On Tuesday February 22, 2011 Vermonters gathered in Montpelier, the state’s capital, to show their solidarity with the courageous people of Madison, Wisconsin.
In Wisconsin, worker’s bargaining rights are being negotiated as Republican Governor Scott Walker compromises the future of the working class.
While tens of thousands demonstrate in Madison, Wisconsin hundreds rallied in Montpelier, VT to connect the struggles that are facing working class people all over the country.
Sam Mayfield is a Burlington, VT based videographer and editor. Her video stories have appeared online in the Nation magazine, Alternet, Z Magazine, the Progressive, on Grit TV and on Democracy Now!. For more information visit her blog: http://samville.blogspot.com/