This is a day when Progressive Wisconsinites gather together to recharge their batteries with speeches and hoopla. Its usually held up in Barraboo and attracts about 10,000 people but this year its going to be held in Madison at a much larger venue. If you can drive here for the day you will get to hear a lot of encouraging progressives like Bernie Sanders, Thom Hartman, Dennis Kucinich, and Tammy Baldwin! Not to mention the guy who puts it all together, Ed Garvey.
Fighting Bob Fest Kickoff: Friday night, September 16, 7:00pm.(Doors open at 6:00)
Barrymore Theater, 2090 Atwood Ave, Madison, WI, 53704
http://barrymorelive.com Tickets: $8.00 Advance/$10.00 Day Of Show
Register: http://www.fightingbobfest.org/register.cfmSaturday schedule:
Coliseum Doors open at 8:00am
Program begins at 9:00am
Great news-- Dr. Cornel West is coming to Fighting Bob Fest. The program is our best ever-- Bernie Sanders, Hightower, Kucinich, McCabe, Tony Schultz, Ellen Bravo, Greg Palast, Thom Hartmann, Dave Obey, Tammy Baldwin, John Nichols, Raging Grannies, Peter Leidy, and MORE. We do need your help. We need some money to break-even-- If you could send $25-50 with your pre-registration in would help a great deal. Can't wait see you at Bob Fest!
September 17 is the date.
Coliseum at Alliant Energy Center is the Place.
Our FIGHTING BOB FEST NUMBER 10. Can you believe it?
http://www.fightingbobfest.org/Congresswoman Tammy BaldwinCongresswoman Tammy Baldwin has represented Wisconsin’s Second District since 1999. She is the first woman from Wisconsin, the first out lesbian, and the first openly-gay non-incumbent elected to Congress. From her seats on the House Energy and Commerce Committee and the Judiciary Committee, Baldwin plays a key role in formulating national policy on health care reform, energy independence, climate change, civil rights, and executive accountability. A fierce advocate for those whose voices are often not heard, Baldwin is a firm believer in the power of the grassroots to create change.
Ellen BravoEllen Bravo is a long-time activist for working women.
Tom GeogheganThomas Geoghegan received national attention when he ran as a progressive candidate for Rahm Emanuel’s congressional seat in 2009 (and was endorsed by Barbara Ehrenreich, James Fallows, Thomas Frank, James K. Galbraith, Hendrik Hertzberg, Alex Kotlowitz, Sara Paretsky, Rick Perlstein, Katha Pollitt, David Sirota, Garry Wills, and Naomi Wolf, among others).
Raging Grannies (Madison)The Raging Grannies are social justice activists, all women old enough to be grandmothers, who dress up in clothes that mock stereotypes of older women, and sing songs at protests. They typically write the lyrics themselves, putting their political messages to the tunes of well known songs.
Stan GruszynskiStan Gruszynski directs the Rural Leadership and Community Development Program within the Global Environmental Management (GEM) Education Center at the Stevens Point College of Natural Resources.
Thom HartmannThom Hartmann is the four-time Project Censored Award Winning, New York Times bestselling author of more than 21 books in print. Now carried on over 100 radio and TV stations, Talker's Magazine rated The Thom Hartmann Program as the number 1 progressive radio show in America. He's syndicated syndicated in radio and TV by Dial-Global, Pacifica, and Free Speech TV on The Dish Network and Direct TV.
Jim HightowerJim Hightower has spoken at every Fighting Bob Fest but one, and has spent more than 30 years in the trenches of public debate on behalf of consumers, working families, environmentalists, small businesses, and “just-plain-folks.” Hightower is a New York Times best-selling author of seven books. His newspaper column is distributed nationally by Creators Syndicate.
Congressman Dennis KucinichDaniel KuneneDaniele Kunene is a professor emeritus in the Department of African Languages and Literature at the University of Wisconsin- Madison.
Barbara LawtonFormer Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin
Peter LeidyPeter Leidy is a singer, songwriter, and award-winning commentator on life in Wisconsin. His humorous observations involve politics, Wisconsin culture, the Madison scene, and personalized songs for individuals and special events.
Mike McCabeMike McCabe is one of Wisconsin's leading whistle blowers. He shines light in dark places at the Capitol as executive director of the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign, a nonpartisan watchdog group that tracks the money in state politics, fights government corruption and works for reforms that make people matter more than money in politics.
John NicholsJohn Nichols is associate editor of The Capital Times and the national political writer for The Nation magazine.
Congressman Dave ObeyCongressman Dave Obey frequently cites Fighting Bob La Follette in his speeches and writings and says the “bedrock belief of the Wisconsin La Follette Progress tradition” that “every American who works hard should be able to fully share in the bounty of America” is the foundation for his work as an elected official.
Greg PalastGreg Palast's investigative reports can be seen on BBC Television Newsnight. Palast, author of the New York Times bestsellers Armed Madhouse and The Best Democracy Money Can Buy, is a Nation Institute/Puffin Foundation Writing Fellow for investigative reporting.
Matt RothschildMatt Rothschild is the editor of The Progressive magazine, the director of the Progressive Media Project, the host of "Progressive Radio," the Progressive Point of View commentator, the author of "You Have No Rights: Stories of America in an Age of Repression," and the editor of the forthcoming anthology "The Best of The Progressive: 1909-2009."
Senator Bernie SandersBernie Sanders was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2006 after serving 16 years in the House of Representatives. He is the longest serving independent member of Congress in American history.
Tony SchultzTony Schultz is a third generation family farmer-- get ready for a populist stem-winder!
Nancy UngerNancy C. Unger is author of the prize winning biography Fighting Bob La Follette: The Righteous Reformer.
David Zweifelhttp://www.fightingbobfest.org/speakers.cfm
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