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Get ready: SEIU’s Purple Army nationwide protest schedule...
Michelle Malkin ^ | February 20, 2011 | Michelle Malkin

Posted on 02/20/2011 12:30:32 AM PST by 2ndDivisionVet

Attention, taxpayers and Tea Party activists. The Purple Army is coming to your town. Don’t let these Big Labor goons monopolize the protest square like they monopolize government workers.

Here’s there current schedule over the next four days nationwide via the SEIU website. All hands on deck:

2/21 – Helena, MT 2/21 – Carson City, NV 2/21 – Raleigh, NC 2/21 – Austin, TX 2/21 – Madison, WI 2/22 – Sacramento, CA 2/22 – Denver, CO 2/22 – Des Moines, IA 2/22 – Annapolis, MD 2/22 – Boston, MA 2/22 – Springfield, MA 2/22 – St. Paul, MN 2/22 – Santa Fe, NM 2/22 – Columbus OH 2/22 – Providence, RI 2/22 – Montpelier, VT 2/22 – Madison, WI 2/23 – Hartford, CT 2/23 – Atlanta, GA 2/23 – Scranton, PA 2/24 – Canton, OH

Here’s a list of events coming up in your state this week. The list will continue to grow, probably by the hour, so keep checking back in. Use the sign-up form to the right and one of our organizers will be in touch with more information about the event.

Events on Monday February 21, 2011 (All times local)

Montana Rally Time: 2 P.M. Location: Montana State Capitol Address: 1301 East 6th Avenue – Helena, Montana

Nevada Rally Time: 12 P.M. Location: Nevada State Capitol Address: 101 North Carson Street – Carson City, NV 89701

North Carolina Rally Time: 12 P.M. Location: Address: 1 East Edenton Street – Raleigh, NC 27601

Texas Candlelight March and Vigil Time: 6:45 P.M. Location: Meet at TX AFL-CIO Address: 1106 Lavaca St. – Austin, TX. 78701

Wisconsin Rally Time: All Day Location: State Capitol Address: 2 East Main Street – Madison, WI. 53702

Events on Tuesday February 22, 2011 (All times local)

California Vigil Time: 5:30 P.M. Location: State Capitol West Steps Address: 1315 10th Street – Sacramento, CA 95814

Colorado Rally Time: 12:00 P.M. Location: Colorado State Capitol Address: 200 East Colfax Avenue (West Steps) – Denver, CO. 80203

Iowa Rally Time: 1:00 PM Location: Iowa State Capitol Address: 1007 East Grand Avenue – Des Moines, IA

Maryland Rally Time: 12:00 PM Location: Lawyers’ Mall, Maryland State House Address: 100 State Circle – Annapolis, MD. 21401

Massachusetts Rally Time: 4:00 PM Location: State House Address: 1 Ashburton Pl – Boston, MA 02108

Massachusetts Rally Time: 4:00 PM Location: City Hall Steps Address: 36 Court Street – Springfield, MA 01103

Minnesota Rally Time: 4:00 PM Location: Minnesota State Capitol Address: 75 Constitution Ave – St. Paul, MN 55101

Ohio Rally Time: 1:00 PM Location: Capitol Building Address: 1395 Dublin Rd – Columbus, OH 43215

New Mexico Rally Time: 12:15 PM Location: East Side of the State House Address: 490 Old Santa Fe Trl # 219 – Santa Fe, NM 87501

Rhode Island Rally Time: 4:30 PM Location: Rhode Island State House Address: 90 Smith St – Providence, RI 02903

Vermont Rally Time: 12:00 PM Location: Vermont State Capitol Building Address: 115 State Street – Montpelier, VT. 05602

Wisconsin Rally Time: All Day Location: State Capitol Address: 2 East Main Street – Madison, WI. 53702

Events on Wednesday February 23, 2011 (All times local)

Connecticut Rally Time: 12:00 PM Location: State Capitol Building, West Steps Address: 210 Capitol Avenue – Hartford, CT. 06106

Georgia Rally Time: 4:00 PM Location: State Capitol Building Address: 206 Washington St – Atlanta, GA, 30334

Pennsylvania Rally Time: 12:00 PM Location: Lackawana Court House Address: 200 Adams Avenue – Scranton, PA 18503

Events on Thursday February 24, 2011 (All times local)

Ohio Protest against Governor Kasich Time: 4:00 PM Location: Canton Civic Center Address: 1101 Market Ave N. – Canton, Oh 44702

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In Wisconsin, SEIU president Mary Kay Henry, Andy Stern’s successor, will drop in for a mob pep talk and Democrat canvassing.

