Speakers

KICK OFF FOR FIGHTING BOB FEST

Friday, September 14, 2012
GOODMAN COMMUNITY CENTER – 149 Waubesa Street, Madison
6 p.m., doors open at 5:30 p.m.
 
ORDER OF EVENTS FOR FRIDAY NIGHT:
 
 Welcome by Ed Garvey
 Poetry by Daniel Kunene
 Jim Hightower
 Norman Solomon, introduction of Phil Donahue and his film Body of War
 Phil Donahue discussion of film
 Greg Palast

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FIGHTING BOB FEST

Saturday September 15, 2012
ALLIANT ENERGY CENTER
8:45 a.m. 
 
MORNING EVENTS IN THIS ORDER BEGINNING AT 8:45 A.M.:
 
Welcome and introduction by Ed Garvey, Dave Zweifel, Ruth Conniff
U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin
Peter Leidy
Mahlon Mitchell
Dr. Jill Stein
Stan Gruszynski
The Ragin’ Grannies
Jim Hightower
 
BREAKOUTS/LUNCH (11:30 a.m. – 12:45p.m.)
*Individual Breakouts Listed Below
 
AFTERNOON EVENTS IN THIS ORDER BEGINNING AT 12:45 P.M.:
 
Solidarity Sing Along
U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore
Mike Papantonio
Greg Palast
Juan Cole
Phil Donahue & Norman Solomon
Terry O’Neill
Buddy Roemer
Bill McKibben
John Nichols
RabuckSchubring Duo

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Breakout Sessions

Saturday, September 15, 11:30-12:45 p.m.

 

1)    Climate Change

Bill McKibben            

 

2)    ALEC Exposed

Lisa Graves

Mary Botari

 

3)    The Real War on Women

Terry O’Neill

Ruth Conniff

Patricia Loew

 

4)    The Destructive Force of Act 10 and Citizens United

Mike McCabe

John Mathews

Norm Solomon

 

5)    Fighting Bob La Follette: A Wisconsin History of Turning Progressive Defeats into Victories

Dr. Nancy Unger

 

6)    Resisting Open Pit Strip Mining  

Chairman Mike Wiggens, Jr.

Frank Koehn

Bob Kincaid

Al Gedicks

 

7)    The Next Generation and The Progressive Movement

Leland Pan

Harriet Rowan

Arthur Kohl-Riggs

CJ-Terrell

 

8)    Art in Protest Gallery

David Giffey

Mike Konopacki