FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 23, 2019
Contact: Danielle Endvick, 715-471-0398 or [email protected]
CHIPPEWA FALLS – This spring, Farmers Union chapters across Wisconsin will host film screenings of the “Little Pink House” to raise awareness about the threat of eminent domain for private gain. The film is based on the true story of small-town paramedic Susette Kelo’s fight to save her blue-collar neighborhood from being bulldozed by the pharmaceutical giant Pfizer. Kelo emerged as the reluctant leader of her neighbors in a battle that went all the way to the Supreme Court and inspired a nation.
“Government officials have long used eminent domain to build hospitals, schools, roads, and other facilities for public use, but what happened to Kelo and her neighborhood was different – and wrong,” said Wisconsin Farmers Union President Darin Von Ruden. “Many Americans remain vulnerable and unaware of the threat of eminent domain for private gain.”
In policy set by its grassroots membership, WFU opposes the implementation and use of eminent domain when unrelated private entities become the beneficiaries of farmers' or private persons' assets and no direct benefit to the local public occurs. The family farm organization calls for fair and balanced eminent domain guidelines that protect the rights of individual property owners and promote the public good. WFU opposes allowing private businesses to condemn public land.
Viewing locations include:
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MEDFORD: April 4, 7-pm, Frances L Simek Memorial Library, 400 N Main St.
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WESTBY: April 4, 6:30pm, Westby Community Center, 206 N Main St.
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PARK FALLS: April 6, 11am–2pm, Park Falls Public Library, 121 4th Ave. N.
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DALLAS: April 11, 6–9pm, Valkyrie Brewing Co., 234 Dallas St.
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GREEN BAY: April 15, 5-8pm, NWTC Student Center Auditorium, 2740 W. Mason
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MENOMONIE: April 17, 6:30pm, Menomonie Public Library, 600 Wolske Bay Rd.
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MONROE: May 19, 12-3pm, Pleasant View Nursing Home, N3150 WI-81
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CHIPPEWA FALLS: May 23, 6pm-9pm, WFU Kamp Kenwood, 19161 79th Ave. Arrive early for a 5pm tour of the camp and 5:30pm potluck.
RSVP for events and learn more at www.wisconsinfarmersunion.com/events.
Wisconsin Farmers Union, a member-driven organization, is committed to enhancing the quality of life for family farmers, rural communities, and all people through educational opportunities, cooperative endeavors, and civic engagement.
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50 State Blog Roundup - 1/27/2008
North Carolina
While the Democratic candidates for governor plan for their live-blog debate at BlueNC, the four candidates for Lt. Governor have participated in live debates in Asheville and Fayetteville (Part 1, Part 2). Three of the four have agreed to a live-blog debate at BlueNC.
Utah
Obama Ad For Utah
Virginia
BREAKING: FTA Rejects Metro to Dulles Project BREAKING: FTA Rejects Metro to Dulles ProjectBREAKING: FTA Rejects Metro to Dulles Project
Iowa
desmoinesdem ponders why Iowa has never sent a woman to Congress or elected a woman governor.
Minnesota
Third-district congressional candidate Ashwin Madia has hit the airwaves ahead of precinct caucuses -- read about his ad
Alabama
jonwil documents the atrocity known as the Alabama Republican Congressional delegation.
California
Real eminent domain reform has qualified for the ballot, not the Hidden Agendas the right-wing groups are trying to get past the state so that they can ban rent control.
New Jersey
RUN D.M.C. rocks the New Jersey Statehouse.
Iowa
Iowa Republican fundraising is even worse than national
Nebraska
Republican Gov. Dave Heineman is pushing for a super-sized corporate welfare package costing the state more than $60,000 for each job created.
Kentucky
The Heather Ryan controversy exploded in the KY blogosphere this week, yet the mainstream media was AWOL. Newly elected Democratic Gov. Steve Beshear is apparently taking a pass on making a strong challenge to Mitch McConnell this year, in order to placate a big donor.
New Mexico
New Mexico Second Congressional Candidate Bill McCamley writes about a true chance for change from the disastrous politics of Rove and governing of Bush.
South Dakota
Clinton vs. Obama: Tom Daschle Weighs In Clinton vs. Obama: Tom Daschle Weighs In Clinton vs. Obama: Tom Daschle Weighs In
Colorado
Mark Udall goes to Afghanistanand finds things are not what the Administration says. Mark's running for Senate this year, too! Governor Bill Ritter urges the use of paper ballots this year after most of Colorado's voting machines were decertified just a few weeks ago.
West Virginia
The perennial question of West Virginia teacher pay kicks off a lively debate.
Maryland
State Senate President Mike Miller meets the bloggers.