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Over the past week, I’ve been sharing e-mails from public school teachers — compulsory union members — who are disgusted by their Big Labor bosses’ power-preservation attempts.

Another educator in Pennsylvania shared the note the teachers’ union there sent out to members orchestrating “solidarity” events:

Members, Please wear red Tuesday to show solidarity with Wisconsin teachers!

Speak up for workers’ rights

Show your support:

Wear red on Tuesday, Feb. 22

Sign the online petition supporting workers’ rights.

Print “We Are One” stickers to share with your colleagues. (Avery Labels #5164)

Join Wisconsin employees’ solidarity vigil on Facebook.

ACTION NEEDED – The right to bargain is under attack

Dear PSEA Member,

On Tuesday, February 22, make a small but important gesture to help your colleagues across the nation. PLEASE WEAR SOMETHING RED TO WORK. As I write this e-mail, education employees and other public employees in Wisconsin and Ohio are being threatened with losing their right to collectively bargain. Many years of hard fought gains may be wiped out with a single vote in their legislatures.

Wisconsin: Governor Scott Walker is proposing to wipe away decades of collective bargaining for teachers, support staff, and other public workers in Wisconsin. The right to organize, the right to bargain health insurance or prep time, the right to have a voice in the profession – all of those things and more are under attack in Walker’s budget bill. Ohio: Sen. Shannon Jones revealed the language of Senate Bill 5, a bill that will have a significant impact on public employees. SB5 eliminates collective bargaining for state employees, police officers, fire fighters and employees of higher education institutions, and significantly undermines collective bargaining for K-12 employees.

What would happen if you didn’t have a union to bargain your salary and benefits?

* What would your salary be? * How much would you be paying for health insurance? * Would you have a pension?

PSEA members are beginning to ask how they can show their support for their colleagues in Wisconsin and Ohio and to demonstrate their support for unions having the right to collectively bargain.

Here are two things you can do to show your support for the right to collectively bargain:

1. Show your support by wearing red on Tuesday Feb. 22. Take pictures at your work site and send them to PSEA Communications or share them on PSEA’s Facebook page. Call your colleagues to make sure they know about wearing red on Tuesday. Our theme is, “We Are One.”

2. Sign the online petition: http://www.educationvotes.nea.org/nationalpetition

In Solidarity, Jim Testerman PSEA President


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To: 2ndDivisionVet

21 posted on 02/20/2011 7:12:06 AM PST by P.O.E. (Pray for America)
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To: Pontiac

Pink terror overture according to the spetznaz book. Grey terror was islam.


22 posted on 02/20/2011 7:28:00 AM PST by JudgemAll (Democrates Fed. job-security Whorocracy & hate:hypocrites must be gay like us or be tested/crucified)
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To: Salamander

The vulnerable zombies coming to your town.


23 posted on 02/20/2011 7:28:48 AM PST by JudgemAll (Democrates Fed. job-security Whorocracy & hate:hypocrites must be gay like us or be tested/crucified)
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To: TruthConquers

YEah, call it RUssian roulette with labor machinery and machinations. Whoever designed this business plan had a problem... but it sold unfortunately.


24 posted on 02/20/2011 7:31:01 AM PST by JudgemAll (Democrates Fed. job-security Whorocracy & hate:hypocrites must be gay like us or be tested/crucified)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Related thread by Nachum, straight from the SEIU: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2676708/posts


25 posted on 02/20/2011 8:01:45 AM PST by upchuck (When excerpting please use the entire 300 words we are allowed. No more one or two sentence posts!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I will be observing the St. Paul rally, with camera. No signs. I will be noting any police response if there are any assaults BY the SEIU and supporters (Police Chief Tommy Smith, if you are reading this, my final opinion of Minnesota law enforcement will be based on this. And so far that opinion is NOT GOOD!)


26 posted on 02/20/2011 8:31:09 AM PST by Fred Hayek (All Hail the No Talent Pop Star pResident.)
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To: TruthConquers

Union /Community ‘Organizers’ should not be marching, protesting, screaming, and complaining about worker rights & economic ‘injustice.’ That makes them protectionists and socialists — they need to move to Venezuela or Cuba with that social philosophy...

