Hundreds of Idahoans stood together on the steps of the capitol building in Boise to mourn the death of over 50 people gunned down in a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida. They came together to express love, show solidarity, and to stand together in the face of the deadliest mass shooting in modern US history.
In an effort to raise awareness about the March 22nd Caucus in Idaho more than 1,500 Idahoans gathered in Boise on March 12th and took to the streets to support 2016 Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders.
In this interview filmmaker Sam Mayfield talks about what drew her to cover the uprising in Wisconsin, her experiences on the ground, her hope for the impact of the documentary, and the connection between the Occupy movement and its counterpart in Wisconsin.
Following Governor Scott Walker’s announcement of his controversial 'Budget Repair Bill,' the people of Wisconsin rose up, occupied their state capitol and took to the streets as rarely seen in American History. TF contributor Sam Mayfield is working on a new documentary on this people's uprising in Wisconsin.
Six Republican senators in Wisconsin were targeted for recall on August 9 after backing Governor Scott Walker's union-busting bill this spring.
Republicans have retained control of the Wisconsin State Senate following a series of historic recall elections organized in response to their support of Gov. Scott Walker’s union-busting bill this spring. Democrats needed to win three of the six Republican seats up for grabs in order to gain a majority, but four incumbents prevailed. Independent video producer Sam Mayfield spoke with voters at polling stations in the contested districts of Republican State Senators Alberta Darling and Luther Olsen in southern Wisconsin. She filed this report for Democracy Now!.
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