Burlington Area Progressives: September 2015

Tuesday, September 29, 2015

Me & WWWalker Together, What Are The Odds!

What are the odds? Me and Scott Walker on the same elevator at Lambeau Field!

My Dad was having some difficulty walking up the ramp at last night's Packer game so I flagged down a young man with a wheel chair. He took us to an elevator and when the door opened, right smack dab in the middle of the elevator was Wrong Way Walker - Havoc Wreaking Drop Out himself with a stupid look on his face. I don't think he expected to see members of the public on his way to Snooty Skybox Land. I looked at him, he looked at me, Logan Cranley and I exchanged smirky glances, shook our heads in disgust and turned our backs on him.

The Great Divider has absolutely no business taking any part in celebrating The People's Team! And like I said, what are the odds? And Me without my plastic suction cup dart pistol!

Thursday, September 24, 2015

Arguing with the Cult of Con

Perfect description for years of experience!

Hungry for Power Games

We bid farewell to the pledge from the Badgered District, Wrong Way Walker - Havoc Wreaking Drop Out!

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Tuesday, September 22, 2015

Beautiful Day, Great BAPicnic & Announcing Thirsty Thursday!

Happy 10th anniversary BAP!

Great to see all the faces at the picnic, especially the new ones, and to get to talk with a lot of old friends! I hope to see them all and more at another BAP event coming SOON! Speaking of which:

Announcing BAP's first Thirsty Thursday! Thursday October 8th - 7:00pm
Ollie's Sports & Spirits
7305 McHenry Street (Hwy P) Burlington

No agenda, just BAPish Banter, Comradery and a chance share ideas!

Wednesday, September 02, 2015

BAP Picnic & Concert for the Common Soul!

MUSICIANS, now is the time to come to the aid of your Burlington Area Progressives!

To celebrate the tenth anniversary of the first BAP event, when we hosted local legend Ed Garvey in September 2005, we're having a picnic & Concert! Yes it's been 10 Years, Come Sing Your Songs!

BAP Picnic & Concert for Common Souls
Sunday September 20th - 1pm to 5pm (Packers Play @ 7:30pm)
Echo Lake Park Pavilion
Potluck Lunch & BYOB (Beer/Wine, No Glass Containers)

Or just stop by and play some tunes, all people of goodwill are welcome!

You can play pretty much anything you like and any genre, but the theme is the lives, experiences and struggles of common everyday people. It'll be open mic style with a sound system.

Time allotted per performer will be based on how many people want to play. Post a comment below if you're interested in performing.

Thanks,

Sean

OUR NEXT EVENT

Citizen Koch
Promoted by Burlington Area Progressives

Wednesday, August 13 6:30PM - 8:26PM
at Plaza Theater
448 Milwaukee Ave., Burlington, WI, 53105 (map)
$10.00 General

In this searing exposé on the state of democracy in America and the fracturing of the Republican Party, Academy Award®-nominated directors Carl Deal and Tia Lessin (Trouble the Water; co-producers of Fahrenheit 9/11 & Bowling for Columbine) follow the money behind the rise of the Tea Party. CITIZEN KOCH investigates the impact of unlimited, anonymous spending by corporations and billionaires on the electoral process, featuring stories of life-long Republicans whose loyalty is tested when their families become collateral damage in the GOP fight to take organized labor out at the knees. Alternately terrifying and funny, CITIZEN KOCH is an essential and powerful portrait of our political times.

Who We Are

Burlington Area Progressives is a non-profit, non-partisan group. Our mission is to inform, unify, and mobilize area citizens on local, state, and national issues.

A progressive is someone who believes in the betterment of society through progress. A progressive takes the best ideas from the past, updates them to the present, and uses them to create a better future. Progressives are concerned with freedom, social justice, education, health care, ecology, and voting rights -- among many other issues. Progressives believe that a rising tide should lift all boats. Unfortunately, the current tide seems to be lifting only a privileged few.

We believe that working together, we can turn back the waves of ignorance and oppression threatening our country and return America to the progressive values on which the country was founded -- values which made the United States a beacon of hope and freedom for the entire world.