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They SHOULD (as AMERICANS) be doing the Perp Walk for

collusion
restraint of trade
anti-competitive practices
anti-trust offenses
price fixing
influence peddling
abuse of process
local, state & federal corruption violations
local, state & federal elections violations
racketeering
workplace harassment
promotion of hostile work environment!


27 posted on 02/20/2011 8:40:05 AM PST by 4Liberty (88% of Americans are NON-UNION. We value honest, peaceful Free trade-NOT protectionist CARTELS)
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To: Hotlanta Mike

28 posted on 02/20/2011 8:41:59 AM PST by 4Liberty (88% of Americans are NON-UNION. We value honest, peaceful Free trade-NOT protectionist CARTELS)
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To: Fred Hayek
Good work! Too bad the SEIU thugs aren't planning something for Southern Calif - all I see is a Sacramento "sit in" by these Marxists. I live in the Los Angeles area and would LOVE to hang with them on Monday with my OWN protest signs - as a taxpayer!!!!....
29 posted on 02/20/2011 8:47:24 AM PST by 4Liberty (88% of Americans are NON-UNION. We value honest, peaceful Free trade-NOT protectionist CARTELS)
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To: Hotlanta Mike

30 posted on 02/20/2011 8:55:20 AM PST by OwenKellogg (Defund Elmo and TOTUS)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
He should be hitting the gym instead of attending protests.
31 posted on 02/20/2011 9:42:23 AM PST by Qbert ("I seem to smell the stench of appeasement in the air" - Margaret Thatcher)
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To: OwenKellogg

*** Wonderful Photo!! ***

Do you have details of this photo...when?...where??...etc?


32 posted on 02/20/2011 9:57:17 AM PST by mcmuffin ("Wanting your country back is not the same thing as working to take it back." JB Williams, Patriot U)
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To: mcmuffin

I took this at the 9/12 rally and march in DC.


33 posted on 02/20/2011 10:06:28 AM PST by OwenKellogg (Defund Elmo and TOTUS)
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To: Qbert

The resemblance is striking.

Cheers!

34 posted on 02/20/2011 11:51:38 AM PST by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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To: JudgemAll
That reminds me...I need to tune my banjo.


35 posted on 02/20/2011 12:38:26 PM PST by Salamander (I may be lonely but I'm never alone...and the nights may pass me by......but I never cry.)
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To: JudgemAll

Tinky-Wink...Twinkies.

Coincidence?

I think not.


36 posted on 02/20/2011 12:40:29 PM PST by Salamander (I may be lonely but I'm never alone...and the nights may pass me by......but I never cry.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Here’s a seiu link for upcoming protest events...

Sign-up to attend a solidarity action this week

http://action.seiu.org/page/s/solidarityaction


37 posted on 02/20/2011 1:08:52 PM PST by mcmuffin ("Wanting your country back is not the same thing as working to take it back." JB Williams, Patriot U)
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To: StarFan; Dutchy; alisasny; BobFromNJ; BUNNY2003; Cacique; Clemenza; Coleus; cyborg; DKNY; ...

CODE RED on this one, FRiends, taxpayers and Tea Party activists! All hands on deck!

This is outrageous -- SEIU's Purple Army of Thugs are coming to a city near you, starting tomorrow 2/21/11 through 2/24/11. Their initial mission with this "bus tour" is to express solidarity with the Union goons at the Madison, WI protests.

Check out their amazing schedule, courtesy of Michelle Malkin:

Get ready: SEIU’s Purple Army nationwide protest schedule; teachers’ unions pressure members to show “solidarity”

Members, Please wear red Tuesday to show solidarity with Wisconsin teachers!

And do NOT wear red on Tuesday, February 22nd!

38 posted on 02/20/2011 1:14:04 PM PST by nutmeg (God bless Governor Scott Walker of Wisconsin)
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To: nutmeg

bttt


39 posted on 02/20/2011 1:23:20 PM PST by nutmeg (God bless Governor Scott Walker of Wisconsin)
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To: Qbert

OMG! How can he use that phone without fat-fingering it? And where does he put it when he’s not using it?


40 posted on 02/20/2011 1:28:46 PM PST by RedMDer (Stimulus... hasn't stimulated ANYTHING but The TEA PARTY!!! - Sarah Palin)
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