Protest at Wisconsin Capitol Building, February 27th - pics

[Kadie]

MADISON, WI - FEBRUARY 27: Police prepare to take control of the capitol rotunda after giving a deadline for protestors to leave the building on February 27, 2011 in Madison, Wisconsin. Demonstrators have occupied building with a round-the-clock protest for the past 13 days protesting Governor Scott Walker's attempt to push through a bill that would restrict collective bargaining for most government workers in the state. Law enforcement official have said they would clear protestors from the building so that it can be cleaned today at 4 PM, the buildings regular Sunday closing time. Hundreds of protestors chose to remain in the building. No arrests have been made.


MADISON, WI - FEBRUARY 27: Police prepare to take control of the capitol rotunda after giving a deadline for protestors to leave the building on February 27, 2011 in Madison, Wisconsin. Demonstrators have occupied building with a round-the-clock protest for the past 13 days protesting Governor Scott Walker's attempt to push through a bill that would restrict collective bargaining for most government workers in the state. Law enforcement official have said they would clear protestors from the building so that it can be cleaned today at 4 PM, the buildings regular Sunday closing time. Hundreds of protestors chose to remain in the building. No arrests have been made.


MADISON, WI - FEBRUARY 27: Capitol Police Chief Charles Tubbs addresses the press as police try to take control of the capitol rotunda after giving a deadline for protestors to leave the building on February 27, 2011 in Madison, Wisconsin. Demonstrators have occupied building with a round-the-clock protest for the past 13 days protesting Governor Scott Walker's attempt to push through a bill that would restrict collective bargaining for most government workers in the state. Law enforcement official have said they would clear protestors from the building so that it can be cleaned today at 4 PM, the buildings regular Sunday closing time. Hundreds of protestors chose to remain in the building. No arrests have been made.


Student Labor Action Coalition members demonstrate at the state Capitol in Madison, Wis. , Sunday, Feb. 27, 2011, on the 13th day of protests over the governor's proposed budget.


Protesters raise their fingers to silence the audience at the state Capitol in Madison, Wis. , Sunday, Feb. 27, 2011, during a demonstration to oppose the governor's bill to eliminate collective bargaining rights for many state workers. Protesters have occupied the for 13 days.


MADISON, WI - FEBRUARY 27: Wisconsin State Representative Brett Hulsey encourages demonstrators to leave the capitol rotunda after they were given a deadline by the police to leave the building on February 27, 2011 in Madison, Wisconsin. Demonstrators have occupied building with a round-the-clock protest for the past 13 days protesting Governor Scott Walker's attempt to push through a bill that would restrict collective bargaining for most government workers in the state. Law enforcement official have said they would clear protestors from the building so that it can be cleaned today at 4 PM, the buildings regular Sunday closing time.




MADISON, WI - FEBRUARY 27: Demonstrators protest in the capitol rotunda after they were given a deadline by the police to leave the building on February 27, 2011 in Madison, Wisconsin. Demonstrators have occupied building with a round-the-clock protest for the past 13 days protesting Governor Scott Walker's attempt to push through a bill that would restrict collective bargaining for most government workers in the state. Law enforcement official have said they would clear protestors from the building so that it can be cleaned today at 4 PM, the buildings regular Sunday closing time.


Demonstrators occupy the state Capitol in protest against proposed budget cuts in Madison, Wisconsin February 27, 2011. Wisconsin's Republican Governor Scott Walker said on Sunday he would not back down in his confrontation with state public sector unions and repeated his threat to lay off state workers if the standoff continued.


Demonstrators embrace as they continue to occupy the state Capitol in protest against proposed budget cuts in Madison, Wisconsin February 27, 2011. Wisconsin's Republican Governor Scott Walker said on Sunday he would not back down in his confrontation with state public sector unions and repeated his threat to lay off state workers if the standoff continued


MADISON, WI - FEBRUARY 27: Demonstrators protest in the capitol rotunda after they were given a deadline by the police to leave the building on February 27, 2011 in Madison, Wisconsin. Demonstrators have occupied building with a round-the-clock protest for the past 13 days protesting Governor Scott Walker's attempt to push through a bill that would restrict collective bargaining for most government workers in the state. Law enforcement official have said they would clear protestors from the building so that it can be cleaned today at 4 PM, the buildings regular Sunday closing time.


MADISON, WI - FEBRUARY 27: Demonstrators protest in the capitol rotunda after they were given a deadline by the police to leave the building on February 27, 2011 in Madison, Wisconsin. Demonstrators have occupied building with a round-the-clock protest for the past 13 days protesting Governor Scott Walker's attempt to push through a bill that would restrict collective bargaining for most government workers in the state. Law enforcement official have said they would clear protestors from the building so that it can be cleaned today at 4 PM, the buildings regular Sunday closing time.


Jordan Peterson, center, leads a union song as protesters demonstrate at the state Capitol in Madison, Wis. , Sunday, Feb. 27, 2011, on the 13th day of protests over the governor's proposed budget.


Protesters demonstrate at the state Capitol in Madison, Wis. , Sunday, Feb. 27, 2011, on the 13th day of protests over the governor's proposed budget.


A group of people leave the Capitol on the 13th day of protests to oppose the governor's bill to eliminate collective bargaining rights for many state workers, in Madison, Wis. , Sunday, Feb. 27, 2011.


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[sandyshoes17]

1. great pictures

Thanks for the pictures, it gives me hope. We all stand with you. This is a serious fight, and the country is watching. Thanks.

[Paradoxical]

2. I thought the police were on our side?

Now they're trying to kick the protestors out?

[Kadie]

6. Police won't boot protesters from Wis. Capitol

Police won't boot protesters from Wis. Capitol

By DINESH RAMDE and DAVID A. LIEB, Associated Press – 16 mins ago

MADISON, Wis. – An occupation of the Wisconsin Capitol by protesters fighting efforts to strip public workers of union bargaining rights carried on Sunday after police decided not to forcibly remove demonstrators and end a nearly two-week-long sit-in.

The state agency that oversees the Capitol asked the throngs of demonstrators who have camped out inside the building since Feb. 15 to leave by 4 p.m., saying the building was in dire need of a cleaning.

But in the hours before the deadline came and after it passed, it was clear most protesters did not intend to leave voluntarily and police had no immediate intention of forcing them to go.

Late Sunday night, Wisconsin Capitol Police Chief Charles Tubbs said no demonstrators would be arrested as long as they continue to obey the law.

"People here have acted lawfully and responsibly," Tubbs said. "There's no reason to consider arrests."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_union_demonstrations




The captions to the photos I posted were probably written hours ago.

:)

[elocs]

7. There are police and there are police. The police who "would" have made arrests are not the ones

who were on our side and would not have to be arresting anyone. That is not to say that some of the ones who would have been ordered to make the arrests would not have been sympathetic to the cause. Perhaps this might be one of the reasons for no arrests tonight, the doubt that some of the cops would hesitate to do it.

[FeelingBlue]

3. I am proud of those protesters. n/t

[Manifestor_of_Light]

4. Beautiful people, beautiful building.

[Oceansaway]

5. Solidarity Forever !...nt

[lonestarnot]

8. K & R!

[1776Forever]

9. K&R