Today in front of state houses all across America there are rallies planned in solidarity with the public workers who have been rallying in Wisconsin.  The NYC rally is in  City Hall Park (Note:  11 AM is the start time for Manhattan rally) at 250 Broadway. Be sure to wear Wisconsin Badgers colors (red and white).

The email I received from Move On said the following:

Calling all students, teachers, union members, workers, patriots, public servants, unemployed folks, progressives, and people of conscience:

In Wisconsin and around our country, the American Dream is under fierce attack. Instead of creating jobs, Republicans are giving tax breaks to corporations and the very rich and then cutting funding for education, police, emergency response and vital human services. The right to organize is on the chopping block. The American Dream is slipping out of reach for more and more Americans, and we have to fight back.

We call for emergency rallies in front of every state house this Saturday to stand in solidarity with the people of Wisconsin. We demand an end to the attacks on workers’ rights and public services across the country. We demand investment, to create decent jobs for the millions of people who desperately want to work…