As Madison’s community television station, over 40 years, it’s seen its share of changes. Now housed in the Madison Central Library, the station is still broadcasting on Madison digital cable channel 991 and livestreaming at wyou.org. Some changes are in the works, and tonight, WYOU hosts a fundraiser at the High Noon Saloon. The event […]
Divided We Fall: The Epic Act 10 Protests When Walker Dropped The Bomb...
When Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker proposed repealing collective bargaining for public workers in 2011, or as he put it, “dropped the bomb,” he knew there would be a backlash. Even Walker though had to be surprised at the ferocity and intensity of the protests his Act 10 unleashed. What started as a Teaching Assistants Association […]
New Documentary takes a look at the 2011 Wisconsin Uprising
Who was behind the Wisconsin Uprising? Who decided to end it? What happened behind the scenes? Today Esty Dinur talks to the director of the new film “Divided We Fall,” Katherine Acosta, and Matt Kearney, a member of TAA, the graduate worker union of UW-Madison, as they reveal some of these hidden mechanisms. “Divided We […]
