At the corner of Carroll and State across the street from the Wisconsin state house, a group of occupiers have nestled themselves between the state historical museum and the Wisconsin Veterans museum. From this encampment you can hear the chants of recall walker, see the occupiers interact with the people walking by and trying to get their message out.
The message which the mainstream media seems to have trouble discerning, is actually quite simple. The war on the workers must end, corporate greed is out of control and they want their government to represent the people, not the corporations.
The occupiers who are in the eighth day of the occupation have also encircled the sidewalk and light posts of the Capitol with their message. The message written in chalk, or posted on signs seems to mirror the language we have been seeing around the country. We are the 99%, tax the rich, bring home our troops, stop the attack on labor. My personal favorite sign stated: “mommy says the rich man needs our food stamps”.
While I was walking around the Capitol building, I saw something that I definitely did not expect to see. In the windows of the assemblymen and women were signs placed up that mirror those of the occupiers. Stand with labor, recall walker, care about the educators and other signs of the like were posted in the windows. In only one window did I see a lonely single sign in support of Gov. Walker.
With November 15th, the date the recall drive can begin according to the state constitution only a month away these occupiers seem willing to stand tall. Even with the unforgiving Wisconsin winter on the horizon and the 500,000 signatures within a nine day period needed for the recall, the occupy movement does not seem to lose their drive. The message these men and women want to drive home to Gov. Walker, the Koch brothers, wall street and the rest of the country is that in a democratic nation, nothing is more unforgiving then a disillusioned citizenry that has been forgotten.
