We are back from today's Olympia Washington state labor rally. Beautiful sunshine and beautiful people were motivated to send a message to our state legislators and to stand in solidarity with Wisconsin. Our message was, tax the corporations, close the loopholes, protect the ill, the young and the old
...and don't mess with the unions.
We were over 7,000 strong and we shouted loud so the legislators could hear us inside as they debated 5 billion dollars in budget cuts.
It was a wonderful day of solidarity... and it was the fourth protest rally this week in Olympia. 17 protesters were arrested last night in the capital rotunda and fifty people have slept there for the past two nights.
Go Wisconsin!
Local media links of television coverage of the rally
King 5 News
Kiro 7 News
Here is a video of a firefighter drum and bag pipe version of "Amazing Grace".
And one more video.....