Michigan
Last words on the Michigan presidential primary - how the delegates are awarded
Wisconsin
At Uppity Wisconsin mal contends writes about US Attorney Stephen Biskupic and his transgressions that could potentially be prosecuted under the Federal Criminal Code.
Arizona
At AZNetroots they catch John Shadegg exploiting a campaign finance loophole.
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell endorses Hillary Clinton.
Washington
At Washblog they're discussing how to increase the power of Progressives.
Connecticut
In Connecticut the leglislature will hold public hearings on optical scan elections.
Vermont
At Green Mountain Daily there's a discussion about a case where religion has crept into the public schools and it may have been going on for years.
Georgia
In Georgia, flackattack takes a look at what happens when you ignore electability and is ready to be convinced to vote for "your candidate". Anybody want to give it a shot?
Texas
At Burnt Orange Report they take a look at what Democrats have to do to take back the Texas House.
A Day Late and a Dollar Short.
Okay, maybe I'm a day late and a dollar short (maybe two...okay six) but this is cool. If you're like me, possibly this event slipped past you also. What did I miss? Pangea day. The Turkish Daily explains:
"Pangea Day helps people see themselves in others by bringing millions of people together in the cities of Cairo, Dharma, Jerusalem, Kigali, London, New York, Ramallah, Rio de Janeiro and Istanbul with a live screening in Sultanahmet Square.
The entire program will be broadcast in seven languages to millions of people worldwide through the Internet, TV and mobile phones.
During the four-hour event there will be 24 short-length film screenings titled “24 Short Films by People Around the World for the World.” The event will kick off at 9:00 p.m. and it is free of charge."
Pangea day is broadcast internationally. SFGate explains it's creation:
"the idea for Pangea Day -- a one-day global event celebrating film -- was born back in 2006 when filmmaker Jehane Noujaim won the TED Prize, an annual award granted at the TED Conference that includes a $100,000 cash prize along with the ability to make a wish that will change the world."
Fear not, through the magic of modern technology we can still experience it. The first 20 minutes of the Pangea Day event: (actually, 25min... but bear with the first twelve and take especial note of Carl Sagan's "Pale Blue Dot"...enjoy.) BTW, there's much more at Pangeaday.org.
Friday Morning
[img_assist|nid=1525|title=Keynote Crowd Friday|desc=|link=node|align=left|width=300|height=200]Since I really needed to get a little sleep, I ended up late for Wesley Clark's keynote speech this morning - I saw about 1/2 of it, and it was a very good speech, mostly around the issue of not letting the Bush administration continue to say that people who object to the war need to reframe the issue. It's not that we're doubting the generals, it's that we're doubting Bush's policies.
It has been an inspiring couple of days. I've met lots of interesting people - bloggers, Democratic Party folks, candidates, and many more. I'm kicking around a lot of ideas at the moment, mostly revolving around tech infrastructure for progressives, but also a lot of other things. Also - I am probably going to start up a Drinking Liberally group in the Eau Claire/Dunn County area, so look for news on that later.
There was somewhat of a flap last night when there was an announcement that Hillary will be giving her speech tomorrow afternoon, but won't be here for her breakout session. YearlyKOS's office says it's a scheduling problem, and I'm inclined to believe that, despite the arguing going on at DailyKOS last night and today.
[img_assist|nid=1526|title=Blog Panel - Evolution of Blogosphere|desc=|link=node|align=left|width=300|height=200]Today I was also in a sesion on the Evolution and Integration of the Blogosphere, and on Progressive Infrastructure, both of which were interesting and put me in touch with some great people. Followed by a labor lunch - the first actual meal we've had here - so the Union made friends.
I'm at the moment sitting in on a panel on Rural Isssues. I'm not sure so far that the people on the panel quite get what it's like to live in a rural area, but they're making some interesting points.
It'll be a short day today - there are a lot of film screenings, etc. tonight that I'd like to go to but I think it's time to relax a little and perhaps have an actual dinner tonight. --- Ah Chicago, so many places to go, so few meals.
Other than that, I'm getting a lot of exercise running back and forth across McCormick Place. And collecting a lot of T-shirts - I got a really nice Working Class Blogger shirt from the Teamsters.
Photos from the convention are available here!
Later today - Local Bloggers, and Technology and Politics - The Next Generation. And meeting the Netroots Candidates.
Steve is a member of LION Publishers , the Wisconsin Newspaper Association, the Menomonie Area Chamber of Commerce, the Online News Association, and the Local Media Consortium, and is active in Health Dunn Right.
He has been a computer guy most of his life but has published a political blog, a discussion website, and now Eye On Dunn County.
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