of the People when government closes its doors
--> Panelists include Sangita Nayak, Sarah Manski, Carl Gibson, Pilar Schiavo, Z! Haukeness, and Kurt Ellison
11:30am-1:00pm WORKSHOPS
--> Strategic Direct Action: Sangita Nayak, Wajid Jenkins, Carl Gibson
--> Move to Amend: Kaja Rebane and Ben Manski
--> Economic Democracy: Sam Munger, Sarah Manski, and Steve Herrick
--> Understanding "Social Unionism": Andy Heidt and Charity Schmidt
--> Preparing for Labor Action on the Job: Pilar Schiavo and Kathy Wilkes
--> Democratizing Higher Education: Sarah Blaskey, Sue Pastor, Steve Horn, Erika Wolf, Leland Pan
--> Defending Local Democracy: Ald. Marsha Rummel, Sup. Barbara Vedder
--> Building Lasting Coalitions: Brian Rothgery, Nii Adjatey, and David Alvarado
1:00-2:30pm Lunch Break
2:30pm-4:00pm WORKSHOPS
--> Voting Rights, Election Reform, and Open Government: Earnestine Mosse, Brian Pruka, and TBA
--> Tax the Rich: Mary Bottari and Jon Peacock
--> Building Rural to Urban Coalitions: John Peck
--> Building an Anti-Racist Movement: Z! Haukeness and TBA
--> Participatory Budgeting: Maria Hadden and Alder Joe Moore
--> Messaging: Speaking a language that people can hear: Dr. Frank Emspak, Kathy Wilkes, Mike Konopacki, Jill Hopke, and Brenda Konkel
--> Expanding Immigrant Rights Protections: Alex Gillis
--> Democracy for the Public Schools: TJ Mertz, Aram Donabedian and TBA
--> Assessing the Occupation of the Capitol: Ed Sadlowski, Giovanni Bottero, CJ Terrell, Harriet Rowan
4:30pm-6:30pm MAJOR PANEL: DEMAND DEMOCRACY: Democratizing our elections, economy, budget process, and constitutions
--> Panelists include Mary Bottari, Sam Munger, Earnestine Mosse, Kaja Rebane, Alex Gillis, and Ald. Joe Moore (Chicago)